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Thomas Walsh Named Little Brown Jug
Wall of Fame Honoree For 2002
April 29, 2002
Thomas Walsh, Jr., a prominent owner and
industry supporter, has been
selected as the 18th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame inductee.
Walsh was chosen by a 23-member panel of national and international harness
racing enthusiasts.
A standardbred owner for more than 40-years, the Woodbury, New York
native
co-owned two Little Brown Jug champions Magical
Mike (1994) and Armbro
Operative (1996). Walsh and his Shadow Lane Farm have also campaigned
such
stars as Conway Hall (career earnings $682,016), Bold Dreamer
($531,258),
Victory My Way ($508,291), McClusky ($430,388) and Miles McCool ($333,721).
Walsh has been a generous patron of
several industry efforts and was
presented with the United States Harness
Writers' Association William
Haughton Good Guy Award in 1998. Walsh's generosity helped
establish the
Magical Mike Invitational Pace at the Delaware County Fair and is
largely
responsible for the building of the Little Brown Jug Barn that
houses the
Jug starters.
Walsh is also the owner of Colonial Wire
and Cable, a manufacturer of
electrical wiring products, and currently serves on the Board of
Directors
of the Standardbred Retirement Fund, the Harness Racing Museum and
TIMES:
In Harness, an industry trade publication.
Walsh will be officially inducted and presented a commemorative
gold ring
at the Little Brown Jug Mayor's Breakfast at Ohio Wesleyan
University on
September 18, the morning before the 57th Little Brown Jug at the
Delaware
County Fairgrounds.
Tickets to the Mayor's Breakfast are available
for $25 each by phoning
(800) 335-3247 or by writing The Mayor's
Breakfast, P.O. Box 1278,
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Wall Of Fame - Past Honorees
1985 - Henry "Hank" Thomson; 1986 - William R. Haughton; 1987 -
Delvin G.
Miller; 1988 - John F. Simpson, Sr.; 1989 - Stanley F. Dancer; 1990 - John
G. Hayes; 1991 - Stanley F. Bergstein; 1992 - Gene Riegle; 1993 - Gov.
James A. Rhodes; 1994 - Corwin M. Nixon; 1995 - W. D. "Tom" Thomson;
1996 -
John D. Campbell; 1997 - Charles E. Bowen; 1998 - George Segal; 1999 - H.
Charles Armstrong; 2000 - Roger E. Huston; 2001 - Michel Lachance; 2002 -
Thomas Walsh, Jr.
For More Information:
Jay Wolf, Mayor's Breakfast Chairman, (740) 657-7052, jwolf@dcb-t.com
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