New England Harness Writers
Hall Of Fame
The New England Harness Writers, a chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Assoc. (USHWA), was established March 25, 1961.
This Plaque, unveiled October 1, 2000 at Cumberland Raceway, Maine, honors those who have made significant contributions to harness racing.
John "Jack" Ginetti, President
Joseph A. Vaccaro, 1st V.P. - Sec. - Treas.
1962
Allan J. Wilson		 1974
Jim Lynch		 1986
Ted Wing		 2001
Sam Brogna		 2009
Townsend Ackerman
1963
Ed Keller		 1975
Al Thomas		 1986
Bill O'Donnell		 2001
Joe Vaccaro		 2010
Nicholas W.S. Leighton
1963
Walter Cox		 1979
Bill Rosenberg		 1986
Frank Safford		 2001
Leigh Fitch		 2010
William Parker, Jr.
1963
Paul Bowser		 1980
Norman Woolworth		 1987
Charles E. Day		 2005
Ival R. Cianchette		 2010
Don Marean
1964
E.M. Loew		 1980
J. Malcolm Forbes		 1993
Bill Faucher		 2005
Donald J. Richards		 2010
Fred Nichols
1965
Lou Lobell		 1980
Bill Stearns		 1984
Jean Emerson		 2007
Octave Blake		 2010
Ed Bither
1966
Howard Britt		 1981
Arthur Nason		 1994
Paul Fontaine		 2007
Dunbar W. Bostwick		 2011
Ronald Ralph
1967
David Haber		 1982
Frank Trott		 2000
Clayton H. Smith		 2007
David H. McDuffee		 2011
Diann W. Perkins
1968
Mace Dickinson		 1982
Bucky Day		 2000
Kenneth L. Ward		 2007
Robert Temple		 2011
Del Cameron
1969
Lester McCusker		 1983
James Hogan		 2001
Dr. Lawrence B. Slobody		 2008
Harrie Brusie		 2011
William Ellis
1970
Harrison Hoyt		 1984
Loring Norton		 2001
Guy "Sonny" Antonacci		 2008
Edward Callahan		 2011
Stan Gutkowski
1971
Pres Hobson		 1985
Bert Beckwith		 2001
Ralph T. Grasso		 2008
Bruce Ranger		 2011
Freeman Parker
1972
Lou Smith		 1985
John Hogan		 2001
John "Jack" Ginetti		 2009
Roger T. Slobody		 2012
Nathaniel Currier
1973
Tom Shehan		 1986
Jim Doherty		 2001
Frank A. Antonacci		 2009
Peter R. Blood		 2012
Jim Winske