Accomplished horseman, steeplechase jockey and Thoroughbred trainer and breeder William Raymond Smith died Oct. 22 at his home in Dillsburg, Pa. He was 76.
Dr. Smith was born in Bowling Green, Ky., and was the son of William Raymond and Rosevelta Biggerstaff Smith. An intellectual historian, he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature along with a PhD in history of culture from the University of Chicago.
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