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Lovers of the Horse 



He gave up press work and as a |)astiine he owned and raci-d a string of 

 famous thorougliljreds on the American tracks. He met with a great deal of success in 

 this way and became well known in the turf world. From owning, racing, and 

 writing j)erformances of the thoroughhreds, John Boden gained a more practical knowl- 

 edge than the majority of owners. Through this he was made secretary of the Racing 

 Commission of the State of New York, under whose laws racing all over that State 

 is carried on. 



After retiring from newspa])cr work. John Hodcn was induced to take it up again 

 by the late \Villiam ('. Whitney, when he purchased the Xcw Yorl: Tclegrai)!). He was 

 made racing editor of this journal, and filled that position for many years, until the death 

 of Mr. Whitney, when the pressure of other racing business compelled him to retire. 

 His articles on racing were greatly missed by the pul)lic, anfl indeed, many of them are 

 fre(|ucntlv rc|)r()(luce(l at the present tlay. On resigning from the '/V/cr/n//)/;, Mr. Boden 

 was selected as the Secretary of the Brighton Beach Racing Association, which posi- 

 tion he still holds. He hlls the position of Secretary of the new Los Angeles Jockey 

 Club and spends a greater part of his time in the south after the closing of the New 

 \'()rk tracks. His best appointment was that of Secretary of the Xarragansctt 

 Breeders" As.sociation. wliicli entails a lot of work. Besides the above, Mr. Boden 

 is the Racing Secretary and a director of the ^Maryland Jockey Club. He al.so 

 officiateil in llie same capacity at the two first meetings of the Montreal Jockey Club, 

 held in the City of Montreal. 



Mr. Boden makes his home in Brooklyn. X.'S'.. where he lives with his brother. 

 He is proud of being a Canadian iiy i>irth and never tires of telling of his early days, 

 sjKMit in and around Montreal, where his start in life was made. It is safe to say 

 that John Boilen is known and liked by every man who owns a racing stable and has 



li.nl the u I fortune to race undci- him as an ollicial. He gives every encouragement to 



the beirinner and his ruliiiiis are looked on 1)V all who have met him, to be fair and 

 just, the smaller owner and the large one> all looking alike to him when racing. 



