CHAPTER XXIX 



AMATEUR DRIVING CLUBS 



MAY 25, 1895, the Gentlemen's Driving Club 

 of Cleveland was organized, with William Ed- 

 wards as honorary president ; C. E. Grover, pres- 

 ident ; and Frank Chamberlin, secretary. Its 

 object was matinee racing to road wagons, and 

 although it was not the first club of the kind, it 

 quickly took higher rank than any other club 

 built on similar lines. It has a large and im- 

 portant membership, and as horses famed for 

 speed contest for ribbons and cups, the races are 

 attended by thousands. The members of the 

 club are amateurs, and an amateur is defined 

 "as a man who has not accepted wages or hire 

 for his services as a trainer or driver. Any indi- 

 vidual club member who competes for the first, or 

 against professional, except in such events as are 

 especially arranged for amateurs, after May i, 

 1901, shall forfeit his amateur standing." 



The officers of the club at this time are : hon- 

 orary president, H. M. Hanna; president, H. K. 



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