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purposed to accomplish during the coming 

 season. 



Among those who spoke were F. C. Gar- 

 mon, president of the Metropolitan Driving 

 Club. Daniel Paine of the Fellsway Driving 

 Club, Harry C. Thayer, president of the Old 

 Colony Driving Club, and Councillor T. J. 

 Buckley, whose interest in behalf of the 

 Franklin Field Speedway had given him a 

 place upon the club's honorary membership 

 list. 



During the year there were strenuous efforts 

 made in securing an appropriation from the 

 City of Boston in extending the Franklin 

 Field Speedway from a quarter of a mile in 

 length to that of one-half a mile. By hard 

 work from President Johnson and his com- 

 mittee this was finally accomplished, and 

 work upon the course was begun the middle 

 of July, and at odd times continued until the 

 frost put a stop to operations that Fall. 



Of the principal events on the speedway 

 was the race in July between Charley King, 

 owned by A. T. Wheelock, and Cascade, the 

 property of T. J. Griffin. These two crack 

 pacers not only fought it out to the bitter end. 

 but each lowered the previous track record to 

 29 seconds. The complete summary of this 

 race is appended. 



Franklin Field Speedway, July 1. 1910. — Class A, 

 pacing. 

 Charley King. blk. g. (A. T. Wheelock) 1 1 2 1 



Cascade, br. g. (T. J. Griffin) 2212 



Time — 31 1-4S., 30s., 29s.. 29s. 



SEASON OF 1911 



President Johnson was re-elected for an- 

 other year, and the following shows the 

 complete list of officers : President, A. M. 

 Johnson ; first vice-president, F. W. Hamlin ; 

 second vice-president, R. G. Crosby; secre- 

 tary, Geo. H. Greenwood ; treasurer, A. Fel- 

 lows; clerk, John H. Bucklev ; directors, H. 

 Buchner, W. J. Fitzgerald, P.'O'Hearn, A. T. 

 Wheelock and W. H. Young; racing and 

 speedway committee, F. W. Hamlin, chair- 

 man. L. A. Bean, E. H. Morse, J. W. Coak- 

 ley, T. J. Griffin, M. McDermott, C. Carroll, 

 F. W. Clark, J. R. Fraser, A. G. Tileston. 

 J. P. McDonald, R. Ward, T- MacDonnell, 

 M. D., R G. Crosby, A. H. Keeler, F. S. El- 

 dredge, F. H. Bellows, D. M. Spinney, A. S. 

 Gushee. W. J. Fitzgerald, H. P. Gallup, H. B. 

 Flanders, S. W. Wales and G. O. Goudey ; 

 membership committee, A. Fellows, chairman'. 

 J. A. Sherlock. C. M. Durland. J. W. Burns. 



Dr. W. H. Sawyer, E. P. Denn and J. F. 

 Carey; finance committee, H. P. Gallup, 

 chairman, G. E. Griffin; house committee, 

 W. P. Boutelle, chairman, S. Bradford, J. A. 

 Graham, B. F. Tuttle and T. F. Cannon. 



The ninth annual banquet was held at the 

 Quincy House, in December, and, like the 

 previous ones, brought out a full house, all of 

 the leading members of the other driving 



A. M. JOHNSON 

 President 1910-11-12 



clubs being present. Mayor Fitzgerald and 

 several members of the City Council were 

 also present. 



The principal event of this season was the 

 interclub meet between the Dorchester and 

 Springfield Clubs, Dorchester going to Spring- 

 field. 



The year was an important one, inasmuch 

 as that on Dorchester Day, June 9, was dedi- 

 cated the new half-mile speedway at Franklin 

 Field. Mayor Fitzgerald was the guest of 

 honor, and showed his versatility by driving 

 the fast trotter, Ralph Wick, 2:13 1-4, owned 

 by President Johnson, the half-mile in 1 :o6, 



