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The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



which was considered fast for the new track. 

 The Mayor looked for all the world like a 

 Grand Circuit pilot, and amply proved that he 

 was no novice in driving the trotter. After 

 the feat, Councillor Collins made a brief 

 speech of introduction and presented the 



Mayor Fitzgerald Receiving Prize Cup from 



Councillor Collins for Winning Race 



with Ralph Wick 



.Mayor with a solid silver cup for winning 

 the race. Then Mayor Fitzgerald dedicated 

 the track by a short speech and singing 

 "Sweet Adeline." Over 15,000 persons were 

 at the speedway at the dedicatory opening. 

 Following is the summary of the race won by 

 the Mayor, and 'the first event decided over 

 the new speedway : 



Franklin Field Speedway, June 9, 191 1. — Special 

 race (solid silver cup) 



Ralph Wick, br. g. (Mayor J. F. Fitzgerald) 1 



Camello, blk. g. (M. McDermott) 2 



Bonnie Patchen, bl. g. (H. Buchner) 3 



Baron Patch, b. g. (W. J. Fitzgerald) 4 



Time — I :o6. 



( )n June 30 the track record was lowered 

 to 1 -.02 T-4 by Camello, owned and driven by 

 M. McDermott, defeating Ralph Wick, Presi- 

 dent Johnson's trotter, the last heat being in 

 1:02 1-4. The summary : 



Franklin Field Speedway, Tune 30, 1911.— Class E, 

 trot. 



Camello, blk. g. (M. McDermott) 1 1 



Ralph Wick, 1). g. (A. M. Johnson) 2 2 



Time — 1 103, 1 :02 1-4. 



< >ne week later the trotting record of the 

 course received another dent, this time it be- 

 ing Ralph Wick, President Johnson's speedy 

 tn.ttcr, defeating Camello, and reducing the 

 record to 1 :or. It was a peculiar fact, but 

 the mark set 1>\ Ralph Wick was one-half a 



second faster than the record for pacers over 

 the speedway held by Easter Direct, owned by 

 T. J. Griffin, and made on June 17. The sum- 

 mary : 



Franklin Field Speedway, July 7, 1911. — Class A, 

 trot. 



Ralph Wick, b. g. (A. M. Johnson ) 1 I 



Camello, blk. g. (M. McDermott) 2 2 



Time — 1 :oi, 1 :03 1-4. 



An unusual feature of the matinees of that 

 season happened on August iS, when Miss 

 Edith M. Gushee, a Boston school teacher, 

 drove Manila Boy in a special heat against 

 Cracker Boy, the latter driven by her father, 

 A. S. Gushee. Miss Gushee held the reins 

 like an old-timer, and passing under the wire 

 she plied the whip to defeat Cracker Boy, 

 which she did by a length in 1 105 i-_\ Miss 

 Gushee was a thorough horsewoman and had 

 been desirous of driving for some time, but 

 the officials of the club had refused, up to 

 that time, to permit a woman to drive in races. 



SEASON OF 1912 



President Johnson was re-elected to office 

 for the third term. It was a complete distinc- 

 tion for him to occupy that position three 

 years, as he was the only man since the incep- 

 tion of the club in 1899, that had been so 

 honored. Following is the complete list of 

 officers for the year : 



President, A. M. Johnson; first vice-presi- 

 dent, F. W. Hamlin; second vice-president, 

 P. O'Hearn ; secretary, Geo. H. Greenwood; 

 treasurer, A. Fellows; clerk, John H. Buck- 

 lev; directors, D. M. Spinnev. C. M. Warren, 

 W. H. Young, T. J. Griffin,' E. O. Haddock ; 

 racing and speedway committee, A. S. Gushee, 

 chairman, J. A. Anderson, A. W. Staples, M. 

 .McDermott, P. O'Hearn, D. M. Spinnev, 

 T. F. Griffin. C. Carroll, H. M. Minkler, W. E. 

 Wells, J. W. Coakley, A. H. Keeler, C. M. 

 Warren, R. G. Crosby, W. J. Fitzgerald. ( ). F. 

 Linscott, G. O. Goudey, H. Graham, E. F. 

 Powers, W. H. Sawyer. I. O. Reay, C. C. 

 Blaney, H. P. Gallup, W. H. Young; finance 

 committee, A. S. Gushee, chairman, C. M. 

 Warren; membership committee. E. O. Had- 

 dock. H. P. Gallup, A. V. Staples, D. M. 

 Biggs, A. G. Tileston, H. Buchner, R. Mager, 

 A. Briggs, F. H. Bellows and E. P. Denn ; 

 house committee, J. T. Willard, chairman, 

 J. W. Burns, J. P. McDonald, C. Starrett, S. 

 Bradford, J. A. Graham. Win. Douse, I. Mc- 

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