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The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



The club was thrown into deep grief by the 

 death of Frederick J. Brand, who passed 

 away on March 12. His was the initial break 

 in the line of the club's executives, and it was, 

 indeed, a great shock to the members in re- 

 alizing that one in the prime of manhood 

 could be so quickly cut off. 



Mr. Brand was one of the charter members 

 of the Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club, 

 being on the first board of directors. The 

 years of 1900 and 1901 he served the club in 

 the position of clerk, and in 1903-4 he was 

 president, these being the years of the con- 

 struction of Franklin Field Speedway. 



Politically, Mr. Brand was a power in the 

 city of Boston. He was president of the 

 Board of Aldermen in 1909, and acting Mayor 

 in the absence of Mayor Hibbard. 



The social events of the year were the stag 

 parties at the clubhouse and the tenth annual 

 banquet at the Quincy House. 



The season was an eventful one on the 

 speedway, the first of importance being the 

 equaling of the trotting record of 1 :oi, held 

 by Ralph Wick, by the noted gelding, Nut 

 Boy, owned and driven by P. O'Hearn. This 

 occurred on May 18, when the gelding was 

 matched against Earl King, defeating him in 

 straight heats, the times of which were 1 :oi 

 and 1 :oi 1-2. The time was the best for two 

 consecutive heats ever made by a trotter. The 

 summary : 



Franklin Field Speedway, May 18, 1912.— Class A, 

 trot. 



Nut Boy, b. g. (P. O'Hearn) 1 , 



Farl King, b. g. (H. P. Gallup) 2 2 



Time — 1 :oi, 1.01 1-2. 



In the matinee held on September 7, the 

 record for the speedway by pacers was re- 

 duced to 1 :oo flat by Manila Boy, owned and 

 driven by A. S. Gushee, he winning the first 

 heat in a race against Charley King. Though 

 gaining honor in establishing the new record, 

 yet Manila Boy was defeated in the race by 

 his opponent, who gathered in the next two 

 heats. The summary: 



Franklin Field Speedway, Sept. 7, 1912. — Class A, 

 pace. 

 1 harley King, blk. g. (A. T. Wheelock) . . 2 1 1 

 Manila Boy, b. g. (A. S. Gushee) 1 2 2 



Time — 1 :oo, 1 :o4 1-4, 1 105 1-4. 



SEASON OF 1913 



Riley I r. Crosby, who had been very promi- 

 nent in the affairs of the club, particularly in 



the racing end, he having owned more horses 

 and contested in more matinees than any other 

 member of the club, was one of the candidates 

 for the office of president. Mr. Crosby had 

 filled the position of second vice-president in 

 President Johnson's second term of office, and 

 for an extended period had been on the board 

 of directors and a strong factor in the racing 

 committee. 



Opposing him was Frank Hamlin, who had 

 been first vice-president under A. M. John- 

 son's administration. Mr. Hamlin, since the 

 early days of the club, had been an earnest 

 and faithful worker, having served on the 

 racing and other committees. In the campaign 

 the admirers of Mr. Hamlin brought out the 

 fact of his having been the real factor in the 

 club winning the large and elegant silver 

 trophy, in 1909, at the big interclub series of 

 meets. Also, how he had raced horses and 

 had, to a large extent, induced others in buy- 

 ing speed and competing in the matinees. 



When it came to the vote, Mr. Crosby re- 

 ceived the majority cast, and was duly elected 

 to the position for the ensuing year, with the 

 following list of officials : 



President, R. G. Crosby; first vice-presi- 

 dent, P. O'Hearn ; second vice-president, 

 W. H. Young; secretary, Geo. H. Green- 

 wood; treasurer, A. Fellows; clerk, John A. 

 Anderson; directors, F. H. Bellows, M. Mc- 

 Dermott, F. S. Eldredge, A. T. Wheelock and 

 D. M. Biggs ; membership committee, E. P. 

 Denn, chairman, T. H. Clements, D. F. Doyle, 



A. Ripley, Chas. Starrett and I. A. Till'ey; 

 house committee, J. T. Willard," chairman, I. 

 McGray, J. A. Graham, Chas. Starrett and 

 J. W. Burns ; finance committee, C. M. War- 

 ren, chairman, and Geo. E. Griffin ; racing and 

 speedway committee, W. J. Fitzgerald, chair- 

 man, A. H. Keeler, A. Briggs, I. W. Burns. 

 J. H. Burns, J. W. Biggs, F. W. Calash, J." 



B. Chadbourne, C. M. Durland, H. P. Gal- 

 lup, H. Graham, G. O. Goudey, H. J. Har- 

 ris, F. W. Hamlin, E. O. Haddock, O. E. 

 Linscott, J. F. Robie, W. H. Sawver, 

 W. H. Young. A. C. Tileston, R. Ward, C. R. 

 Young, O. C. Charles, M. McDermott, J. Mc- 

 Gray, R. DeYoe, A. S. Gushee, F. H. Bel- 

 lows, W. F. Newbert, j. A. Anderson, E H 

 Morse and P. B. Shaw. 



The social features of the year were the 

 several stag parties held in the clubhouse and 

 the annual banquet at the Quincy House. 

 President Crosby introduced" ex-President 

 Johnson as toastmaster for the evening. 



