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fore, and on that account the complete sum- 

 mary of t lie events is herein given: 



Charles River Speedway, Nov. 24, 1908, Class A, 

 trotting. 

 Isaac Sexton's br. h. Tom Phair and S. L. 



Tingley's gr. g. Jim Ferry (Page) 1 1 



A. J. Furbush's blk. m. Dodie K. and \Y. J. 



McDonald's b. m. Talpa (Furbush) 2 dr 



Time — 1 :05. 1 :o6 1-4 



Class l'i. pacing. 

 A. J. Furbush's ch. g. Cinch and b. g. Reliance 



(Furbush) 1 I 



\Y. J. Furbush's ch. g. My Star and Miles Hol- 



den's br. g. Phoebon W. (Furbush) 2 2 



Time 1 :04 1-4, 1 105. 



Class C. trotting. 

 YV. J. Furbush's b. g Carl C. and Harry Wood's 



b. m. Susie F. ( Furbush) 1 1 



George D. Merrill's b. g. Earl King and H..H. 



Cook's b. g. Billy Ross (Merrill) 2 2 



Time — 1 124 1-4, 1 :VJ 1-4. 



Class D, pacing. 

 J. W. Coakley's ch. g. Red Echo and ch. g. 



Wildwood ( Coakley ) 1 1 



H. G. Reid's b. g. Colbath and L. A. Beane's 



b. g. Go See (Beane) 2 2 



Time — 1 : 12 1-4, 1 :oq 1-4. 



Class E, trotting and pacing. 

 H. C. Reid's b. g. Colbath and L. A. Beane's 



b. g. Go see ( Beane ) 1 



F. C. Garmon's blk. m. Martha G and Jesse 



Eddy's blk. g. The Baron (Garmon) 2 



Time — 1 :og. 



Class F, trotting. 

 Isaac Sexton's br. h. Tom Phair and S. L. 



Tingley's gr. g. Jim Ferry ( Page) 1 



F. C. Garmon's blk. m. Martha G. and Jesse 



Eddy's blk. g. The Baron (Garmon) 2 



Time — 1 :o6 1-4. 



The result of the Spring and Fall series of 

 matinees is told by the following prize win- 

 ners : 



SPRING SERIES 

 Trotters 

 Champion cup — C. H. Belledeu's Chase. 

 Speed cup — A. J. Furbush's Dodie K. 

 First point cup — Walter Corbett's Lord Quex. 

 Second point cup — H. H. Cook's Billy Ross. 



Pacers 

 Champion cup — W. J. McDonald's Claymos. 

 Speed cup — W. J. Furbush's My Star. 

 First point cup — E. S. Morse's Edith J. 

 Second point cup — J. D. Thompson's Dean Swift. 



FALL SERIES 



Trotters 

 First speed cup — C. H. Belledeu's Chase. 

 Fastest average heats — A. J. Furbush's Dodie K. 

 First point cup — Walter Corbett's Lord Quex. 

 Second point cup — H. H. Cook's Billy Ross. 

 Third point cup — J. Doherty's Alclay H. 

 Slow trotting cup — D. A. Thompson's Patricia. 

 London harness — A. J. Furbush's Dodie K. 

 The Wood cup — A. J. Furbush's Dodie K. 

 The Daniels cup — A. J. Furbush's Dodie K. 

 The "hard luck"' cup — Fred Furbush's Forest Bingen. 



Pacers 



First speed cup — W. J. McDonald's Claymos. 

 Fastest average heats — Frank M. Burke's My Star. 

 First point cup — E. S. Morse's Edith J. 

 Second point cup — J. D. Thompson's Dean Swift. 

 Third point cup — S. Schoolman's Colbath. 

 Slow pacing cup — E. A. Fuller's Bobby Patchen. 

 The "hard luck'' cup — C. A. Thompson's Lanter. 



The John Shepard cup for women road 

 drivers to single hitch, which had been under 

 dispute since the Winter before, was awarded 

 to Mrs. H. H. Cook. 



SEASON OF 1909 



For the third term C. H. Belledeu was given 

 the office of president, the election being on 

 January 13, and the other officers were as fol- 

 lows : Vice-presidents, A. S. Bigelow, H. M. 

 Whitney. F. G. Hall. John Shepard, C. W. 

 Leonard, Monroe Goodspeed, J. V. M. Stults; 

 treasurer, C. H. Dow ; secretary, W. L. Dunt- 

 ley ; directors, John Shdpard, C. IT. Belledeu, 

 W. J. Furbush, Monroe Goodspeed, Isaac Sex- 

 ton, F. C. Garmon, A. }. Furbush, E. A. Bay- 

 ley. C. H. Dow. B. W. Gove. Henry Wood, 

 B. W. Carpenter, R. A. Spaulding, Walter B. 

 Farmer, C. C. Mavberry ; executive commit- 

 tee, F. C. Garmon," C. H. Dow, C. H. Belle- 

 deu, A. J. Furbush, Isaac Sexton, B. W. Car- 

 penter, C. C. Mayberry. 



It was voted to adopt blue as the club's 

 color in all interclub meets. On November 

 24, the resignation of R. A. Spaulding. from 

 the board of directors, was accepted and J. V. 

 N. Stults was elected in his place. 



Records over the speedway proper were set 

 skiting on June 22, Superintendent Gilman, 

 not only having the course on feather edge, 

 but the day itself being conducive to fast 

 time. Chief Wilkie, 2:12 3-4, set a new record 

 for two heats by a pacer by covering the half- 

 mile in 59 and 58 seconds, respectively. 

 The last heat was the fastest ever made over 

 the speedway proper, tho'ugh Clavmos, last 

 year, paced a half on the upper road in 

 57 3-4 seconds. 



The race of the afternoon, however, was 

 the fast trotting class in which the double- 

 gaited mare, Louise G., pulled off a hard- 

 earned victory at the end of the fourth heat. 

 The daughter of Alclayone finished ahead in 

 all but the second heat, but the judges very 

 properly set her back last for pacing in the 

 third heat. Fred Garmon's trim little black 

 mare, Martha G., came out of the contest, 

 while not the winner, yet covered with glory, 

 as, by taking the third heat in 1 :oo 3-4, she 

 gained for herself the distinction of lowering 



