The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



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Wflkie lowered the quarter-mile record for 

 pacers, to sleigh, by winning the first heat of 

 a winning race in 293-4 seconds. Miss Adbell, 

 owned and driven by Frank Burke, was his 

 opponent. The Spring matinees furnished sev- 

 eral matters of racing interest. ( )n June 3, 

 Chief Wilkie lowered the pacing record of the 

 half-mile track to 1 :u4 3-4, going against time. 

 June 17 Major Wellington reduced the trot- 

 ting record for the half-mile track to 1 :o6 1-4. 

 and in securing the honor won a very com- 

 mendable race, as the following summary 

 shows : 



Charles River Speedway (1-2 mile track), June 17, 

 1 :i (1 1-4. 

 Major Wellington, b. g. (Chauncy Sears) 2 2 1 1 

 Demarest, b. g. ( \Y. J. McDonald).... 1332 



Orale. l>r. m. (\V. J. McDonald) 3 1 2 3 



Time — 1 :09 1-4, 1 :oy 1-2. 1 :o6 1-4, 1 :o8 1-2. 



( )n May 30 was held the testimonial mati- 

 nee to ex-President C. S. Spencer, whose 

 business, as mentioned above, was calling him 

 to reside in New York City. There was a large 

 crowd out to do honor to the departing mem- 

 ber of the club, and on all sides were heard 

 expressions of regret that so valuable a mem- 

 ber was lost to them. 



The prize winners for the Spring series of 

 matinees were as follows: 



SPRING SERIES 

 Trotters 

 Time cup — Chauncy Sears' Major Wellington 



1913, Class I. trotting. 

 Speed cup — W. J. McDonald's Demarest. 1 :07 1-4. 

 First point cup — W. J. McDonald's Orale (40 points). 

 Second point cup — C. C. Mayhem's Margate (37 

 points ). 



Pacers 

 Time cup — W. J. McDonald's Chief Wilkie. 1 1043-4. 

 Speed cup — W. J. Furbush's Will Be Sure, 1:061-2. 

 First point cup — George W. Norton's George X. (43 



point? I. 

 Second point cup — A. C. Furbush's Ethel Direct (35 



points). 



There were no cups offered for the Fall 

 series. A notable addition to the racing fra- 

 ternity was George A. Graves with his trotter, 

 Bronson. 2:12, and he amply proved how val- 

 uable a speedway trotter he w r as by defeating 

 his field week after w r eek. 



On November 1 he set a trotting record for 

 the half-mile track at 2:18 3-4. beating Major 

 Wellington. Morine and La Boudie. There was 

 a great deal of interest manifested in this race, 

 as many thought they would see the downfall 

 of Bronson by the mare Morine, owned and 

 driven by Sam Hastings, that had been very 

 successful in the professional races of that 

 season, getting a record of 2:09 1-4 at Colum- 

 bus, O. The week following Bronson again 



defeated the same field in straight heats, and 

 further reduced the track record to 2:15 1-4. 

 In the pacing division Chief Wilkie. as had 

 been the case for a number of seasons, con- 

 tinued to hold the championship. 



SEASON OF 1914 



The annual meeting and election of officers 

 of the Metropolitan Driving Club was held at 



JOHN S. GILMAN 



Supt. of Charles River Speedway. His Hard 



Work Made the Plant Perfect for the 



Amateur Horsemen 



the club on the evening of January 14, and 

 the following officers were elected for the en- 

 suing year: President, G. Pray Smith; hon- 

 orary presidents, C. H. Belledeu and F. C. 

 Gannon ; vice-presidents, John Shepard. W. D. 

 Hunt, J. M. Johnson, A. H. Parker, G. G. 

 Hall, Chauncy Sears, A. W. Hastings, War- 

 ren Kimball, Frank Burke, Fred H. Bellows, 

 C. B. Holden, L. F. Sanborn, C. G. Newcomli, 

 and G. A. Law : secretary. W. L. Duntley ; 

 treasurer, John X. MacLeod; directors, G. 

 Pray Smith, George D. Merrill, George H. 

 Hicks, George W. Norton, T. H. Hubbard, 

 W. 1. Lovell, W. I. McDonald, C. C. May- 



