The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



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trotters owned in the club, and defeated them 

 in straight heats, lowering the previous rec- 

 ord of the course to 2:141-2, as per sum- 

 mary : 



July 7, 1914 — Class F, trot — (1-2 mile track). 



Bronson, b. g. (G. A. Graves) 1 1 



Major Wellington, 1). g. (C. Sears) 2 .3 



Demarest. b, g. (W. I. McDonald) 4 2 



E. I). M.. li , g. I A. J. Furbush) 3 4 



Time — 2:151-2, 2:141-2. 



The dedication of the new stable was held 

 on July 25, with 2,500 spectators present to 

 see the matinee racing. It was a perfect day 

 for the occasion, and the members were hos- 

 pitably entertained by the Ladies' Auxiliary 

 of the club serving a sumptuous luncheon in 

 the clubhouse. 



Invitations had been extended to the other 

 driving clubs of Greater Boston, and quite a 

 liberal entry from them had been received in 

 the seventeen races on the card. When the 

 day's sport was concluded, it was found the 

 Fellsways had won two blues, three reds, and 

 one yellow ribbon; the Quannapowitts one 

 blue, three reds, and one yellow ribbon ; and 

 the Dorchesters, one blue, one red, and two 

 yellow ribbons. 



In the fast pacing event, Ruth D., driven by 

 Robert Thompson for Mr. Reay, equaled the 

 half-mile pacing record of 1 :o4, held by Chief 

 Wilkie over the circular track, by defeating 

 Miss Adbell in straight heats, in the second 

 one making her fast time. In the feature trot, 

 W. D. Hunt's Mike Agan, driven by G. A. 

 Graves, headed the summary, and won the 

 first heat in 2:17 3-4. 



Between heats the members critically exam- 

 ined and favorably commented on the model 

 and sanitary construction of the new stable. 

 It was found there were stalls for 54 horses, 

 with offices for the trainers and sleeping 

 rooms for the grooms. The stalls are located 

 so as to give each plenty of light and fresh 

 air, being all "outside rooms," as it were. A 

 good point, too, was giving so much space on 

 the inside of the stable, that in bad weather 

 the horses could be jogged under cover, it only 



taking ten laps around the interior to make a 

 mile. The stable must make a valuable addi- 

 tion to the already perfectly equipped quarters 

 of the club. 



The annual clambake was held on Co- 

 lumbus Day, ( (ctober 12, and the affair was 

 a gala one, the club holding in connection 

 with the feast, a horse show of nine classes, 

 a band concert, and a whole afternoon of 

 very closely contested racing on the speed- 

 way. About 250 gathered in the south end 

 of the new stable for the clambake spread, 

 which was served under the direction of the 

 Ladies' Auxiliary. ( )ne of the largest 

 crowds ever at the speedway saw the racing 

 and horse show and enjoyed the music. 

 Every inch of space in the clubhouse was 

 occupied by the members and their guests. 



About twenty-five members of the club had, 

 a dinner at the Revere House on < )ct. 23. The 

 feature event of the evening was the presenta- 

 tion to George A. Graves of a finely executed 

 oil painting of himself and his trotting geld- 

 ing, Bronson, the work of Wilbur L. Duntley. 

 President Smith made the presentation 

 speech. Following the dinner was discussed 

 the improvement of the clubhouse. 



Following a meeting in the clubhouse the 

 members and their wives and guests enjoyed the 

 evening of Oct. 30 with a Hallowe'en party 

 which was given under the auspices of the 

 Ladies' Auxiliary. The clubhouse was pret- 

 tily decorated with Hallowe'en novelties, and 

 games of the night were held, including bob- 

 bing for apples, potato race, etc., for which 

 prizes were presented. A fortune-teller also 

 caused much merriment. Dancing was en- 

 joyed in the main room, while whist was 

 played in the reception room. 



( )f the Fall series of matinees there were 

 two prominent features, the superiority of 

 ( leorge A. Graves' Bronson in the fast trotting 

 class and Frank M. Burke's series of victories 

 with Miss De Forest in the fast pacing events. 

 The popular little trotting mare, Martha G., 

 the property of J. W. Ellis, was also a consist- 

 ent blue ribbon winner. 



