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cember 30, and there was a large gathering of 

 the members and invited friends, and it was 

 fully as successful as any that had previously 

 been held. 



In the matinee season, there was great in- 

 terest manifested in the series of races be- 

 tween A. T. Wheelock's pacer, Charley King, 

 of the Dorchester Club, and E. R. Whitman's 

 pacing gelding, Joe K.. representing the Fells- 

 way Club. The most of these matches were 

 half-mile heats, although Joe K. headed the 

 summary over his rival at the mile distance. 

 The particularly sensational clash was at the 

 interclub meeting between the Dorchester and 

 Fellsway Clubs on June 17, when the former 

 organization won the rubber meet by sixty-one 

 points to Fellsway's forty-eight, and Charley 

 King had to turn the track in 1 :o4 to defeat 

 Joe K.. by a narrow margin. This was the 

 fastest heat by a pacer that year over a half- 

 mile track in Greater Boston. The prize win- 

 ners for 1913 follow: 



Trotters 



Cup for fastest heat— H. J. Foster's J. C. L.. I :o8 1-2. 

 Cup for most heats — W. J. Forsyth's Billy C. 

 First point prize ($10)— C. E. Twombly's Doctor. 

 Second point prize (blanket) — G. Horsman's Ed 



King. 

 Third point prize ($5) — E. A. Ware's Chubby Boy. 

 Fourth point prize (sweater) — L. H. Taylor's Prince 



Henry. 

 Ribbon specials — James Hennessey's Luther Moko; 



B. W. Pike's Baratan; H. S. Campbell's P .111 



Pom. 



Pacers 



Cup for fastest heat I C. M. Marinoni's Billy Baggs. 



1 :07 1-2 ( D. T. Dever's Big Tramp. 



Prize for most heats (25 bushels of oats) — O. E. 



Linscott's Lady Belle. 

 First point prize ($10) — A. Carpenter's The Kid. 

 Second point prize (horse suit) — C. R. Forshner's 



Billy Bingen. 

 Third point prize ($5)— C. A. Law's Fellsway Boy. 

 Fourth point prize (horse shoeing) — J. F. Starling's 



W. R. E. T. 

 Ribbon specials — L. J. Wood's John W. : J. F. Miles' 



Ben Barney; A. G. Nichols' Willoughby. 



A sad happening to the members of the 

 club was the death of William Garland, of 

 Somerville, one of the charter members of 

 the club, and whose ever cheerful and optim- 

 istic disposition had done much to bring the 

 club to its flourishing condition. Resolutions 

 of condolence were extended to his near rela- 

 tives. The breach made in the club by his 

 loss was deemed irreparable. 



SEASON OF 1914 



The annual election took place on January 

 7, George A. Law being once more honored 



with the unanimous vote of the club. The 

 complete result of the election follows: Presi- 

 dent, G. A. Law; first vice-president, Dr. 

 Hitchings; second vice-president, G. M. Alari- 

 noni; third vice-president, las. Hennessey; 

 fourth vice-president, C. M. Lockwood ; treas- 

 urer. G. M. Davis; secretary, C. E. Twom- 

 bly; directors, John Stackpole, Chas. Forsh- 

 ner, Geo. L. Davis, C. M. Marinoni, Chas. L. 

 Ellis, A. J. Carpenter, Geo. A. Law, C. M. 

 Lockwood, C. E. Twombly, O. E. Linscott. 



The annual banquet, held at the Quincy 

 House, was up to the high standard always 

 set by the club, and, according to the expres- 

 sions of the horsemen, the future of matinee 

 racing was very bright. President Law ex- 

 tended a welcome to the members and invited 

 guests, and asserted that the matinee sport 

 would be obliged to go to racing mile heats, 

 in place of the half-mile affairs, as the public 

 was apparently much more interested in horses 

 going the full distance. 



President G. Pray Smith, of the Metropoli- 

 tan, opened his after-dinner address by a com- 

 pliment to the horsemen in being the most 

 honorable in business matters, and that he 

 could not call to mind any time the horsemen 

 had resorted to crookedness, if perchance one 

 fellow member would get the worst of it. He 

 was delighted that the driving clubs were 

 working shoulder to shoulder for the good of 

 racing. He said that the horse had done vast- 

 ly more to develop this country than is usu- 

 ally believed. He had hopes that eventually 

 the "Mets" and Fellsway Club would merge 

 into one driving club, that would have no su- 

 perior in the entire country. 



President R. G. Crosby, of the Dorchesters, 

 said that it was the hope of his club to have, 

 in the near future, an adequate stable for the 

 accommodation of visiting members and horses 

 at the Franklin Field Speedway. 



President C. H. Playdon, of the Quanna- 

 powitt Club, urged the driving clubs to be- 

 come interested in the building of good roads, 

 that being the crying necessity of the present 

 era. As it is today, the majority of the state 

 roads are made entirely for the use of auto- 

 mobiles, and there should be a portion on each 

 side, with suitable footing for the driving of 

 the light harness horse. It would also prove 

 a matter of greater safety for those who en- 

 jov driving, instead- of motoring, as the auto- 

 mobiles would have the entire middle of the 

 road for their use, and the teams would keep 

 to each side. 



It was voted, on February 25, to lease Com- 

 bination Park for the season of 1914, and ar- 

 rangements were completed for the signing of 

 the lease. 



