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The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



A number of prizes were given which cre- 

 ated an unusual amount of rivalry between the 

 members. At the conclusion of the season's 

 matinees, it was found that the following had 

 captured the trophies. 



PRIZE WINNERS 

 Trotters 



Director's cup (value $25) for winner of most races 

 — B. C. Wilder's Nina. 



Cup (value $25) for fastest average time — T. A. 

 Cushman's Willie J. 



Cup (value $15) for winner of most points that 

 never before started in club's races — J. J. Buck- 

 ley's. Duffy's Malt. 



Cup (value $10) for the fastest time in winning 

 races — M. F. Drinkwater's Winaka. 



Sonoma Girl harness (value $50) for winner of 

 most points — B. C. Wilder's King Bruce. 



Bristilian service fee (value $25) for starting and 

 finishing in greatest number of races — S. A. Litch- 

 field's Starling. 



Racing bridle (value $10) for winner of most heats 

 — D. Frank Daley's Aquiline. 



Turkey (value $6) for winner of greatest number of 

 races, including matches — B. - C. Wilder's King 

 Bruce. 



Blue ribbon winners — A. A. Davenport's Lady Samp- 

 son. A. R. Hobart's Miss Panis. A. S. Marsh's 

 Campwood. 



Pacers 

 Racing committee cup (value $50) for winner of 



most points — E. H. Clapp's Dolly Lincoln. 

 Cup (value $25) for fastest average time — Lot 



Lohnes' Sunderland King. 

 Cup (value $15) for winner of most points that 



never before started in club's races — E. F. Maher's 



Louise D. 

 Cup (value $10) for the fastest time in winning 



races — H. P. Hobart's Nina B. 

 Carriage robes (value $25) for winner of most 



races — J. Cummings' Fire Bug. 

 Blue ribbon winners — C. E. McKenzie's Kathleen, 



D. F. Bates' Oswego Boy, Lot Lohnes' Maud Mil- 

 ler. 



spectators, and at the weekly meetings during 

 the Winter, where refreshments were served 

 and after-luncheon speaking was indulged. 

 In every way the club prospered and kept 

 branching out. The annual banquet brought 

 out the best there was in the club. 



In awarding the prizes for the season, it 

 was found that Harry Thayer's Altro L. was 

 the king of trotters, and J. W. Linnehan's 

 Budweiser had put it over the pacers. For 

 the point prizes, S. A. Litchfield's Starling 

 made the most for the trotters, and George 

 Beal's Young Bayard got the highest count 

 for the pacers. 



PRIZE WINNERS 



Trotters 

 Time cup— H. C. Thayer's Altro L. 

 Point cup — S. A. Litchfield's Starling. 



Pacers 

 Time cup — J. W. Linnehan's Budweiser. 

 Point cup — George Beal's Young Bayard. 



Note. — In 1910 were held 234 races with 573 heats, 

 racing 398 trotters and 278 pacers. 



SEASON OF 1910 



The following shows the officers elected at 

 the annual meeting: President, B. C. Wilder; 

 vice-president, D. Frank Daley; secretary and 

 treasurer, T. L. Tirrell ; directors, Lot Lohnes, 

 A. S. Marsh, G. A. French. S. A. Litchfield; 

 racing committee, J. F. Young, H. Miller, 

 E. H. Waite, H. C. Thayer, G. A. French, 

 A. R. Hobart, J. W. Ford, T. A. Cushman, 

 D. F. Daley and Jas. Cummings ; member- 

 ship committee, A. S. Marsh, S. A. Litchfield 

 and Wm. Gilligan ; finance committee, D. W. 

 Hart, M. C. Sproul and E. H. Waite; house 

 committee, Max Schraut, D. F. Daley, A. S. 

 Marsh. 



Matters were kept humming during the ad- 

 ministration of B. C. Wilder, both on the 

 track, where the matinee and interclub events 

 brought forth big fields of starters and great 

 enthusiasm from both the members and the 



SEASON OF 1911 



The annual election resulted as follows: 

 President, D. Frank Daley; vice-president, 

 Jas. F. Young; secretary and treasurer, L. L. 

 Kennedy; directors, B. C. Wilder, T. L. Tir- 

 rell, A. R. Hobart and S. A. Litchfield; rac- 

 ing committee, jas. F. Young, chairman, E. H. 

 Waite, H. C. Thayer, H. P. Miller, A. R. 

 Hobart, H. P. Hobart, A. S. Marsh, Geo. 

 Beal, Tas. Cummings and B. C. Wilder; 

 house committee, E. H. Waite, A. R. Hobart, 

 A. S. Marsh. 



Matters were kept humming in both a so- 

 cial way and on the track during the year, 

 there being interclub meets with the nearby 

 driving clubs, and each Saturday and holiday 

 there was the regular matinee held at the 

 South Weymouth track. In February was 

 the annual banquet. 



There was a lot of rivalry during the Sum- 

 mer for the valuable cups offered for the sea- 

 son, and when it came to sifting out the vic- 

 tors, it was found the following were the 

 fortunate ones. 



PRIZE WINNERS 

 Trotters 

 Time cup— J. W. Ford's Willie John. 

 Point cup— H. C. Thayer's Altro L. 



Pacers 

 Time cup— E. F. Mahar's Onward March. 

 Point cup— J. F. Hollis' Thistle. 



Note. — In 191 1 were held 234 races with 553 heats, 

 racing 375 trotters and 291 pacers. 



