The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



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SEASON OF 1912 



The annual meeting and election resulted 

 as follows: President, M. F. Clarke; vice- 

 president, J. P>. Wilkinson: treasurer. A. 11. 

 lewett: secretary. 11. W. Weymouth; clerk, 

 W. P. Peirce; directors. M. F. Clarke. |. B. 

 Wilkinson. H. W. Weymouth, A. 11. lewett, 

 H. P. Hubbard, Fred Churchill. W. F. Gib- 

 bons, George A. Cowdrey and A. W. Simpson. 



The first business attended to by the new- 

 administration was having the club incorpo- 

 rated and chartered by the State. 



A new addition to the club's pacers for the 

 matinees was the purchase of the gelding, 

 Roraldo. 2.21 1-2. by J. B. Wilkinson. 



There was racing on the ice on Lake Quan- 

 napowitt, and during the Summer months the 

 weekly matinees over the Reading- Wakefield 

 track, which were up to the standard of pre- 

 vious years. 



SEASON OF 1913 



The annual meeting and election resulted as 

 follows: President, Herbert A. Brackett; 

 vice-president, W. H. Nichols; treasurer. 



carried off the honors by the close score of 

 49 points to 47 points. Quannapowitt won 

 live of the nine races scheduled, came second 

 four times and third in four of the events. 



On July 22, the Fellsway made the return 

 interclub meet by visiting the Reading-Wake- 

 field track, and again met with defeat, the 

 points being, Quannapowitt, '14; Fellsway, 45. 

 The local club won all of the races with the 

 exception of two. 



( nice more were the Quannapowitt horses 

 on the winning end, as over the Rockdale 

 Park track they defeated Lynn, on August 10, 

 by 4') points to 45 points. 



It was decided by the club and several of 

 its members that it would prove beneficial were 

 prizes offered for the season's matinees and, 

 as the result, the club donated a $10 gold piece ; 

 President Brackett, a prize cup; M. F. Clarke, 

 a prize cup; and Dr. C. H. Playdon, a $5 gold 

 piece. At the close of the season's matinees, 

 it was found the winners were as follows: . 



PRIZE WINNERS 

 Trotters 



Club prize. $10, for horse winning the most 

 points — H. P. Hubbard's Mary Robbins — 50 

 points. 



President's prize cup for winning ir>ost races— 

 C. D. Wells' Border W.— 7 races. 



Pacers 



Cup for horse starting in greatest number of 

 races and winning the most points — H. W. 

 Weymouth's Helen L — 13 races. 48 points. 



Dr. Playdon prize, $5 (consolation), for start- 

 ing in most races and winning fewest points — 

 N. M. Guiilow's Banty — 11 races, 32 points. 



HERBERT A. BRACKETT 

 President 1913 



M. F. Clarke; secretary. W. H. Weymouth; 



clerk, W. F. Gibbons; directors, H. A. Brack- 

 ett, W. H. Nichols. W. H. Weymouth, M. F. 

 Clarke. C. D. Wells, A. H. Simpson, G. A. 

 Cowdrev and C. J. Bolton. 



The club held an interclub meet with the 

 Fellsway at Combination Park, on July 8. and 



SEASON OF 1914 



The annual meeting and election of the club 

 resulted as follows: President, Dr. C. H. 

 Playdon ; vice-president, W. F. Gibbons ; treas- 

 urer, M. F. Clarke; secretary, H. W. Wey- 

 mottth ; clerk. Jason Zurikes ; directors, Dr. 

 Playdon, W. F. Gibbons, H. W. Weymouth, 

 M. F. Clarke, A. Simpson, H. P. Piubbard, 

 Fred Churchill, W. H. Nichols and N. M. 

 Gaillow; racing committee, M. F. Clarke, 

 chairman, G. F. McDonald. H. W. Wey- 

 mouth. 



The club held four interclub meets, two 

 each with Lynn and with Fellsway. On Au- 

 gust 1, the members entertained the Lynn 

 Club at the Reading-Wakefield track, and de- 

 feated them by 62 points to 38 points. The 

 following Saturday they visited Rockdale 

 Park, and, for the first time in two years, 

 they were beaten by Lynn, the standing be- 

 ing^ Lynn, 52 points; Quannapowitt, 43 points. 



