The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



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was re-elected to the office of secretarj and 

 treasurer, while A. B. Wood was appointed 

 clerk. 



On being notified of his election, Pres- 

 ident Brown addressed the members in lii s 

 well known inimitable way, which frequently 



SAMUEL G. BROWN 

 President 1914 



brought forth prolonged applause from those 

 within hearing distance. The following is a 

 portion of his address: 



"Fellow members of the Gentlemen's 

 Driving Club of Lynn: For many years I 

 have associated with all of you in a more 

 or less detailed manner having, as you know 

 been one of the original few that brought 

 this organization into existence. In these 

 years T have filled all of the positions that 

 the club can give its members, from clerk, 

 starting judge, handicapper and general man- 

 of-all-work until now it is my privilege, 

 through the courtesy of my brothers present, 

 to fill the highest honor in their power to 

 bestow upon me. It is with becoming mod- 

 esty that I will state that my ambition in 

 life has now been fully achieved in having 

 the honored place of president of this grand 

 and good club, which stands for good fel- 

 lowship and the love of that noble animal — 

 the horse. 



"Tonight my mind goes back to the scene 

 of 1904. when we were just branching out 

 into a driving club and held our initial mat- 

 inee over the old Saugus race track. Well 

 I remember how John Shepard, the dean of 

 r.oston road drivers, came out to see his 



close friend, Mr. Currier of Lynn, win one of 



the events with the well known trotter, El 

 Paso. 



"Even through the passing of years, in my 

 mind's eye comes many of the celebrated 

 horses that have been owned by the Lynn 

 club, such as: The Sailorman, 2:14 1-4. 

 that in the intercity meet at Combination 

 Park between five clubs defeated Mack 

 Mack, 2:08; Chase. 2:07 1-4: Crown Prince 

 and Carl C. trotting the second heat in 

 1:03 3-4. This fast gelding was the prop- 

 erty of our late lamented member, William 

 La Croix, who during his connection with 

 the driving club did such excellent w irk in 

 bringing about the prosperity we have since 

 been blessed, with. His death will always 

 be remembered by the members of this 

 club and true horsemen of Greater Boston, 

 with the deepest of regret. 



"Then, my thoughts drift along to that 

 great little pacer. Reliance, 2:11 1-4, owned 

 by Eben I'.. Phillips that, at the same inter- 

 club matinee won his race and made a Xew 

 England record for pacers over a half-mile 

 track by turning the course in 1 :oi 1-2. 

 Pat Haynes with a record of 2:07, was also 

 owned by a member of the Lynn Club. The 

 matinee trotter, Croesus, 2 : nj 1-2, who for two 

 whole seasons was invincible, getting a mat- 

 inee trotting record of 1 :c6 over Combina- 

 tion, raced many years for us. Lady Laurin, 

 2:13 T-2, was one of the Lynn star perform- 

 ers taking a matinee record over Rockdale 

 Park at 1 :03, and also winning a race at 

 Combination Park, wdiere the average time 

 of her heats was 7 :o3 1-2. The name of 

 Rose Mack was also conspicuous on our 

 list, she being at all times up to the heat in 

 1 :o6 or 1 :oj on the trot. Later, we owned 

 the campaigner. Peter Sterling, 2:11 1-2, and 

 siill we cannot forget Lady Nance, 2:18 12, 

 the chestnut mare owned by the late Mr. 

 Pitman, which was one of the most reliable 

 of matinee performers, nor Widlar. 2:16 3-4, 

 that Lincoln Pedrick raced so successfully. 



"The coming season we expect to see in 

 our own matinees, and those with rival 

 driving clubs in interclub meets, the fast 

 pacing gelding. Kid Downey, 2:16 1-2 and 

 T. E. P., both of which should race over our 

 half-mile track on Saturday afternoons in 

 1 :07 or r :oS. 



"I will now- assert that in following the 

 example of the Dorchester Gentlemen's 

 Driving Club, and, in later years the Fells- 

 way Club, that T look back with great pleas- 

 ure to many social appointments which we 

 interchanged and earnestlv believe that our 

 thorough organization, with its code of by- 



