Metropolitan Earns Title of Champion 

 Driving Club of New England 



DURING the Winter of mio over- 

 tures were made to the Metro- 

 politan Driving Club, by the other 

 Greater Boston driving clubs that 

 were in the interclub series of 

 matinees the year before, to have the Met- 

 ropolitan join them in a series to take place 

 the coming Summer. This was finally agreed 

 upon, with the condition that all of the meets 

 take place over Combination Park, and to lie 

 six in number. It was further agreed that the 

 points made in the races would be as follows : 

 First horse, rive points ; second horse, three 

 points; third horse, two points; and fourth 

 horse, one point. In case of two or more 

 horses standing equal in the summary at the 

 conclusion of the race, the one standing the 

 best in final heat to receive the additional 

 point and preceding position in the summary. 

 In the early Spring months there was a 

 great hustle between the members of the five 

 clubs to secure material that would prove of 

 benefit to their respective organizations in 

 carrying away the elegant silver cup that was 

 to be given to the club winning the most 



pi lints in the series. Thus, when the matinee 

 season opened, or later during the matinees, 

 the following galaxy of equine stars were 

 among those entered in the events. Trotters — 

 (.'base, 2:07 1-4; Mack Mack, 2:08; Monroe. 

 2:10 1-2; Peter Sterling, 2:11 1-2; Ralph 

 Wick, 2:13 1-4; Dodie K., 2:13 1-2; The 

 Sailorman, 2:14 1-4; and Hawkins, 2:16 1-4. 

 While Croesus, 2:19 1-2, and Dehesia, 

 2:2^ 1-4. did not have as fast a record as 

 some of the others, yet they had a great deal 

 of speed, and their admirable way of trotting 

 gained for them general admiration from the 

 spectators. Pacers — Gallagher, 2:03 1-2; Cas- 

 cade, 2:06 1-2; Edwin S., 2:08; Frank S., 

 2:08 1-4; Louise G., 2:08 1-2; Phoebon W., 

 2:08 3-4; Billy Patten, 2 :oy 1-4; Easter 

 Direct, 2 :oy 1-2; Reliance. 2:11 1-4; Young 

 Chimes, 2:11 1-2; Aintree, 2.10 3-4; Dean 

 Swift, 2:12 1-4; Johnny Smoker, 2:12 1-2; 

 Lady Laurin, 2:131-2; Charley King, 

 2:14 1-4; and Decima Deane, 2:14 1-4. 



The first matinee was held on July 9, and 

 the honors for the afternoon went to Lynn 

 with 30 points, Fellsway getting 24, Metropol- 



CHARLEY KING, 2:14 1-4 

 Winner of Four Races in Five Starts in Big Interclub Meets of 1910. Owned and Driven 



by Adna T. Wheelock 



