204 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



getting Kid Downey to step around the turns Louise E.'s principal amateur events will 



at the Charles River half-mile track without here be given space, and a worthy name she 



breaking, and the result was that he went made for herself. In the season of 1905 she 



the way of the previous ones — to a new owner, won the speed cup at the Charles River 



At the Old Glory sale, the Fall of 191 3. Air. Speedway, lowering the pacing record to 

 Reay bought the pacing queen, Ruth D., 1 :02, a reduction of 2 1-2 seconds from the 

 2:061-4, her record made over a mile track, previous record, made by Phoebon W. 

 am! that had won a heat in 2:06 1-2 on a halt- In [906 was the great interclub meet at 

 mile course. In the Spring series of 1914 she Readville track, in which competed the fast- 

 made Chief Wilkie lower the track record to est trotters and pacers owned in the Cleve- 

 1 :o4, and the week before that she had won a land, New York, Syracuse, Memphis and 

 very creditable victory over the Chief . On June Boston Driving Clubs. Mr. Emerson and 

 22, she equaled the same mark, in a race with Louise E. represented the Boston Club, the 

 Miss Adbell, the matinee marking the occasion mare being driven by George A. Graves, 

 of the opening of the new club stables. Ruth There were thirteen races in the meet, and, 

 I), has the credit of being the only pacer hold- had it not been for Louise E., the Boston club 

 ing equal honors with Chief Wilkie at the would have passed without having secured a 

 Charles River half-mile track, as each has the single victory. 



track record of 1 104 and defeated each other Pitted against the daughter of Gov. Bod- 



1 .nee in the only two races in wdiich they met. well were the best amateur pacers in the 



The Fall of 1914 Mr. Reay bought the country, eligible to the 2:13 pace. Few, even 



pacer, Star Patch, 2:041-4. of her friends, had an idea that Louise E. 



Not only is Mr. Reay an enthusiastic mem- could more than make a decent showing, but 



her of several driving clubs, he always being the result demonstrated of what material she 



within reach when anything is to be accom- was made In straight heats she led the field 



plished or wanted, but Mrs. Reay is equally to the wire, and the second one was in the 



as fond of the sport as is her husband. She last time of 2:103-4. a whole second faster 



is an active member of the Ladies' Auxiliary than her professional record, made later to 



of the Metropolitans, doing much in promot- sulky. The complete summary of the event 



ing the organization with her sister members, follows : 



Mr. and Mrs. Reay reside at Newton High- Readville, Mass.. Sept. 4, 1906. 2:13 class, pacing; 



lands, Mass., and have three beautiful chil- prize, $100 cup. 



, \\ . H. Emerson s (Boston) b. m., Louise E. 



dren - (Mr. Graves) 1 1 



F. G. Jones' (Memphis) blk. 5;.. William O. 



WILLIAM H. EMERSON (Mr. Jones) 3 2 



William H. Emerson is one of the leading C S. A ^' eri, . , j 1 s (Syracuse) br. m., Amblem 



business men of Boston, with his address at Ge ( o * r e R V H a II's"'( Boston')" b.'m.;' Nellie "s. 



184 Summer Street. He was one of the early (Mr. Hall) 4 4 



members of the .Metropolitan Driving Club, Dr. H. 1). Gill's (New York) cli. m., Sue 



as he was also of the Gentlemen's Driving Dix (Mr. Gill) .... n'"\V 6 5 



„, , . _. 1 ,1 t- 11 ,-1 1 u Walter lermvn s (.New lork) b. g.. Barnetto 



Club ot Boston, and the Fellsway Club. He (Mr. Jermyn) 5 6 



is past president of the Boston Shoe Asso- Time— -2:12, 2:103-4. 



dates, which office he held three years. Xhe following Winter, or to be exact. ><n 



Mr. Emerson was very prominent in the February 12. 1907, Louise E. again came to 



matinees of the Metropolitan Club at Charles lnc rC scue of the Boston horses, the occasion 



River Speedway, and the amateur meets at being the interclub meet between the Metro- 



Readville, his favorite being the pacing mare, politan and Concord, X. II., clubs at the 



Louise E., 2:11 3-4, and with a matinee record Charles River Speedway. In this series of 



of 2:103-4, 1m wagon. The Fall she was a races the Metropolitan succeeded in winning 



two-year-old Mr. Emerson purchased Louise s ix of the ten events, but it was the unex- 



E., from the Martin Farm, Pittsfield, Me. pected defeat of the Concord entry, Palatka, 



She was delivered to Mr. Emerson the fol- J,-., by Louise E. that gave the home club the 



lowing Spring, when she was first fitted to a honors. The time of the heats was 31 1-4 



set of shoes. and 31 seconds. 



Charles Lockwood developed the mare. Another victory of merit for the trim little 



teaching her to go without the aid of hopples, mare, was at Combinaion Park, Medford, on 



and started her in a few professional races the September 25, 1909, in the interclub meet be- 



season she was a four-year-old. The follow- tween the Dorchester, Lynn, Ouannapowitt 



ing season she took the word in nine races, and Fellsway Clubs. Louise E. represented 



winnirg two and getting second money in Fellsway in this turf battle, and she was 



four. against Lady Laurin, from the Lynn Club, 



