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for trotters with Margate, 2:08 1-4, winning 

 a heat in 1 :02 1-4, and the average time for 

 two heats being 1 :o2 7-8. Others of promi- 

 nence that he matineed were Lanter, 2:13 1-4; 

 Patricia, Spim, 2:15 1-4; Alchato, etc. Dr. 

 Thompson resides at Newton Highlands, 

 Mass. 



EDGAR F. POWER 



Edgar F. Power was born in Boston, 

 Mass., in 1868, and was graduated from the 

 Boston grammar and high schools. His first 

 work in Boston was in 1886, learning the 

 coffee business in the employ of Chase <■ 

 Sanborn, with which firm he is now travel- 

 ing representative. Mr. Power joined the 

 Metropolitan Driving Club in 1906, and has 

 served on the house committee. He is also a 

 Mason, Odd Fellow, and a member of the 

 Cottage Park Yacht Club, and fourth presi- 

 dent of the Cape Cod Council, Travelers' 

 Association. 



Mr. Power is one of the racing power.- 

 the Charles River Speedway. He was always 

 horsy from his toes up, it being his one 

 particular fad, and he would never own any 

 but a good trotter or pacer. Among those he 

 matineed with success were Allenka, 2:13 1-4 ; 

 Vernag, 2:21 1-2; Roscoe, 2:12 3-4; Billy 

 Baggs, 2:22 1-4; Edgar Audubon, Beulah 

 Ongate, Lotta Crabtree, Dandy Wilkes, etc. 



Mr. Power has taken a prominent part in 

 the development of Winthrop, Mass., where 

 he resides. Up to the Fall of 1914, he had 

 built forty-three houses in that town, believ- 

 ing it the right way, with the disposing of 

 them to good families, in booming his town. 



J. HENRY RICHARDSON 



J. Henry Richardson can, in every particu- 

 lar, be styled a self-made man. When enter- 

 ing the age of manhood, he was employed 

 in a mill at 50 cents a day and, later, in a 

 hat shop receiving 85 cents a day. Not long 

 after this, he made his appearance on the 

 famous old Mile Ground of Boston with the 

 two noted trotters. Belle Shacket, 2:271-2, 

 and Carrie T., 2:26 1-4, which were the top- 

 notchers of that time on the snowpath. 



He started in business for himself in 

 1875, opening the "Mammoth" boarding 

 stable in Portland Street, Boston, where he 

 remained eighteen years. After a short stop 

 in the Bowdoin Square stable (Ned May- 

 nard's noted stable), he located in the Cos- 

 mopolitan stable, 46-54 Pitts Street, where 

 he has been in business the past twenty-one 

 years. Mr. Richardson was one of the first 

 members of the Metropolitan Driving Club, 

 of which he is a life member, and also be- 

 longs to the Quannapowitt Driving Club 



and the Kenoza Driving Club of Haverhill, 

 A lass. 



Mr. Richardson was very prominent in 

 professional and amateur racing with Twang, 

 '2:181-2; Whitney, 2:121-2; Princess Mo- 

 quette, 2:081-2; Miss Whitney, 2:071-2, 

 which he developed, and Chain Shot, 2 :o6 1-2. 

 These horses won important victor} - after 

 victory that gave them big head lines in 

 the morning horse column of the daily 

 newspapers during their racing period. 



Carrie T., 2:261-4. was the property of 

 J. O. Whitton, but she was driven in the 

 majority of her appearances on the snow- 

 path by Mr. Richardson. For two Winters 

 this mare defeated the fastest on Boston's 

 speed ground and she was always open to 

 meet all comers at any time. Mr. Richard- 

 son is counted one of Boston's most pro- 

 ficient reinsmen, being light-handed and of 

 rare judgment when driving in a close race. 

 No man knows how to hook a trotter — right — 

 better than he, and his stables have always 

 been models of neatness. 

 » Twenty-five years ago he purchased, from 

 the David Snow heirs, the Thorndale Stock 

 Farm, in Andover, Mass., which property 

 has since developed into a very valuable 

 asset, much of it being marketable for build- 

 ing purposes. There are 200 acres in the 

 estate, which cuts 350 tons of hay (when 

 purchased by Mr. Richardson it only cut 

 68 tons). On the farm is a good half-mile 

 track for the development of the youngsters 

 sired by the royally-bred stallion, Seumanee, 

 by Bingen, 2:06 1-4, out of the great brood 

 mare, Red Tape, 2:241-4, the dam of four 

 trotters in the list, by Prodigal, 2:16. The 

 buildings at Thorndale Farm are commo- 

 dious, conveniently situated and always kept 

 in perfect repair and tidiness. 



Mr. Richardson takes great pride in 

 Thorndale, which, before he purchased it, 

 can be remembered by old-time horsemen 

 as the home of the famous stallion, Daniel 

 Lambert. Mr. Richardson can well be de- 

 scribed as one man who certainly made good 

 with horses. He resides in Andover, Mass. 



WALTER B. FARMER 



Walter B. Farmer was born in Arlington, 

 Mass., in 1878, and, after attending the local 

 schools of his native town, was graduated 

 from Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vt. He was 

 one of the first members of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club, and of the Gentlemen's Driving 

 Club of Boston. He is also a member of the 

 B. A. A., Paleface Gun Club, the Exeter Gun 

 Club, and the Boston Yacht Club. 



The existence of the Metropolitan Club is 

 very probably due to Mr. Farmer. He was 



