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The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



and suburban roads. During bis horse career 

 lie had various chances to serve as an officer 

 of the two matinee clubs to which he belonged, 

 but the only office he ever accepted was that 

 of vice-president of the Fellsway Club ; but 

 he has also been named for several years 

 among the vice-presidents of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Qub. 



We feel that Fred's heretofore unpublished 

 advice to those still in the matinee sport may 

 be of value. He says, "The life of the mati- 

 nees today depends on securing new horses as 

 often as possible, trading or new purchases, 

 make news and arouse new interest in own- 

 ers, drivers and the public. That's the reason 

 I was always ready to either buy or sell and, 

 in the very short space of four years, owned 

 thirteen horses and two colts, most of them 

 i me at a time." 



Fred will also be remembered among horse- 

 men, and particularly among Cox and Cox's 

 Army at Dover, N. H., as the imported base- 

 ball pitcher who pitched Cox and his Army 

 to a io-inning victory in a ball game with a 

 team of Doverites, for which Fred got due 

 credit in Dover and Boston papers. 



FRANK M. BURKE 



Frank M. Burke was born in Rowley, 

 Mass., in 1878, and was graduated from the 

 Newburyport High School. In 1898 he be- 

 gan the manufacturing of heels at Ipswich, 

 Mass., where he is still located. He was one 

 of the early members of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club and he often brings his star 

 trotters and pacers to compete in the mati- 

 nees at the Charles River Speedway. 



Mr. Burke is the owner of one of the best 

 racing and matinee stables in New England. 

 He drives his own horses in most instances, 

 thus deriving a great deal of sport by so do- 

 ing. Among the horses that he has owned 

 are: My Star. 2:03 3-4; Miss DeForest, 

 2:05 1-4; Reliance. 2:11 1-4; Miss Adbell. 

 2:06 1-4: The Alderman, 2:16 1-2 ; Higgins, 

 2:16 3-4: Troas, 2:12 1-4; Morine, 2:09 1-4, 

 etc. He is also the owner of the widely 

 known Fatherland Stock Farm in Byfield, 

 Mass., where he is engaged in breeding, 

 raising, and the development of trotters. He 

 lias on his establishment many highly-bred 

 and fast record marcs, which he is breeding 

 to the best stallions. The result will be that 

 in a few years Mr. Burke will have the en- 

 joyment of driving in races colts of his own 

 breeding. Mr. Burke resides at Ipswich, 

 Mass. 



A. C. FURBUSH 

 A. C. Furbush was born in Lebanon, Me., 

 and attended I be local schools of It is native 



town and in Rochester, N. H. His first 

 work was in 1888, for his brother. A. J. 

 Furbush, in the grocery business. He started 

 in business for himself in 1904, running a 

 boarding stable and real estate business at 

 66 Davis Street, West Newton. He was one 

 of the first members of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club, and was very active in induc- 

 ing new members to join. 



Mr. Furbush has always taken a leading 

 part in the matinee racing at Charles River 

 Speedway. Among the most prominent 

 trotters and pacers he raced were Fred H., 

 2:12 1 -4 ; Jay Kay. 2:15 1-2, winner of a rive- 

 mile race on the ice at Montreal: Lucy 

 Posey, 2:103-4: Ethel Direct, 2:113-4; 

 Mattie March. 2:141-4: Dart, 2:081-4, 

 King Regent, 2:16 1-4; Grade Baron, trotting. 

 2 :i8 1-2. pacing, 2 :2I 1-4 ; Bon View. 2:15 1-4 ; 

 Miss Adbell, 2:061-4; Edwin S.. 2:08; 

 Outcast, 2:17 1-4, who was not beaten on the 

 Dorchester Speedway for two vears. 



Mr. Furbush and his brother, W. J., had 

 a most interesting race to sleigh one after- 

 no, m. a number of years back, on the New- 

 ton Boulevard. While all that was waged 

 was a bushel of clams, the loser to be at the 

 expense of a clambake for the friends of 

 both parties, yet the event aroused a lot of 

 interest in the Newtons. Mr. Furbush, 

 named Fred H.. while W. J., named Mazie 

 Sidney. After five red-hot heats Fred H. se- 

 cured the honors, and there was a 1 > i i_»; cele- 

 bration that evening, A. C. Furbush being 

 the leader. 



Along with matinee racing Mr. Furbush 

 has also been greatly interested in profession- 

 al racing and, usually, started a horse capable 

 of getting its share of the purse. In 1914, 

 he had campaigned the pacing mare. Ethel 

 Direct, who, in nine days won four races, 

 and in eighteen days secured seven second 

 moneys. In that year she started altogether 

 in twenty-two races. Mr. Furbush •-esides 

 at 66 Davis Street. West Newton. Mass. 



BENJAMIN POPE 



Benj \mi\ Pope, of the large business firm 

 of Curtis & Pope Cumber Co.. 744 Albany 

 Street. Boston, lias been strongly identified 

 with the light harness horse. He is a life 

 member of the Metropolitan Driving Club. 

 was one of the early members of the Gentle- 

 men's Driving Club of Boston, and also be- 

 longs to the Brookline Country Club and the 

 Algonquin Club. 



( >ne of the first trotters owned and raced by 

 Mr. Pope was Mrs. Jack, 2:24 1-4. which since 

 has become a great brood mare. He then 

 purchased Miss Pratt. 2:171-4. which, after 

 being campaigned, both professionally and on 



