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the amateur turf by Mr. Pope, was put to 

 breeding, and she is now one of the most 

 noted brood mares in the country. She has 

 produced for Mr. Pope The Leading Lady 

 (3), 2:07, the world's record for a three-year- 

 old trotter when made ; The Minute Man, 

 2:21 1-4; Chorus Girl, 2:20; The Understudy, 

 2:26 1-2; The British Soldier (3), 2:17; and 

 Friendly Chief, yearling trial of 35 seconds 

 for a quarter-mile. A daughter, too, of Miss 

 Pratt produced Denali (1), 2:291-4, and 

 which in 1914, when two years old, worked a 

 mile in 2:12 1-4. He also owned the stallion, 

 King Peter, 2 :20 3-4. 



Mr. Pope has a stock farm in Concord, 

 Mass., widely known by the name of Stony- 

 meade Farm, which comprises 150 acres. 

 This establishment contains everything re- 

 quired on a gentleman's model farm. All of 

 the buildings are spacious, the soil fertile, and 

 the adjoining country noted for its beauty. 

 Mr. Pope enjoys himself immensely at Stony- 

 meade. 



Miss Margaret Winslow Pope, the daugh- 

 ter of Mr. Pope, is, too, interested in horses, 

 but her preference is the high actor and 

 splendid saddler. With Mademoiselle she has 

 won blue ribbons and cups at numerous horse 

 shows. Experts agree that this mare is in a 

 class by herself. It is said that her sire was 

 Bingen", 2:06 1-4. At any rate, she is capable 

 of showing 2:20 speed hitched to a wagon. 



Another blue ribbon winner for Miss Pope 

 is the handsome saddle mare, Virginia, which 

 never was defeated in the show ring. She is 

 up to trotting a 2 140 gait, and, hitched double 

 with Mademoiselle, the two make a spanking 

 team. Mr. Pope resides in Concord, Mass. 



JEFFERSON BRADBURY 



Jefferson Bradbury was born in Houghton, 

 Me., in 1859. He attended the local schools 

 until sixteen years of age, when he started 

 out for himself, and has never since been in 

 the employ of any man. In 1893 he satisfied 

 himself that Brookline, Mass., was a good 

 place in which to open a modern, up-to-date 

 boarding and sale stable, and he constructed 

 the one where he is now located, at 56 Win- 

 chester Street. He joined the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club in the first year of its ex- 

 istence, and is, too, a member of the Order 

 of Masons. 



Mr. Bradbury has bought and sold up- 

 wards of 10,000 horses, among his customers 

 having been C. R. Milliken, of the Glen 

 House, White Mountains, and the Ricker 

 Bros., of Poland Springs. He also assisted 

 James Sanborn, of the firm of Chase & 

 Sanborn, Boston, in starting his prominent 

 stock farm at Poland, Me. Most of the 



brood mares on the farm were purchased by 

 Mr. Bradbury in Chicago., 



Among the fast trotters and pacers that 

 have passed through Mr. Bradbury's hands 

 are Queen, 2:311-4, one of the stars of 

 thirty years ago; Bonnie Doone, 2:38, that 

 he, thirty-two years ago, sold for $1,050 to 

 E. D. Morgan, of New York; Blocdmont, 

 2:321-4, which twenty-seven years ago won 

 a big stallion race at Presque Isle, Me., and 

 was then the real "cock of the walk" in that 

 section ; Dr. Kilburn, that, as a two-year-old, 

 made the state of Maine record of 2:31 1-4; 

 John Moore, that, as a three-year-old, made 

 the state of Maine record of 2:22 3- 

 Almah, by Cochato, out of the great brood 

 mare, Regent's Last, and, as a four-year- 

 old, trotted a mile in 2:10, and a half in 

 1:01, at Readville; Stanley C. 2:141-4, 

 counted the best race horse in Maine in his 

 day, and who won second money in a nine- 

 heat race, at Lewiston, being first or second in 

 each of the heats ; Wotan, 2:17 3-4, that he sold 

 for $5,000; Mars, 2:133-4, the stallion that 

 has been siring speed at Presque Isle, Me. : 

 Lord Arley, with a trial of 2:101-2, for 

 which $5,000 was refused. 



The only horse that Mr. Bradbury ever 

 matineed was Tony D., 2:141-4, which he 

 raced at the Charles River Speedway and 

 won heats in 1:03 1-4; Pot Roast, 2:21 1-4. 

 which he sold to go to Philadelphia, where 

 lie earned a matinee record of 1 :oo. Mr. 

 Bradbury resides at 2\j Harvard Street, 

 Brookline, Mass. 



GEORGE A. GRAVES 



Georoe A. Graves was born in Newton, 

 Mass., in 1S52, and received his education in 

 the schools of that city. In 1869 he went to 

 work as clerk for his father. Chester H. 

 Graves, distiller of alcohol at 35 Hawkins 

 St., Boston. In 1873 he became a member 

 of the firm, the title having been changed to 

 C. H. Graves & Sons. Mr. Graves was one 

 of the original members of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club, the Gentlemen's Driving Club 

 of Boston, and the Fellsway Driving Club. 

 In the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Boston, 

 he filled the position of director, a member 

 of the executive committee, and president of 

 the club in 1914. In the Metropolitan Club, 

 he served on the board of directors and as 

 chairman of the executive committee. 



In the organizing of the Metropolitan Driv- 

 ing Club, Mr. Graves was made chairman pro 

 tern., in the very first meeting held at Young's 

 Hotel, in the bringing of the horsemen of Bos- 

 ton together for the object of combining into 

 a club. He has always been very prominent 

 in its affairs, and to his excellent business 



