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year, Fred W. Edna B. was owned in part- 

 nership by Mr. Forshner and John 11. 

 Weeks, of Brookline. In the handling of 

 trotters and pacers, Mr. Forshner luis been 

 successful, he having been particularly ex- 

 pert in the balancing of 'rotters. .Mr. Forsh- 

 ner resides in .Maiden, Mass. 



JOHN W. CAWLEY 



John \V. Cawley was born in East Haver- 

 hill. X. H., in 1866, and received his educa- 

 tion in the public schools of that town. In 

 [888 he accepted a clerical position with the 

 Standard Oil Co.. which was his first work 

 in Boston. Three years later he started in 

 business for himself, opening a brokerage 

 office at S3 State St., where he is still located. 

 He became a member of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club in 1914. and promises to be one 

 of the real active members of the organiza- 

 tion. He owned Lothair, 2:19, and enjoys 

 hugely the matinees at Charles River Speed- 

 way. Mr. Cawley resides in Brookline, Mass. 



JESSE EDDY 



Jesse Eddy was born in Fall River, Mass., 

 in 1 868. and attended the grammar and high 

 schools of his native city. In 1889 he entered 

 the employ of A. Shuman & Co., clothiers of 

 Boston, and is now identified with the same 

 business, being employed by the John F. Fitz- 

 gerald Clothing Co. Mr. Eddy joined the 

 Metropolitan Driving Club in 1906. He has 

 been a member of several of the committees, 

 the most important being the racing commit- 

 tee, of which he was secretary from 1908 to 

 1912. While holding this position he became, 

 if possible, even more popular with the mem- 

 bers racing horses on account of his thor- 

 ough impartiality, each and every man own- 

 ing a horse being the same to him when it 

 came to classifying them in a horse race. 



Of the horses that Mr. Eddy has owned 

 can be brought to mind Sir Albert S., 

 2:03 3-4; The Baron, 2:19 1-4; Brown Bess, 

 trial 2:28, and Bobby Patchen. Mr. Eddy is 

 a member of the fraternal lodge of Masons. 

 He resides at ^^ Otis St., Melrose, Mass. 



SAMUEL BOUVE HASTINGS 

 Samuel Bouve Hastings was born in 

 Maiden, Mass., in 1875, and attended the 

 public schools of that city. His first work 

 in Boston was in 1893 for his father, A. W. 

 Hastings, senior member of the firm of 

 A. W. Hastings & Co., dealers in windows 

 and floors, at 134 Friend Street, Boston, 

 Mass. He started in business for himself in 

 1902, with the retirement of his father from 

 the firm. He joined the Metropolitan Driv- 

 ing Club, being among the first members. 



and is also a member of the Elks and tile 



Boston City Club. 



Mr. Hastings lias been Strongly identified 

 with the professional and amateur sport for 

 a number of years and has owned the best. 



^.mong those that he has raced are: High- 

 ball. 2:033-4; The Ideal Lady, 2:091-4; 

 Morine, 2:091-4: Mansfield. 2:031-4: 

 Chimes Hal, 2:06 3-4; Doctor C, 2:13 1-4; 

 etc. Mr. Hastings is very capable in the 

 driving of a trotter or pacer, as was demon- 

 strated at the Brockton Fair, in 1914, when 

 be got up behind the pacer, Dick Direct, and 

 won the race in several seconds faster time 

 than wdiat the same horse was defeated in 

 earlier in the week. Mr. Hastings resides at 

 Lexington, Mass. 



GEORGE W. NORTON 



( 'iEorge W. Norton was born in Cam- 

 bridge, Mass.. in 1857, and attended the 

 schools of Allston, Mass. His first work 

 was for his father, Edward H. Morton, 

 manufacturer of soap. In 1882 he succeeded 

 his father in the soap business, in Cambridge, 

 where he is still located. He was one of the 

 first members of the Metropolitan Driving 

 Club, of which he is a life member, and has 

 served on the board of directors. He also 

 belongs to the B. A. A. 



Mr. Norton is one of the leading matinee 

 enthusiasts, as well as having been promi- 

 nent on the professional turf. Among those 

 he has raced for cash prizes were: Salhe 

 Hook, 2 :og, and also a matinee record to 

 wagon of 2:09: The Shah, 2:103-4; Jim 

 Corbett, 2:15; Walter Roberts, 2:16 1-2; etc. 

 He is the breeder and owner of the sterling 

 trotter. The Mason, 2:171-4, that won more 

 money in the Bay State Short Ship Circuit 

 in 1914 than any other trotter, having $1,625 

 to his credit in nine races, of which he got 

 five firsts, two seconds, and once each a third 

 and a fourth. After the Springfield meet, 

 The Mason came to his true racing form, and 

 from then on was unbeaten in the circuit, win- 

 ning his next five remaining stake engage- 

 ments and losing only three of the eighteen 

 heats which he raced at Northampton. "Hills- 

 grove, Taunton, Marshfield, and Fitchburg. 

 The Mason was out of the mare, Fly-a-way, 

 2:29 1-4. which Mr. Norton drove on the 

 road and raced during the sleighing season on 

 Beacon Street Boulevard for many seasons. 

 With her retirement from active work, he 

 bred Fly-a-way to Alliewood, 2 :09 1-2, the 

 result being The Mason. Mr. Norton resides 

 in Lexington, Mass.. where he has a very 

 ci >mfortable stock farm, which is called the 

 Peacock Farm. 



