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worked Worthy Prince in 2:051-2, at Co- 

 lumbus, the last half in 1 :oi 1-2. 



At the New York sale, of 1914, Air. Griffin 

 purchased three horses for his stable, Keller- 

 ville Lad, 2:12 1-4, he got for fun on the 

 speedway, but the two youngsters he expects 

 will be heard from on the turf. Alfred King 

 (2), 2:28 1-4, by King Bellini, 2:12 1-4, trotted 

 a quarter at Combination Park, right oft the 

 cars from New York, in 31 seconds. In the 

 Summer he had trialed in 2:15. last half in 

 1 :o4 1-2. Frantell, the two-year-old colt by 

 Walnut Hall, 2:08 1-4, is in $85,000 worth of 

 futurities. He has a very neat way of going. 

 Experts figure that Mr. Griffin secured a cou- 

 ple of prizes. Mr. Griffin resides at 153 Har- 

 vard Street, Dorchester, Mass. 



1 orses that he owned and raced are Queenie, 

 2:22 1-4, and Ben G., who, although without 

 an official record, was known to have plenty 

 of speed. Mr. Griffin resides at 175 Ashmont 

 Street, Dorchester, Mass. 



GEORGE H. GREENWOOD 



George H. Greenwood was born in West- 

 boro, Mass., in 1853, and was graduated from 

 the schools of his native town. He came to 

 Boston in 1876 and opened a retail tobacco 

 store in Boylston St.. near Washington St., 

 where he remained for thirty-five years. He 

 then disposed of this business and entered the 

 real estate business, locating at 2 Washington 

 St., Roxbury. He was a charter member of 

 the Dorchester Driving Club, the first two 

 years being on the board of directors, and 

 since that time filling the office of secretary 

 He also is a member of the Masons. 



Mr. Greenwood has been the right man in 

 the right place for the Dorchester Club, and 

 his strenuous work in their behalf has always 

 been fully appreciated. He rarely misses a 

 meeting of the club, and has a very clear con- 

 ception of what should be done in unraveling 

 any of the knotty problems that frequently 

 arise. He has never been partial to owning a 

 fast trotter or pacer, but has taken his pleas- 

 ure on the road with a trim-going gelding 

 named Prince G. So many years was Prince 

 G. owned by Mr. Greenwood that he certainly 

 became a member of the family. Mr. Green- 

 wood resides at 56 Melville Ave., Dorchester. 

 Mass. 



GEORGE E. GRIFFIN 



George E. Griffin was born in Lowell, 

 Mass., in 1851, and received his education in 

 the public schools of that city. He came to 

 Boston and entered the grocery and pro- 

 vision business in 1885, being a junior mem- 

 ber of the firm Jaques & Griffin, located in 

 Ashmont. Mr. Griffin was one of the original 

 members of the Dorchester Club, and an 

 active worker on several of the committees, 

 the principal one being the entertainment 

 committee. He is also a member of the 1. < '. 

 O. F. and Royal Arcanum. Among the 



JOSEPH W. BURNS 



Joseph W. Burns was born in Freetown, 

 Prince Edward Island, and attended the 

 schools of his native place. He came to 

 Boston in 1898, going to work as a carpenter. 

 Of late years he has been foreman for the 

 firm of Cruckshank cSj Russell, builders. He 

 joined the Dorchester Driving Club in 1910, 

 and has never missed a meeting, nor scarcely 

 missed a matinee race, being one of the first 

 on the track and ready to meet all comers. 



Among the horses he owned is the hand- 

 some trotting mare. Dot, which was bred by 

 his father, a well known horseman of Free- 

 town, P. E. I. She was brought to Boston 

 when two years old, and was sired by 

 Brazilian, 2 .22 3-4, out of Lady Burns, trial 

 2:20, by Westlawn ; second dam, Nellie B., 

 by Gladstone, 2:28 1-4. Dot was one of the 

 leading trotters of the Franklin Field 

 Speedwav in 1013, being winner of one of 

 the first prizes given for the season. She 

 was a great drawing card in the matinees for 

 five years, and won over 100 ribbons, besides 

 many valuable prizes. Dot is the dam of two 

 foals, Ralph Bingen, a handsome bay stallion 

 by Teddy Bingen, 2:15 1-4, son of Bingen, 

 2:06 1-4, and Addie Echo, foaled in 1914. by 

 Echo Todd, 2:26 1-4. by Todd, 2:14 3-4. 

 Not only have Dot and Ralph Bingen speed, 

 but each has won blue ribbons in the horse 

 show ring. Mr. Burns resides at ^2 Calen- 

 der Street. Dorchester, Mass. 



CALVIN MACDONALD 



Calvin MacDonald was born in Gulf Shore, 

 Cumberland County, N. S., and received his 

 education in the local schools of that place. 

 About twenty years ago he went over the 

 RiOcky Mountains, working in Tacoma, 

 Seattle. Port Blake, and Minot, North 

 Dakota. He first came to Boston in 1896, 

 and entered the employ of the Boston 

 Elevated Railroad. In 1903 he went to New 

 York and remained there three years. He 

 started in business for himself, in 1909, as a 

 piano mover, which business he is still 

 occupied in, at 564 Washington Street, 

 Boston. He joined the Dorchester Driving 

 Club in 1912, and also belongs to the Order 

 of ( )dd Fellows. 



From- the time he was a young man, Mr. 

 MacDonald was interested in owning a fast 

 horse. Twenty years ago he had Fred 

 Ellison, which was noted in Nova Scotia as 



