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one of the fastest ice horses in that section. 

 He then got hold of the mare, Nancy Belle, 

 and later of Skyscraper, by Uncle Sim, 

 2:20 1-2, and Jenny Deane, a daughter 01 

 Gen. Williams, 2 132, that had a reputation 

 as a brush horse to road. 



Mr. MacDonald's racing on the Franklin 

 Field Speedway has been with the Kentucky 

 bred trotter, Lister W. (3), 2:25 1-4, whici 

 record he obtained at Lexington, Ky. He 

 secured a matinee record of 1 :o6 1-4 at 

 Franklin Field Speedway, and won twenty- 

 five blue ribbons and only one white in two 

 seasons. He has also in his collection four 

 special blues, one special red, and one special 

 white, and a silver cup for points, that he 

 won in matinee victories. In 1914 he won 

 the first race of the season at the speedway. 

 On November 7, of the same year, he won 

 the first five-heat race ever given under the 

 auspices of the Dorchester Club, defeating 

 Hattie B., Bingen Light, George M., and 

 The Monk in three heats, finishing fourth 

 the first one and then outracing the field the 

 next two. Showing the caliber of the horses 

 in this race, the following week Bingen Light 

 defeated his field in 1 :o6 1-2 and 1 :o/ 1-4. 

 In Lister W.'s matinee racing he has defeated 

 some of the stars of the speedway, among the 

 number being Nut Bov and Knox Gelatine 

 Baby. 



Mr. MacDonald is interested in the black 

 fox industry at P. E. I., and owns profitable 

 mining properties in Colorado. He has a 

 Summer residence at Pugwash, N. S., the 

 barns and stable being surrounded by shade 

 trees and called one of the prettiest locations 

 in that country, and has also a farm at Gulf 

 Shore, N. S. Mr. MacDonald resides at 23 

 Dartmouth Street, Boston, Mass. 



JAMES CAMPBELL 



James Campbell is one of the oldest and 

 best known horsemen in New England, he 

 having for years had a racing stable, both of 

 the light harness horse and of the runners. 

 For thirty years he has been engaged in the 

 restaurant and liquor business at 41 Merrimac 

 Street, Boston, one of the favorite resorts 

 for horsemen of Greater Boston. 



Of the fast horses owned and campaigned 

 by Mr. Campbell was Sclavonic, 2:093-4, 

 which was raced by the veteran driver, J. J. 

 Bowen. He was one of the gamest pacers that 

 ever looked through a bridle and his remark- 

 able races at Dover, Rigbv, and Providence 

 will long stand out in the annals of the pro- 

 fessional turf. In his race at Readville, 

 Sclavonic was separately timed in 2 :o6 1-4. 

 Celibate, 2:121-4, was another good horse 

 for Mr. Campbell, this trotter's best efforts 



being in his winning races at Ha r tford, 

 Providence and Readville. Celibate was in 

 the hands of Trainer John Cheney. Among 

 others campaigned by Mr. Campbell was 

 J. C, 2:22 1-4: Toddy C, 2:29 1-4; Icelander, 

 2:291-4, the latter being one of his early 

 ventures. Mr. Campbell resides at 56 Es- 

 mond Street, Dorchester, Mass. 



JOHN F. DUNN 



John F. Dunn was born in South Boston 

 in 1873 and attended the Lawrence Grammar 

 School. He started work in Boston in 1885 

 with John Guild, a baker. In 1900 he began 

 business for himself, opening a bakery at 

 182 F Street, South Boston, where he is at 

 present located. He joined the Dorchester 

 Gentlemen's Driving Club in 1906 and has 

 served on the board of directors. He is also 

 a member of five other clubs or societies, and 

 therefore, is what might be called a "jiner." 

 Mr. Dunn has taken part in the matinees at 

 Franklin Field Speedway, the best known 

 horse that he raced being Prince of Monaco, 

 2:391-4. Mr. Dunn resides at 35 Emerson 

 Street, South Boston. 



ALDEN H. WOODARD 



Alden H. Woodard was born in Lowell, 

 Mass., in 1849, and attended the Colburn 

 School of that city. His first work was for his 

 father, Herman Woodard, clerking in the 

 Lowell House, Causeway Street, Boston, in 

 1867. He started in business for himself by 

 opening a public training stable at Mystic 

 Park, Medford, in 1871, where he remained 

 about twenty years. He then became half 

 owner of the Lowell House, where he first 

 worked as clerk. At present he is in business 

 at \2 Washington Street, Boston. Mr. Wood- 

 ard belongs to the Knights of Pythias. 



It is to the horse business, particularly, that 

 this sketch of Mr. Woodard's life will re- 

 fer. "Ollie," as he is known to his friends, 

 had a wide and brilliant career as a trainer 

 and driver. He was the midget of the sulky, 

 weighing only 120 pounds, or perhaps a lit- 

 tle less, it being nothing for him to pack 

 away over 30 pounds of lead to make the 

 150 pounds, to rule, when he raced. This 

 lead he wore in a belt, containing ten pounds, 

 in specially made boots, each with seven 

 pounds in the sole, while the balance was 

 placed in the sulky cushion. 



Ollie was a mere lad, in Lowell, when he 

 drove his first race, a match at Mystic Park, 

 which he won. During this time, too, he 

 rode running horses in match races. Later 

 he became noted the country over for his 

 success with the Lambert breed of trotters. 



Ollie was one of the few drivers of that 



