The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



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Billy Andrews, and while owned by Mr. Gal- 

 lup raced against and defeated more hoppled 

 pacers than any other trotter ever owned in 

 Boston. In his races he was frequently timed 

 quarters in 20 1-2 seconds. After passing 

 from Mr. Gallup' s hands to parties in Maine 

 he was started, in February, 1914, over the ice 

 at Winthrop, Maine, in the free-for-all, win- 

 ning an eight-heat race, the time being the 

 fastest in the world for eight heats at a quar- 

 ter of a mile. The fourth heat Earl King 



ton with his office in the market district. He 

 joined the Dorchester Driving Club in [905- 

 lie was on the board of directors three years 

 and has served on various other committees. 

 He also belongs to the Masons, ( )dd Fel- 

 lows, Knights of Pythias, Ancient Order of 

 United Workmen, and the Market Men's 

 Relief Association. 



Mr. Wheelock has always been prominent 

 on the Franklin Field Speedway. Among 

 the horses he has raced are: Charley King, 



CHARLEY KING, 2:14 1-4 

 The Winner of Over One Hundred Races Shown Pacing a Fast Heat for His Owner, 

 A. T. Wheelock, at Franklin Field Speedway 



captured in 31 seconds, which equaled the 

 state of Maine record for trotters over the 

 ice. 



Then there was Hollis Bingen, which Mr. 

 Gallup bred, developed, and raced ; Gallup's 

 Todd, and Silence, 2 .21 3-4, which as a three- 

 year-old was second in the big futurity at 

 Hartford in 2:12 1-2. Air. Gallup resides in 

 Dorchester, Mass. 



ADNA T. WHEELOCK 



Adna T. Wheelock was born in St. Johns- 

 bury, Vt., in 1858, and was graduated from 

 the Tinkerville School, Lyman, N. H. His 

 first work in Boston was in 1878, for Cook 

 & Hand}', in driving a watering cart. In 

 1880 he started in the milk business and. 

 later, went into the trucking business in Bos- 



2:14 1-4; Sunny Jim, 2:^2 1-4; Willema, 

 2:26: Prince Albert, 2:241-4, etc. He 

 bought Charley King when he was a five- 

 vear-old and for nine consecutive seasons he 

 was one of the top-notchers of the speedway 

 and in interclub meets. When raced profes- 

 sionally he earned his record of 2:141-4, 

 and was at the top of the summary, or a 

 factor in the events in which he took part. 

 Charley King has won over 100 blue rib- 

 bons. There is probably no other horse in 

 New England better known to the matinee 

 followers than this gelding. 



Mr. Wheelock frequently asserts that he 

 is ready to buy another that could duplicate 

 Charley King, and that he looks back to the 

 years in which he raced the gelding and the 

 whole lot of fun he had with him. Mr. 



