The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



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He was vice-president of the Metropolitan 

 Driving Club in 1914. and was a director for 

 two terms in the Dorchester Club, in both 

 years of which lie received the highest vote of 

 any of the candidates running for that office. 



Mr. Bellows is a thorough, dyed-in-the- 

 wool lover of horses and horse racing. He 

 enjoys matinee racing with the best of them, 

 and, too, is made happy if he has one with 

 the ability to go out and try for the cash hung 

 up in professional racing. 



The list of horses that he has owned and 

 driven shows quite an array of established 



Bett, _':_>i 1-4; Teddy Bingen. 2:15 1-4; and 

 Lady Klondyke, 2:29 1-2. 



In [914 .Mr. Mellows enjoyed the matinee 

 and professional races with the four-year- 

 old pacing gelding, Chato, 2:15 1-4. Pie 

 purchased this gelding when he was com- 

 ing three years old, and in that season he 

 gave him several races and a record of 

 2:24 1-4. While he was campaigned not only 

 over the local tracks, but in the state of 

 Maine, yet he won all of his starts with the 

 exception of a couple of them. In 1914 he 

 won one race in two starts with Chato at 



THISTLE (by Nelson's Wilkes) 



A Hard Pacer to Beat to Snow in the Early Days of the Metropolitan Club. 



Owned and Driven by William J. Lovell 



speed. All knowing Mr. Bellows appreciate 

 the fact that his prime favorite was Helga- 

 mite, 2:32 1-4. This very handsome mare was 

 well called "Queen of the Speedway." In 

 her matinee career she gathered in upwards 

 of one hundred blue ribbons, likely leading 

 any other equine in that respect. 



Then, in the course of passing seasons, Mr. 

 Bellows would get a likely prospect, or one 

 with a fast record, and for one reason or 

 another would dispose of it and buy another 

 one. The ones that he has owned and can 

 be called to mind follow: Caffeeno, 2:07 I_ 4! 

 Fieldmont, 2:13 1-4; Ella Carey, 2:23 1-4; 

 Onward March, 2:23 1-4; Louise D., 

 2:20 1-2; Lady Spier, 2:24 1-2; Ashland 



Marshfield. two races at Bridgewater, and 

 headed the summary of his race at the South 

 Weymouth Fair. In the event he lost at 

 Marshfield he gained his record of 2:15 1-4, 

 and was only defeated by that very fast pacer, 

 Ben Locanda, 2:10 3-4. 



Mr. Bellows has had great enjoyment with 

 Chato, more so, probably, because he has 

 done his own training and driving. If there 

 is one thing that he particularly likes, it is 

 getting into the thick of the battle with his 

 own horses. 



Mr. Bellow-s resides in Holbrook, Mass., 

 where he owns a commodious residence, with 

 land enough almost to be classed in the list 

 of being a stock farm. 



