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The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



HERBERT A. BRACKETT 

 Herbert A. Brackett was born in Dedham, 

 in 1872, and was graduated from the Maiden 

 schools. His first work was as a printers' 

 devil with Geo. B. King & Co., in 1886. He 

 started in business for himself in 1907, under 

 the firm name of Richardson & Brackett, 

 dealers in paints and oils at 12 Sudbury 

 Street, Boston. He is still in the same line 

 of business, with a location at 7 S'jdbury 

 Street. 



Mr. Brackett was one of the original mem- 

 bers of the Ouannapowitt Driving Club, and 

 joined the Metropolitan Driving Club in 



1909. He is also the race secretary of the 

 Quannapowitt Agricultural Society, which 

 position he held for four years. Mr. Brackett 

 was elected the first secretary of the Ouan- 

 napowitt Driving Club and, in 1909, was 

 made treasurer, which office he held through 



1910, and then, in 1911, was elected vice- 

 president and, in 191 3, he was rewarded for 

 his diligent efforts in behalf of the club, with 

 the presidency. Mr. Brackett was a hustler, 

 keeping things on the move all the time he 

 was in office. 



In the matinees he was prominent, both 

 over the Reading track and in the interclub 

 meets, among those he owned being Wasco, 

 2:14 1-4; Nellie S., 2:12 1-4; Rexina, 

 2:191-4; Blue Light, 2:20; Pauline Direct, 

 and the two-year-old Direct Todd, of which 

 much is expected. Mr. Brackett belongs to 

 the Red Men. and the IL O. G. C. He re- 

 sides in ReadiiiEr. Mass. 



FRED CHURCHILL 

 Fred Churchill was born in North Paris, 

 Me., in 1861, and attended the schools at 

 Stoneham, Mass. He started in business for 

 himself in 1891, opening a livery and board- 

 ing stable in Melrose, Mass., where he is still 

 located. He joined the Quannapowitt Driv- 

 ing Club in 1907, and has served on the 

 board of directors. He also belongs to the 

 .Sons of Veterans and the Melrose Lodge of 

 Elks. In the matinees at Reading and inter- 

 club meets, he has raced Harry M., Matty 

 C. and Bessie Wilkes, etc., all without rec- 

 ords, but capable of racing with the stars in 

 the amateur driving club events. Mr. 

 rhurchill resides at 616 Main Street, Melrose, 

 Mass. 



SAMUEL G. BROWN 

 Samuel G. Brown was born in Lynn, 

 Mass., in i860, and was graduated from the 

 high school of that city. His first work was 

 in New York in 1879 f° r his father, William 

 Austin Brown. He started in business for 

 himself in 1891, opening a boarding and 



livery stable in Lynn. He is at present en- 

 gaged in the stable and garage equipment 

 business in that city. 



Mr. Brown was one of the very first to 

 start the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Lynn, 

 being one of the famous Mission boys. He 

 has filled every position in the club, from 

 clerk and press representative, up to presi- 

 dent in the year 1914. He was official start- 

 ing judge at the matinee and interclub meets 

 for several seasons, and one of the first to 

 secure a National Trotting Association 

 license to start horses. In the $50,000 handi- 

 cap at Readville track, he was associate 

 judge. He was also associate judge and 

 announcer with the starting judge, A. H. 

 Merrill, at Rochester, N. H., Hartford, 

 Conn., Readville and other parks for several 

 seasons. 



Mr. Brown has owned many horses hav- 

 ing speed, among the fastest being Little 

 Frank, Kitty C, Judge W., Fanny D., etc. 

 He resides at 10 Pearl Street, Lynn, Mass. 



LEVI S. LORD 



Levi S. Lord was born in North Beverly, 

 Mass., in 1855, and attended the schools of 

 his native town and in Beverly. His first 

 work was for George Johnson, grocer, in 

 North Beverly, in 1873, and the first money 

 he earned he spent for a horse. He started 

 in business for himself in 1879, owning the 

 barge line between Wenham and Beverly. 

 Later he began the training of horses and 

 opened a boarding stable in Cherry Street, 

 Wenham, where he is still located. It is 

 said that he does more in clipping horses 

 than any man east of Boston. 



Mr. Ixnrd became a member of the Lynn 

 Driving Club in 1906 and also belongs to 

 the Odd Fellows. He has been very active 

 in the matinee racing, his trotting gelding, 

 General, 2:311-4, being familiar to horse- 

 men of Greater Boston. In his younger 

 days General was raced under the name of 

 General Lambert, and was capable of turn- 

 ing a half-mile track in 2:15. 



In the years that Mr. Lord owned Gen- 

 eral he was never started in a professional 

 race, nor driven in a matinee event by any- 

 body except himself. In four seasons' rac- 

 ing with the Lynn Club, General won three 

 championship cups, two special cups and the 

 service fee. valued at $100, of Cochato (3), 

 2:11 1-2. In more than 100 races he won 

 but two yellow ribbons, the others being 

 blues and reds. Another that Mr. Lord 

 used for a fun horse was Enoch Arden. 

 2 :24 T-2. 



One great pride of Mr. Lord is having 

 been one of the organizers of the Hamilton 



