The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 47 Wilkie lowered the quarter-mile record for pacers, to sleigh, by winning the first heat of a winning race in 29 3-4 seconds. Miss Adbell, owned and driven by Frank Burke, was his opponent. The Spring matinees furnished sev- eral matters of racing interest. On June 3, Chief \\'ilkie lowered the pacing record of the half-mile track to i 104 3-4, going against time. June 17 Major Wellington reduced the trot- ting record for the half-mile track to i :o6 1-4, and in securing the honor won
The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 47 Wilkie lowered the quarter-mile record for pacers, to sleigh, by winning the first heat of a winning race in 29 3-4 seconds. Miss Adbell, owned and driven by Frank Burke, was his opponent. The Spring matinees furnished sev- eral matters of racing interest. On June 3, Chief \\'ilkie lowered the pacing record of the half-mile track to i 104 3-4, going against time. June 17 Major Wellington reduced the trot- ting record for the half-mile track to i :o6 1-4, and in securing the honor won a very com- mendable race, as the following summary shows: Charles River Speedway (1-2 mile track). June 17, I:o6 1-4. Major \\'ellington. b. g. (Chauncy -Sears) 2 2 i i Demarest, b. g. (W. J. McDonald).... 1332 Orale, br. m. (W. J. McDonald) 3 i 2 3 Time—1:091-4. 1:071-2, 1:061-4, 1:081-2, On May 30 was held the testimonial mati- nee to ex-President C. S. Spencer, whose business, as mentioned above, was calling him to reside in New York City. There was a large crowd out to do honor to the departing mem- ber of the club, and on all sides were heard expressions of regret that so valuable a mem- ber was lost to them. The prize winners for the Spring series of matinees were as follows: Time SPRING SERIES Trotters cup—Chauncy Sears' Major Wellington 1913, Class I. trottin.,. Speed cup—W. J. McDonald's Demarest, i :07 1-4, First point cup—W. J. McDonald's Orale (40 points). Second point cup—C. C. Mayberry's Margate (37 points). Pacers Time cup—W. J. McDonald's Chief Wilkie, 1:043-4. Speed cup—\V. J. Furbush's Will Be Sure, 1:061-2. I<irst point cup—George W. Norton's George N. (43 points). Second point cup—A. C. Furbush's Ethel Direct {3s points). There were no cups offered for the Iill series. A notable addition to the racing fra- ternity was George A. Graves with his trotter, Bronson, 2:12, and he amply proved how val- uable a speedway trotter he was by defeat
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