. The driving clubs of greater Boston .. . JAMES F. YOUNG President 1912 Ford, G. A. French, J. J. Buckley, W. H. Gilligan, A. R. Hobart, H. P. Miller, Thos. MacKenzie, C. H. Richards, S. B. Totman. In the selection of James F. Young for president in 1912, the members of the Old Colony Driving Club thoroughly believed in recognizing a hard worker in the interests of the organization. President Young had been identified with the racing committee from the inception of the club. In 1909 he worked under Chairman E. H. Waite. The following year he accepted the office of chairman of that committee,
. The driving clubs of greater Boston .. . JAMES F. YOUNG President 1912 Ford, G. A. French, J. J. Buckley, W. H. Gilligan, A. R. Hobart, H. P. Miller, Thos. MacKenzie, C. H. Richards, S. B. Totman. In the selection of James F. Young for president in 1912, the members of the Old Colony Driving Club thoroughly believed in recognizing a hard worker in the interests of the organization. President Young had been identified with the racing committee from the inception of the club. In 1909 he worked under Chairman E. H. Waite. The following year he accepted the office of chairman of that committee, which he held through 1911. Any person familiar with the duties of chairman of the racing committee realizes the difficulty of fulfilling the position to the sat- isfaction of the members racing horses. Pres- ident Young had accomplished this in a way that was almost miraculous. Far from being unpopular, he was really liked best by the men who had raced under him. Both as a handicapper and as the starting judge, he had become vastly more appreciated in their es- timation, his good judgment and diplomacy having made him a lot of friends. It was thus easy to see that the season of 1912 was destined to be one of the most pros- perous in the history of the Old Colony Driv- ing Club. President Young not only kept matters humming on the track, but in a social way. That Winter was held in Odd Fellows' Hall, Ouincy, a banquet at which were in at- tendance the presidents arid leading officials of other clubs in Greater Boston and Brock- ton. It was one of the real good times that so much help to cement into friendship the mem- bers of the club with those belonging to other driving clubs. It was found at the close of the season that the following were successful in winning the trophies. Time cup- Point cup- PRIZE WINNERS Trotters W. Ford's Willie John. A. Cushman's Willie J. Pacers B. Reed's Edith R. R. Anderson's Benjamin. Note.—In 1912 were held 195 races with 472 heats, racing 341 t
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