The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Gentlemen's Driving Club of Lynn THE Gentlemen's Driving Club of Lynn was conceived by a few members of a local social club, which held informal meet- mgs in the stable of Alden Southwortli (Tilton Hall). This small club- room was known by the name of The Mis- sion, and during one of its services in the Winter of T904, some one of the horse en- thusiasts suggested that the City of Lynn ought to have a driving club. Alden South- worth, a well known contractor and amateur horse trainer, was the prime mover in organ- izin
The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Gentlemen's Driving Club of Lynn THE Gentlemen's Driving Club of Lynn was conceived by a few members of a local social club, which held informal meet- mgs in the stable of Alden Southwortli (Tilton Hall). This small club- room was known by the name of The Mis- sion, and during one of its services in the Winter of T904, some one of the horse en- thusiasts suggested that the City of Lynn ought to have a driving club. Alden South- worth, a well known contractor and amateur horse trainer, was the prime mover in organ- izing the horsemen, and was ably seconded by Frank H. Thompson, who, in later years was destined to fill many important positions in the Lynn Cluli, such as clerk and official starter. These two zealous workers were fortified by the able assistance of D. Fortin, S. Walter Simonds, and Walter F>. Moore, in the carrying out of their ideas, and, it was under Mr. Moore's suggestion that the club closel\- followed, in incorporation and subsequent methods of transaction of business, the Dor- chester Gentlemen's Driving Club. In fact, the Lynn organization have looked upon the Dorchester Club as a child would look upon its parents, and the most kindly feelings have always existed between the members of both clubs. The small beginning developed a few months later into a permanent organization, including the names of the most prominent citizens of Lynn and surrounding towns. The object in the formation of the club was: primarily, to stimulate an interest in horse matters: and, secondly, to secure a speedway for the City of Lynn, which was subsequently accomplished, the State appro- priating the necessary money and the club donating out of its treasury liberally for the campaign. The Lynn horsemen used the speedway for about three years, and then, owing to the condition of the land with its constant settlement and depressions, it was deemed unsatisfactory and the club turned to racing at
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