The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 19 purposed to accomplish during tlie coming season. Among those who spoke were F. C. Gar- mon. president of the Metropolitan Driving Club, Daniel Paine of the Fellsway Driving Club, Harry C. Thayer, president of the Old Colony Driving Club, and Councillor T. J. Buckley, whose interest in behalf of the Franklin Field Speedway had given him a place upon the club's honorary membership list. During the year there were strenuous efforts made in securing an appropriation from the City of Bost
The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 19 purposed to accomplish during tlie coming season. Among those who spoke were F. C. Gar- mon. president of the Metropolitan Driving Club, Daniel Paine of the Fellsway Driving Club, Harry C. Thayer, president of the Old Colony Driving Club, and Councillor T. J. Buckley, whose interest in behalf of the Franklin Field Speedway had given him a place upon the club's honorary membership list. During the year there were strenuous efforts made in securing an appropriation from the City of Boston in extending the Franklin Field Speedway from a quarter of a mile in length to that of one-half a mile. By hard work from President Johnson and his com- mittee this was finally accomplished, and work upon the course was begun the middle of July, and at odd times continued until the frost put a stop to operations that Fall. Of the principal events on the speedway was the race in July between Charley King, owned by A. T. W'heelock, and Cascade, the property of T. J. Griffin. These two crack pacers not only fought it out to the bitter end, but each lowered the previous track record to 29 seconds. The complete summary of this race is appended. Franklin Field Speedway. July i. 1910.—Class A, pacing. Charley King, blk. g. (A. T. Wheelock) i i 2 1 Cascade, br. g. (T. J. Griffin) 2 2 i j Time—31 1-45., 30s., 29s. SEASON OF 1911 President Johnson was re-elected for an- other year, and the following shows the complete list of officers: President, A. M. Johnson; first vice-president, F. W. Hamlin; second vice-president, R. G. Crosby; secre- tary, Geo. H. Greenwood; treasurer, A. Fel- lows; clerk, John H. Buckley; directors, H. Buchner, \\'. J. Fitzgerald, P.'O'Hearn, A. T. \\'heelock and W. H. Young; racing and speedway committee, F. W. Hamlin, chair- man, L. A. Bean, E. H. Morse, T- W. Coak- ley, T. T. Grifl^n, M. AIcDermott'. C. Carroll, F. W. Clark, T. R. Fraser, A. G. Til
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