The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 65 ing dates during the season for an interclub meet. This was later done, and a couple of very excellent meetings were decided. On Thanksgiving night was held the an- nual dance and whist party, a large number of members anrl their wives and guests be- ing present. The affair was such a success that it was then decided to hold another the next February. While there were no prizes ofifered for the season, yet the records were kept the same as though silver cups were u]) for trophies. In
The driving clubs of greater Boston drivingclubsofgr01linn Year: 1914 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 65 ing dates during the season for an interclub meet. This was later done, and a couple of very excellent meetings were decided. On Thanksgiving night was held the an- nual dance and whist party, a large number of members anrl their wives and guests be- ing present. The affair was such a success that it was then decided to hold another the next February. While there were no prizes ofifered for the season, yet the records were kept the same as though silver cups were u]) for trophies. In one or two instances silver cups were of- fered for handicap races and on single events, but nothing for the season's races. At the conclusion of the Summer matinees, the racing committee found the following was the standing of the horses: Trotters Fastest lieat—L. Fred Sanborn's Fred C.—i :o6 3-4. Fastest heat in seven races—James Hennessey's Leach Girl—i :og. First point—F. H. Odams' Lady Almont—95. Second point—H. J. Foster's Virginia Dare—92. Third point—C. E. Twombly's Doctor—86. Fourth point—J. R. Sterling's Dixie—8s. Fifth point—A. H. French's Phyllis F.—77. Pacers Fa<;tp.;t Kent ''^^'^°''''= Coyle's Ella Hal—1:05 fastest Heatj^y ^ Sprague's Outcast—i 105 Fastest heat in seven races—F. Morrison's Decima Deane—i :o7. First point—J. Brown's Independence—80. Second point—P. Malanson's Teddy K.—57. Third point—Roger Hagerty's Mamie H.—54. Fourth point—A, J. Carpenter's The Kid—35. Note.—C. R. Forshner drove in sixty races of 133 heats, winning twenty races and forty-two heats. A. H. D. French drove in thirty-five races of eighty-six heats, winning twelve races and twenty- nine heats. SEASON OF 1912 On January 3 was held the annual election, and qtiite a change was noticeable in the selection of the officials for the ensuing year. James I. Brooks, complaining that the club took much of his time from his business, would
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