. The driving clubs of greater Boston ... Horse racing; Horses. DR. C. H. PLAYDON President 1914 Boy, Crash and Mary Robbins. Crash, driven by his owner, Mr. Tassinari, was given the in- itial heat over the Ouannapowitt entry, Dehe- sia, though the gelding paced a lot of the way. The time was I :io 1-2. The pacing of Crash and decision of the judges started the iun. The second heat was given to Dehesia in 1:11 1-2, though Awning Boy finished ahead, but he was placed last, as Charles Mc- Govern, his owner and driver, had cut in too soon in taking the pole in the first turn. Then, amid great che
. The driving clubs of greater Boston ... Horse racing; Horses. DR. C. H. PLAYDON President 1914 Boy, Crash and Mary Robbins. Crash, driven by his owner, Mr. Tassinari, was given the in- itial heat over the Ouannapowitt entry, Dehe- sia, though the gelding paced a lot of the way. The time was I :io 1-2. The pacing of Crash and decision of the judges started the iun. The second heat was given to Dehesia in 1:11 1-2, though Awning Boy finished ahead, but he was placed last, as Charles Mc- Govern, his owner and driver, had cut in too soon in taking the pole in the first turn. Then, amid great cheering, the Lynn trotter, Awn- ing Boy, annexed the third heat by a neck from Dehesia. It was now do or die for Quannapowitt, and Edward Brady, to better the conditions, as he thought, turned Dehesia over to his son, Paul, to team the fourth heat, ft proved a good move, as the game little mare won in the fastest time of the race, i :io. On August 15, the Ouannapowitts went to Combination Park and tackled the Fellsways, winning by the narrow margin of 36 points to 34 points. Some of the members of the Fells- way complained that one of their members, a Mr. Wood, withdrew Billy F. in Class F, after having finished second in the opening heat, as, had he only come last the second trip, the two points would have tied Quannapowitt, while a second position would have beaten them a point The return interclub meet between the two clubs was held at Reading, on August 22, and the Fellsway horses were badly outclassed, the defeat being the worst one ever recorded in interclub racing in the history of Greater Bos- ton, the final standing being, Ouannapowitt, 50 points; Fellsway, 9 TOM SMELZEY, 2:18 1-2 When 29 Years Old He Won Many Races Over Reading Track, and Made Friends by His Gameness. Owned and Driven by Henry W. Weymouth, Secretary 1912-13-14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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