. The driving clubs of greater Boston ... Horse racing; Horses. The Driving'Clubs of Greater Boston 8i race, and paced one of her heals in i :o4, thus chopping off a whole second from the previ- ous pacing record of the course, made by Czarina in 1908. Benjamin, on August 16, tied the record of i :04 by going to beat i :05. Benjamin was the property of E. L. Edes, and was driven in his successful effort by I. R. Anderson. Among the new trotters that raced in the matinees was Kaldar, purchased by S, B. Totman, and noted as one of the winners in the American Trotting Derby of 1909. The cup? for


. The driving clubs of greater Boston ... Horse racing; Horses. The Driving'Clubs of Greater Boston 8i race, and paced one of her heals in i :o4, thus chopping off a whole second from the previ- ous pacing record of the course, made by Czarina in 1908. Benjamin, on August 16, tied the record of i :04 by going to beat i :05. Benjamin was the property of E. L. Edes, and was driven in his successful effort by I. R. Anderson. Among the new trotters that raced in the matinees was Kaldar, purchased by S, B. Totman, and noted as one of the winners in the American Trotting Derby of 1909. The cup? for the season were awarded as follows: PRIZE WINNERS Trotters Time cup—S. B. Totman's Kaldar. Point cup—H. C. Thayer's Katherine R. Pacers Time cup—I. R. Anderson's Benjamin. Point cup—C. E. MacKenzie's Kathleen. Note—In 1913 were held 194 races with 470 heats, racing 339 trotters and 215 pacers. IjrilHantly than the others was the winning of Benjamin in the fast ])acing class over Sister Patch, the pacing queen of the Dorchester Club, the gelding turning the track in i :o8 and I ;o7. SEASON OF 1914 The annual election resulted as follows: President, Henry P. Miller; vice-president, Rector D. Stetson; secretary and treasurer, M. C. Sproul; directors, D. F. Daley, T. H. Green, J. F. Young, S. B. Totman. In February was held the annual banquet, in Fogg's Opera House, South Weymouth, and among the invited guests was a liberal representation from the Dorchester Club. In the after-dinner speaking, plans were pro- posed which eventuated in the holding of the interclub meets that were decided later in the season. President Miller spoke very enthusiastically over the continued success of the Old Colony Club in its matinees keeping up to the stand- ard. Though in many of the older clubs of Greater Boston, there had been a decided fall- ing off in the number of starters, the racing members of the Old Colony continued to stick by the ship in good style, with the result that each Sa


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