. The driving clubs of greater Boston .. . SAMUEL G. BROWN President 1914 brought forth prolonged applause from those within hearing distance. The following is a portion of his address: "Fellow members of the Gentlemen's Driving Club of L}'nn: For many years I have associated with all of you in a more or less detailed manner having, as you know, been one of the original few that brought this organization into existence. In these years T have filled all of the positions that the club can give its members, from clerk, starting judge, handicapper and general man- of-all-work until now it is
. The driving clubs of greater Boston .. . SAMUEL G. BROWN President 1914 brought forth prolonged applause from those within hearing distance. The following is a portion of his address: "Fellow members of the Gentlemen's Driving Club of L}'nn: For many years I have associated with all of you in a more or less detailed manner having, as you know, been one of the original few that brought this organization into existence. In these years T have filled all of the positions that the club can give its members, from clerk, starting judge, handicapper and general man- of-all-work until now it is my privilege, through the courtesy of my brothers present, to fill the highest honor in their power to bestow upon me. It is with becoming- mod- esty that I will state that my ambition in life has now been fully achieved in having the honored place of president of this grand and good club, which stands for good fel- lowship and the love of that noble animal— the horse. "Tonight my mind goes back to the scene of 1904. when we were just branching out into a driving club and held our initial mat- inee over the old Saugus race track. Well I remember how John Shepard, the dean of Boston road drivers, came out to see his close friend, Mr. C'urrier of Lynn, win one of llie events with the well known trotter, El Paso. "Even through the passing of years, in my mind's eye comes many of the celebrated horses that have been owned by the Lynn club, such as: The Sailorman, 2:14 1-4, that in the intercity meet at Combination Park between five clubs defeated Mack Mack, 2:08: Chase, 2:07 1-4; Crown Prince and Carl C. trotting the second heat in T :o3 3-4. This fast gelding was the prop- erty of our late lamented member, William La Croix, who during his connection with the driving club did such excellent work in bringing about the prosperity we have since been blessed with. His death will always be remembered by the members of this club and true horsemen of Greater Boston, with the d
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