Lot 133 - "The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston" Antique Harness Racing and Speedway Book, Edited by John W. Linnehan and Edward E. Cogswell, 1914

Antique hardcover book titled "The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston," edited and compiled by John W. Linnehan and Edward E. Cogswell, published in 1914. Printed by Atlantic Printing Company, Boston, Massachusetts. The book is dedicated "To the Lovers of the Horse and to the promotion of Speedway and Matinee sport" and covers the histories and activities of several Greater Boston harness driving clubs including the Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club (1899–1914), the Old Colony Driving Club, and the Fellsway Driving Club of Somerville (1908–1914), among others. The frontispiece features a portrait of Hon. James M. Curley, Mayor of Boston 1914–1918. The text is illustrated throughout with photographic portraits of club members and officials, photographs of named trotters and pacers with their records, and views of tracks and racing scenes including the South Weymouth Track. Biographical sketches of prominent horsemen and club officers are included alongside race results and club histories. Bound in black textured covers with gold-stamped title on the front board.

The covers show wear along the edges and spine with rubbing and minor scuffing. The interior pages are clean and intact with light toning.