defunct Metairie Course (now the Metairie Cemetery) and the Fair Grounds Race Course, putting up high stakes purses to help offset the Jockey Club's expenses. "The Boston Club...being composed of gentlemen who know ‘what's what’...insured a numerous and distinguished attendance upon these occasions." Later noting "In the betting circles last evening... The wagering was spirited and lively, and a good deal of money will change hands as a result." Club Founding Member John Randolph Grymes owned filly Susan Yandal who raced in the first races at the Fair Grounds Race Course in 1838, his cousin Henry A. Tayloe, younger son of turfman John Tayloe III of The Octagon, was one of the proprietors along with local, Bernard de Marigny. Homes of The Boston Club 1841–1855: Merchants Exchange, 126 Royal Street 1855–1862: 129/130 Canal Street 1862–1865: Club closed 1865–1867: 214 Royal Street (Hotel Monteleone) 1867–1884: 4 Carondelet Street (Forstall Mansion) 1884: 824 Canal Street (then called 148 Canal Street) Description Entering from Canal Street, the entrance to the club is a 10x12 vestibule framed by sidelights between engaged ionic pilasters and columns, with a wooden door inscribed in a frosted glass the club's initials BC, opening into a marble-paved hallway. Adjacent, to the left through a solid mahogany door, is a well-decorated parlor, extending fifty-five feet deep from the front facade. Here can be found leather chairs, lace curtains, and rockers with foremost men of New Orleans discussing current events. There is a reception area with a large round table behind leading into formal and informal dining areas. The formal dining room is forty-five feet deep, with molded stucco ceiling cornices and large center ceiling medallion of floral designs, and mantels finished in the period Eastlake Style replacing earlier marble mantel carved with cherubs and flute players. The bar, located behind the informal dining area, is made of oak along with the wainscot running around the room. The second floor has two rooms, the front, a former card room while the rear is mainly used as a sitting room but can be converted easily into a dining room, it is finished in oak with cypress doors and is attached to a billiards room, board room and lady's water closet. Significance The Boston Club is a social club composed solely of Anglo-Americans since the turn of the century, with few details known about its constituents. Members usually announce their associations upon death,