Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-01-13

Curious Horse Cause in FraHes--1'hf
long cohtrBted horse cause between Lore
ilnhry Seymour, Mr.. Palmer ard NJ, Au
mont, was decided a few days slnue by The
Cour Royalo Of Paris, after u hearing which
lasted two Hays. AT the Chantilly Races, Ii
March, 1870 Lord Henry Seymour entered
for one Of them lilly, named Jenny, and NJ
Autnont a%iptlor illy, named Tontine, ceftii.
ed to h vl'been fealded in Normandy, IN
May, 1877 OF Odclte, q French mare, got by
Tigris,and Teeto'utn, an English stallion,
| 1onttnn came IN iirat, aud Jenny second. but
as il was affirmed by Judges that Tontine was
a year older than she was stated TO be,
Lord II. Seymour claimed tho prize for bis
ilIy, and appealed to the Jocky Club, There
were aleo circumstances which induced n
belief that ile mare which ran ut Chantlly
wac iierodiG, bred by Mr.. Stirling, Of Batter.
sea, near London, and by hun sold 10 Aumont,
The Jorky Club, however, decided against
The reference made to Il by his lordship, aud
consequently the stakes were handed ov or TO
NJ. Aumout, and tho bots paid accordingly,
Atthe Versailles Races, in July, 1910, M,
Aumout announced for sale the illy Herodia,
mr. The produce Of Aaron, and the Young Ell.
ectton Mare, foalded on the 25th January,
1887, In the stables OF Mr.. Stirling, Ct Bat.
trrsea. She was bought by MIR. palmor, for
1000 franca with warranty Of her pedigree,
and immediately transferred to Lord Henry
Seymour. His lord-hip having strong grounds
for believing that this was not the true Her.
odia, sent her over to England, flor the inspec.
ton Of MIR, Stirling who roturIlrd her with a
certificate affirming that she wis not the true
Herodia, pointing out tnany strskingly evident
marks ofdllioreneo. Upon thjs Lord Henry
Seymour Immediately eommetred an action
in the Tribunal do Premiere lfatance against
Mr.. Pnlmer, 10 compel him to tAke back the
mare, and return the price pgid for her. In
this actinn Lord Henry Seymour failed, the
tribunal not considering the Written certif.
cate Of Mr.! Strings legal evidence. His
iordship thereupon appealed 10 the Court
Royale, and frat obtained any interlocutory
order for the examination of witnesses as to
tho identity Of the horse in question. Mr.
Palmer had also brought NJ. Aumont into
court as a. party to defend a warranty, aud
abide by the judgement that might be given.
Several witnesses were examined, and their
evidence, rs might be expected in such a
case, was conflicting; the training groom, and
other servants Of M. Aumont, giving a detail
cd history Of llerodia from theaime she was
brought from Battersea into Fsance until she
was sold to Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Stirling,
his groomR, veterinary surgeoS, and others
swearing that the IIerodia produced to them
not the Herodia bred at Battersca, and
establishing the marks Of difference noticed
by Mr.. Stirling in his ceI3ificate. Du.
ring this trial a question was pant BY Lord H.
Scymour's counsel:-"Wh hat Has become OF
Tontine? Since the races at ('hatilly she has
been no inore seen-why has she not been
Dfoduceds to show that there il no identity
between her and the IerodiaI bred by Mr..
Stirlingi" But to this we do not find that
my answer was given. ms the end the
,ourt, decided that the mare sod by M. Au.
mont 10 Mr. Palmer, pnd by him transferred
o the noble plaintif.s was al suppositious
.Ierodia, for il ordered the maze To be taken
Jack by NJ. Aumont, he returning the IOG0f.
D Lord II. Seymour towards the expenses
,e had been put to arid paying the costs of
lis lordship and Mr.Phlmer in the suit.~-BeH's
Life, No, 20