New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-14
FOR the CRESCENT.
THE AGE OF THE RACE HORSE PRYOR,

ALEXANDRIA. Sept. 2Sth, 1856.
The editor'of PoRTERs Spirit of the Times" in
notice to "a Long Island Turfnan, writes: g. We
regard the whole thing as a swindIe why didn't 4
y T. or A. T., or both, ascertain before the
horse was sold, delivered and paid for that he was
running year under age? A pretty time was taken
Tor it when he and his owner were 5000 miles OFF
Would either Of them care to meet him on that s1
ject face to face - etc, etc.
Norman knows better than Mr. Porter (the late
editor Of the Esprit Of the Times'D that the base
and deliberate SANDER here implied is false and nm
founded No man knows better than he, that what
was written by " A. T." was in his own hands for
publication long before Mr. Ten Brock left this
country. And he ought to have known equally os
well, that propositions had been submitted to Mr. Ton
Brock by A. 7. t. more than month before he
left to have the matter settled
About the 9TH Of June I sent communication to
be published in the Spirit Of the Times touching the
question as to Pfyors age, lit will be recoected that
Mr. Ten Brock sailed from New York on the 9th of
July) and as it had not appeared in that paper on
my arrival in New York (about the 11tl of july
Called at the office, in company with friend, to
ascertain the cause. | was told by MI Richards the
proprietor, that my communication was in the hands
% -hF. F0f3fT, who he promised to see on the sub
Jecl. returned to the office in day or two and
MI. richards informed me that Mr. Porter considered
tne article -" too personal" Ithereupon modified the
language somewhat, but it was still rejected and was
hot pubished Until Mr. Porter retired from the Office
30 much for the part taken by " A. t. to-Le
little and decry the ornaments and champions of the
American turf"
Inc lolloWlng statement, taken from letter to me
by y. I. L., will show whether he " had the bar-
uiilooa to address The o'cer of Pryor in person. or
that he cared to meet him face to fce" The letter
from Which this extract is taken was left in the hands
Oh Mr. richards, to be shown to Mr. Porter that he
might be convinced that the steps taken by Mr.. Ten
Brock to establish Pryors age were not satisfactory
II the then editor did not see this letter, it was his
own iault. II he did see it, how can he hold IN his
head after writing the sanderous article in porters
spirit of the 18th, and meet any man face to face
on that subject?
NATCuEZ, june 22d, 1856.
Mr.. Ten Broeck has had an inyestira
Ton IN Kentucky relative to the ace of his horse
rFynf and has sent me certified copies of the state
Mehts and aidnvs collected Oh the occasion but as
Mr. Ten Broetk did not see fit to comply with nv
proposition, that he shonld appoint one man and I
an9thcr, they, in case of disagreement, to call in
a thiid pryors age to be decided by comparing his
mouth with known four and tive-yeur olds-ha Ten
broeck, to bind himself to refund in case the matter
was decided against him not complying witt! these
terms, Mr. Grnstead declined making me a party to
1, Mr. Zen Broecks proceedings in any way. do not
therefore, consider myself in any way bound to be
ItSed' and have written to that effect to Mr.. Ten
brceck, and informed him should avail myself OF the
Hrst good opportunity to have the matter of Pryors
age further investigated.
Alter all this, we are left to conjecture what the
motive was that operated upon the late editor of the
Spirit of the Times, in suppressing the discussion
OF the question Of Pryor's age, when " he and his
owner were present! People will draw their own
differences from sNch conduct. "a Y. T." and A.
l. have deep interest in the question. If Pryor
was found to he five instead Of four years old his
owner would he compelled to refund about s. 900
10 ihcm They contend that as horses mouth fur,
nisheS unnistaka5lc evidence Of his age until he is
i've years old-the age which they believe Pryor to
he - IT. WAS their right to face his owner and
have the mouth tested before he WAS ren0Yei from the
country and before his month would undergoa change
AS his owner declined to comply with this test,
elther he nor his fast friends have any right to com
'aiil at steps that may he taken to have a full and
'hF investigation. When the record is clear and un-
questionable, then "a fair field anT no ;ivor' can be
asked. Farther than this they have no concern i,
Lne English enterprise, can they feel any sympa
1''S Ill ltc NfGsi.t 81 tie contest. \. 7.
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