National Republican., 1874-06-01
WASHINGTON DRYING AssocIA.
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THE PROTEST AGAINST A. a. 8. FOOTE'S
SILVER MAID iAND MATE - a


THE PROTEST AGAINST A. a. 8. FOOTE'S
SILVER MAID AND MATE ~ a
As many or the readers or TaE REPUBLICAN
interested in the races now taking place under
the 'auspices Of thet Washington Trotting Asso-
citation remember the protest made against the
entrance Of A. R s. Foote'S team, SilverMaid
and mate, trotting ia the double team race, for
different reasons as appeared in the written pro-
test, below will be found the correspondence with
Wflkss' Spirit, and the decision thereon:
PrSssafSt Ss ssG sers wasss. gtss, D.
series OF purses for horses owned In the District
OF Columbia prior TO March i, 1874 all to be gev-
~ tine rules 81 me Nc ,or
double teams; best In 8; three to enter and two
to start; $500 to rst, sles to second, and go 70
and the race was trotted May 20, 1874. The fol-
%asTMseTosS p.. s6IR. ri C. ;s,m May y.. 1874
at. q. johnson enters silver Maid and mate.
Below find draft for s35 entrance"
stand and were about to cali up the horses, the
following protest was filed against the above en-
try, said protest being signed by @. Hopper, who
entered and started ooe Of the contesting double
teams:
"GENrLEMEN JUDGES: We respectfully submit
protest against the double team about to be
in purse No. 8, Washington Driving Association.
As specified reason thereof we allege that the
Started S in said race with Silver Made Is not mate
to Silver Maid; that the mare now on the track is
now called Minerva, whereas the mare that-was
different bay mare, called Golden Belle. We
further allege that bay mare called Minerva is
not owned in the District Of Columbia, and We
to make affidavits to the facts Of ownsrship We
also alfege that as said entry was made and pub
lished ii gave no information such as is required
h,rS r,rNa 10 fha off hn hnro he
mare called SILVER Maid having always been
known and trotted in public races under the
name of Dolly Warden; and hence the new and
not give to the public and to contestants the
quired Information, and would leave open doors
to fraud by the substitution Of every unknown
horse.
Yours, very respectfully, c. HOPPER"
AS per inclosed extract from the Washington
NATIONAL REPUBLIcAN Of May a, the protest
fore delivering the purse to submit the question
to The Spirit and abide by Its decision, and that
day A. r. S. Foote submitted the following pa
per purporting to be an answer to the protest:
FOOTE'S ANSWER.
The bay mare has been driven as mate to Silver
Medd all Of this year, (1s74l The mare now
time, and has a record under that name at Rut-
land, VT, in '431 or 43. Golden Belle and Silver
Maid separated last autumn. Min is owned in
wish her name known, and Min is now in my
hands to do with as 1 please The mare called
Silver Maid was formerly Dolly Warden, but
known here for O year as Silver Maid. The sec-
retary asked me name of mate, and told him It
was Minerva. Any further information will be
glad to give. Respectfully,
Upon the following day. the 2lst, and while the
association was making up this statement the
said Foote applied 10 withdraw his answer
which application was denied; but he was allowed
TO take copies OF his entry, the protest, and his
answer, and to submit any additional answer or
evidence he might wish to be considered.
Upon the I'D he submitted an additional paper |
If which the following 10 q literal copy, omittng
'nly the concluding sentences. These sentences
Ire omitted because they are simply q personal
attack upon the protestant and nave no relevancy
% the subject-matters Of the protest:
FOOTE'S ADDITIONAL ANSWER.
JUpeEs-GENTLEMEN: My entry, through my
iriyer, T. G: johnson. Of Silver Maid and mate,
Minerva,) is protested In the double-team race
low taking place Dy O.. Hopper, for the (as set |
orth in his protest) following reasons: -
l. Bay mare is not the mate to Silver Maid. q
That the mare now on the track is Minerva |
SheEeas the mare that was bought and brought |
here and driven with SILVER Maid is different |
oay mare, called Golden Belle :. That the bay
We ask an att1dayit OF ownership. 4. The mare
.ntered as Silver Maid is q mare called Dolly |
Warden, and has trotted under such name
To the first would state that Golden Belle has |
rot been driven as the mate OF Silver Maid since
asst autumn, she being blistered and thrown out |
NJ
which time she has been worked single, and |
rotted last week in the three-minute race; and |
hat the bay mare Minerva has been driven and |
Christmas last during which time she DI and sO her
mate, Silver Maid, were driven anywhere and
in and ABOUT Washington.
10 the 'esSIG In ise G the team
deemlng had the fight to separate my horses
and do with them as pleased, without asking
The advice or consent Of any one believing 1t no
s5 H. II and Nd
ssntTa Bsi5s nns T;h s.r s.yH. MAID they
assE9a saE5 aodsa f9a Bss aRa 2s s4s2 III much
To the third, would state that Minerva is and
has been owned in the District since last October
by lady, the name of whom prefer not giving,
Tor the simple reason-and to my mind, as Think |
ought to be Mr.. Hopper's rea asonabIe reason-that
lady shrinks naturally from being mixed up in
such affairs. But am willing IN so far as know
10 swear to ownership, and will produce II neces-
'aIy, Se.davit Of gentleman that sold mare to
To lEs fourth, I would state that the gray mare
was formerly Dolly Warden, said name Of Silver
Maid being duly claimed in the Turf, Field, and
sonal In this communication, but at the same time
wishing to be set right, must point out fact:
The gentleman protesting, Mr.. @. Hopper, in his
was Dolly Warden, and trotting her under name
Of Silver Maid would leave open doors to fraud by
the substitution OF every unknown horse. Tho
mare formerly Dolly Vsrden) has been owned by
me the last year or more, and for nearly O ycar
called Silver Maid. 'Tis she that trots to-day;
It's she that Of two that winning the race
Very respectfully, AUG. r. S. FoorE.
ANSWER.
The entry of Silver Maid and mate was dis
qualified for not being specific and for general
with the rules. In the frgt place
the rules distinctly say that In all doubleteam
races the entry must contain the name and de-
scription of each horse, and Mr.. Foote did not
comply with this. He does not deny that both his
horses had names, and, even II he did, It would
not benefit him any. In the second place, he
failed to give the former name Of Silver Maid in
his nomination, which omission was enough IN it.
self to render 1t void and him liable to expulsion
from all tracks belonging 70 the National Asso-
citation. We do not mean to imply that Mr.
Foote acted in this manner with fraudulent mo-
tive. FOR we do not believe that he did, but by Els
conduct throughout he laid himself open to sus-
picion. When called upon to make an affidavit
as to whether the mate" was owned in the Dis
trict prior to March /, which was one Of the con
dltions Of the race, his duty IN the premises WAS
plain. If he could not swear OF his own knowledge
that the mare was eligible under that time quail
fcation he had no business to make the entry and
thereby lay himself open to censure. His sliega-
tion that the "mste" was owned by q lady is Of no
Importance, and was no answer at all to the pro-
test. -