, 1880-01-04
TURF.
Some Further Facts Regarding
=: the Muddle at Hart
"g. ford.
An Alleged Misstatement OF Facts
Which Fails to Pan Out
Well,
The Horses that Have Trotted In 2:2l
or Better, and Their Drfyers--'
Track Talk.


ntA4kAI o1h1 oOATcoAs
Last Sunday TIE TRIBUNE published an ac-
count Of how John Splan was held up for $A00
through the combined efforts of Secretary Vail,
Of the National Association, and the officers OF
the st. Louis Jockey and Trotting Club,-being
compelled to pay $400 entrance money claimed
to be due the Hartford Association on account
Of unpaid entry fees OF the bay stallion Brisa-
dier and the gray marc Rose of Washington
This money Splan was compelled to deposit with
the St. Louis concern before he could start his
horses at the fall meeting there, although at the
time he knew land, had Mr. Vail attended to his
business, the St. Louis people must also have
known} that the alleged claims against Rose OF
Washington and Brtgndier had been paid in full
He was obliged to put up S400, however, the
money being at once misappropr1ated BY some
officer of the St. Louis Club, instead Of
forwarded to Secretary Vails Office Mt Hartford,
so that when he demanded 1t OF the St Louis
people, he was and still IS unable to collect q
cent It was a plain case Of money being col
1ectcd twice to satisfy one debt, and more out
rageously unfair proceeding, or one that de-
serves greater condemnation and thorough pub
hcity, 1t would be hard to find.
But there is one feature OF the affair which
has not thus far been alluded to, and that Is the
fact that Mr.. Vail had no right to suspend spfau
In connection with Rose Of Washington since
her entry at Hartford was not made by him. he
stating to Mr. Loomis, who WIS soliciting entries
for Hartford at the time Of the meeting here in
July, that he {Splan) had nothing to do with the
mare, she simply travelling with his horses
That her entry at Hartford WAS made by her
owner, Dir. Sinsabaugh, is proved by the sub
joined. letter from that gentleman, who also
gives some facts which MIR. Loomis, Of Hartford,
is invited to contradict. Mr. Snsabaugt's letter
70 the Editor ot TIE Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Ia, Dec. 29.-1n TIE TRIBUNE
OF yesterday see that you have undertaken to
National Association are run by the Secretary's
office at Hartford, and am very glad to see such
move made, as it is one that has long been
needed. In regard to the entry OF Rose OF
Washington at the Hartford meeting and her
subsequent suspension tho facts are as follows:
the sotffng meeting II at Chicago tsora lasf
the Hartford Association, solicited and obtained
the entry Of Rose Of Washington, on behalf Of
the Association he represented In her race at
self, and did not enter her at Buffalo. being In
hopes that By laying her up she would be able
circuit But in trotting her race at Rochester
dent to everybody that she would not be
w.as in Rochester at the time. and saw the mare
in her stall. He then said it WIS no use going
any further With =, hsr and ~ t the presence OF
Innn being the owner Of Brigadfer and Col Lew
is, and u man whose reputation Is Of the best].
Ssalu EQAL nc tLQOIn1S} WOULD AgTeG On ucu44l OL
the Hartford Association to compromise my
mares entrance, taking 500. one-haH the
amount Of the entrance~fee. BIT. Splan had the
money in his pocket to pay the claim, and Of
fercd to do 50 right there, but then Mr.. Loomis
went back on his agreement, and refused
to accept q settlement Still supposing that a
great Institution like the Hartford Association
would stand BY any agreements made By its Of
fcers entered Rose to trot at Chicago in Sep
tenber, not dreaming that she was suspended
On the day the race here was to be trotted Col
Conley made his appearance at the track with a
document which called for $40, which must
be pald before any more could be allowed to
start suppose the extra 80 was added for the
benefit of Mr. Vail l paid the money, it being
Just s1s0 more than Mr. Loomts had agreed to
take In settlement Of the matter
Now, sir, such q style Of doing business Is
pretty hard upon poor horsemen, and not many
Of them nre ab1e to stand that kind Of q racket
would like to sec what that great institution,
the National Trotting Association. has to say
about this matter, as consider 1t robbery. am
a daily reader Of TIE Th1nuSE, and would like
to see you keep on in your work Of venti1atfng
the manner in which the affairs of the National
Association are managed.
WILLIAM STSsABAUGH,
Owner Of Rose OF Washington.