Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-15
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Midllebury, VT.
THE DAM OF ARION,
ALLEGED RECORD 2Iol AT TWO
YEARS.


Horse periodicals have for some time
been filled with discussions of the ped
igree of the dam of this famous colt,
whose wonderful trotting perform
ance as two-year-old last season en-
abled his breeder, Senator Stanford, to
sell him to Mr.. Forbes for the unprece-
dented price of $4,000. Inc question
arose on the breeding of the second dam,
and the evidence given below, as pub
lished in Clark's Horse Review, seems
fairly to settle the fact that an error
was made in the pedigree as recorded.
The statements of Messrs. Allen, French
and just how it occurred Nothing in
the great mass of evidence and argu-
ment that has been published shakes
these statements in any degree. The
true breeding Of the second dam of Arion
turns out to be strikingly like that of
Maud s., 2:0Sf, whose dam, it will be
remembered, was by Pilot, Jr., out of
daughter of Boston, thoroughbred. The
second dam of Arion was Emblem by
Tattler; and Tattler was a son of Pilot.
Jr., out of the chestnut mare, Telltale.
a thoroughbred daughter of lebanon, son
of Aedoc. Thus the cross of Canadian
pacing blood upon the thoroughbred is
found in the pedigrees of both these
famous record breakers. and in both in
stances through Pilot, Jr. Roebuck.
gwen as sire of the second dam of En-
bem, was also PAGER taken to Kentucky
from Canada 1t is very fortunate
that this pernicious error has been cor
rected Testimonials from leading men in
kenoSha, recently published, show that
Mr. Allen Is man of perfectly unim-
peachable integrity, and we understand
the same is true of Mr.. French and Mr..
Knox. 1t is certain that the statements
of all these gentlemen, given below, APP
pear exceedingly well, although MIR.
Joseph Cairn Simpson, who has been the
leader of the attack upon the correction,
has furnished Mr.. Knox with a model of
letter for future use on such occa-
sions which differs somewhat from the
letters actually written by Mr.. Knox.
"Wallace's Trotting Register, on page
3l2 of Vol. VI, has the following entry:
Manette b. M, foaled 1913, got by Nut
wood, 600: dam Addie dam of Manon,
2:2l), by Hambletonian Chief (IIas-
brouck's), son of Hambletonian 10; gran
dam Manton, called Harry Clay mare
pedigree not traced. Bred by Peter
Mo HnlI III 1, \ II. 4
Stanford, Palo Alto stock farm, Menlo
Park, Cal.
"According to the revised version the
breeding of the mare whose pedigree is
of such present public interest, the reg
lister entry of Manette should be correct
ed so as to read
Manette, bay mare, foaled 1873; got by
Nutwood 600: dam Emblem by Tattler
300; second dam Young Portia, by Nam
brine Chief II; third dam Portia, bv
Roebuck. Bred by j. W. Knox.
"With view of making public the in
formation he possesses upon the subject,
Mr.. Knox makes the following state
ment:
TRENTON, \. j., June IL, 1892.
EDITOR HORSE Renew,
Dcar "a few months ago WAS
Informed by a letter from NJ" Charles
W. Allen that the breeding of Manette.
the dam of Arion, was not as had always
supposed it to be, and after a trip to Wis
consin, in which verified the statements
that he made to me and secured undis-
puted evidence that mistake had been
made, | wrote at once to Mr.. Forbes.
stating that there had been mistake
made and expressing wish to meet him
in New York. My object in writing him
and my desire 10 meet him was that |
might explain to him all of the circum-
stances connected with the mistake and
TO adyise with him as to the best course
TO pursue in making the matter public.
received telegram and two letters
from Mr.. Forbes, in which he said i'm eff
rect that it was a matter of Indifference
10 him what the breeding of the dam of
Arion might he, inasmuch as he had trot
ted as fast as he had. then wrote to SEN
ator Stanford at Washington, ID. c.. and
stated to him the substance of my in
formation. lie did not even give me the
courtesy of aIeply. Since then, how
ever, through the Associated Press and
through the turf papers Senator Stan
ford, Mr.. Simpson, Mr.. Sibley and Mr..
FORBES have questioned my motives and
nave preferred charges against my char
acter which were wholly uncalied for
and which think will not be sustained
by breeders in general when the evidence
has been placed before them.
Their actions and the false position in
which have been placed leaves me but
one course to pursue, which now take