Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-19

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Allen is sire of Lord Clinton :104. and
IL not we are perfectly aware that our
contracts for service fees of Denning
Allen are void.
"Wallace's Monthly, though evident
~ not edited by anyone, is published by
the American Trotting Register associa-
ton, and that corporation is responsible
for its uttelanues. The association pur-
ports to be the authoritative umpire of
trottng pedigrees, and, as such, adj
mits trotting horses and trottiLg-
horses that do not trot, to registration,
and publishes the american Trotting
Register, and the american Register
Year Book" In the last volume of the
"Year Book" in the "Great Table, pur
porting to give the pedigree and his
tory of all sires of 2 80 trotters with
their get in the 2 80 list, we find:
"DENNING ALLEN, b. h. foaled 1874,
by Honest Allen 1863; dam Rena, by
Wards Flying Cloud; bred by j. b.
Bowman, Lexington, KY. passed to +.
Rice, Little Rock, Ark.
Lord Clinton, bl. g., dam Fanny, ped
igree not traced - lS92-G0, 2:l04."
And in the table of 2 80 trotters, we
find:
"LoRD CLINTON, bl. g.; foaled 1885,
by Denning Allen: dam Fanny, pedl-
gree not traced. Bred by j. E. Biscoe,
Little Rock Ark. Independence, Iowa,
Sept. l, 1872 :l04."
These entries are the same IN the
ttN-noc Doo1,s. Of tba WAR hafnra aypant
that Lord Clinton's record was then
2:17.
Now it is quite possible that the
"American Trotting Register associa-
off its entire list of exchanges with the
Monthly. This seems probable because
it has not yet learned the fact, so widely
published and so conclusively proven,
that the mare they still set down as the
dam of George Wilkes was foaled after
he was. So it may be true that they
suppose that Denning Allen, though now
widely advertised in leading horse period
icals Throughout the country, is still
used as driving horse at Little Rock,
and can be attacked, lied about, viliied
and lIbeled with impunity. We will mark
copy of this paper and send them, so
that If anyone about the office can read,
they may be disabused of such possible
error. And with this assurance that
they will probably learn of this article,
we take the opportunity to ask them
these questions:
l. Did the American Trottlng Regis
ter association have any evidence on
which to base the above registration of
Denning Allen and Lord Clinton?
=. If so, does the association deem it
wise to contradict such evidence and
registration before the public with such
rot as that above quoted?
g. Does the assocl ation know that
this is the breeding season?
4. If so, does not the association know
that such publication in their organ at
this time must have the effect to prevent
many owners of speed-producing mares
from breeding them this season to Den
ming Allen in the hope of producing
another trotter like Lord Clinton?
3. At a time when single stations
with no speedy produce have been sold
for more than hundred thousand dol
lars, in the mere hope that they might
produce trotters like this son of Dennlng
Allen, and have justified the wisdom OF
their purchase by their earnings in the
stud, does not the association assume
considerable responsibility in publishing
the above false and scandalous matter
concerning Denning Allen?
6. VIII the Association please take no.
tice that we shall hold them responsible
for all damage occasioned by such publ
> cation; and that unless the same is fully
retracted in their Monthly "a poor
reparation at the best) they will be re-
quired to prove the same in court?
While we are about it we will mark
another copy of this paper and send il
to Allen w. Thomson of Woodstock,
Vermont. We say to Mr.. Thomson, We
d, are engaged largely and at great ex-
, pense in breeding as a speciality the
stock of Ethan Allen, by Black Hawk
son of Sherman Morgan. You have re-
peatedly and recently, in articles that you
have furnished to newspapers and period
icas. stated that Ethan Allen was got
, by Flying Morgan, and that Black Hawk
was got by horse called Paddy. All
; such statements have been proven to be
1 false and you know 1t, and they are Ii
bel upon our stock, and tend to diminish
its value. Now, we give you notice thai
i if you make such statements in any
: article in the future, and the same i;
: published, and comes under our notice
we shall without delay give you an OPP
portunity to support them by evidence
e in the courts.
e JOSEPH BATTELL.