Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-21
HORSES WILL NOT RAGE.
MT Lawson, Owner of Boralma, Makes
 Unheard of Demands.

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 Mir Lawson, Owner of Boralma, Makes
 Unheard of Demands.
 MT Marks, representing MT Scan- nell, and Mir Roche, representing MT < Lawson, met on the most friendly terms At the outset they agreed to disagree. but they did so pleasantly.
 s.Mr Lawson wants the best four heats out of seven," Mir Roche said.
 "Oh, no! We could not think of that.' Marks replied. "We want the grand circuit rule-best three in five. We couldn't think of anything else. This is to be horse race as that term is understood. and not an endurance race. Speed counts as we'll as endur- ance. you know. and we believe The Abbot has both.''
 Well, we can't beat The Abbot in a three-in-fve heat race," Roche said. "Why, The Abbot's record is four or five seconds better than Boralma's. Trotting the best four heats in seven. though. We have a chance to win. We have nothing to gain and erything to lose in three-in-fve heat race.''
 "It is The Abbot that has everything to lose, while Boralma has everything to gain," Mir Marks said quickly. "Why The Abbot stakes his championship. Suppose he should lose that?.
 Look at The Abbot's record, 2:O3N, to Boralma's 2:oS." Roche said.
 'Oh, but we know Boralma has gone close to 2:O4 in private" was the reply.
 'But The Abbot '3never has been pressed-he may do better than two minutes" Roche said with smile
 ..Now, don't you think Mir Lawson will consent to race best three heats in fve?' Marks asked
 ''No, he wouldn't think of it,'' was the reply. "We admit that The Ab- bot can beat us in that kind of a race. It must be the best four heats in sev- en or nothing"
 That's enough" Marks said. "Now, l have another proposition to make," he continued. 'We challenge Mir Law son to race Boralma against The Alb bot for $5O,0OO side, Mir Lawson to select the track, the winnings and the gate money to be divided between such charitable institutions as may be agreed on, and the race to be best three heats in five. To bind this chal- lenge I nov post Mir ScannelPs certi- fled check for $5O,OOO There is no question about Mir, Lawson's sports manship in this match, but we do not wont to leave any doubt of our sin cerity in the matter. The only con- dftion on which we insist is the best three heats in five. MT Scannell loves his horse too much to ask him to do the work of truck horse or
 MT Lawson loves his horse, too," Roche interjected. Nothing would please him more than to have this match-but only on condition that the winner takes four heats"
 N1 understand that MT Lawson is considerate of his horses,' Marks re- piled. q believe Mrl Lawson refused to allow Boralma to trot twice in the same week, in single heat events. on the ground that it would be cruel to the horse. Now he suggests race that might call for seven heats in one afternoon"
 Then the representatives of the rival owners shook hands and each went his way.
 T was surprised when learned that te match fell through MT Scannell said when seen later in the day. Really, the only thing to be consid- cred was the number of heats to be trotted, and, as I had yielded several important points. I did not anticipate any trouble on that score It seems, however. that MT Lawson has tied down to one proposition-four heats out of seven. 1 could not listen to that. MT Lawson must know as well as any body can know that no sucn race ever was trotted. I will go further. If he can show me that a match race such as he proposes ever was trotted I'll concude everything to him-I'l meet him on any track he names in any kind of race he wants and for any amount he desires. I am in trotting for pleasure, not the profit I can get out of it. Twice this week Fred Ger ken has offered S40.OOO for The Alp bot and twice I refused to sell. I want the horse not the money.''
 It is understood that Thomas w. Lawson does not believe that Mir Scan- nell ever intended to arrange the match between Boralma and The Ab- bot although he does not care to make n definite statement to that effect.
 In statement issued last night Lawson announces that the race be- tween The Abbot and Boralma is off. After accounting the negotiations in New York yesterday he says: s'The Abbot's owner now refuses the condition of yesterday, which was
 
 new proposition. only know one way in all affairs of life. and that is to carry out to the letter what have agreed to do. I expect the same from others. Therefore all possibility of The Abbot and Boralma~ meeting in match race now is ended As under the terms of agreement made public this morning there seemed to be every possibility of the West End Nursery and Crippled Childrens- home obtain ing some benefit from the match, I feel it wouldsbe too bad to disappoint the hopes I have created, and there fore tonight sent to each of these institutions one-half my first deposit of $10,OOO. With this I trust all in- terested friends of the horse will call the incident closed"
 CABLE CHESS MATCH. London, March 21.-Great interest