The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-21
Big MATCH is OFF
OWNERS OF BORALMA AND ABBOTT
CANNOT AGREE.
SPLIT ON NUMBER OF HEATS.
sCANNELL WANTED FIVE AND LAW
SON SEVEN.

Lawson's Idea Was to Tire the Alb
bOtt Out-1is Representative Ad-
mits That by the Match Falling
Through MIR. Lawson Has Saved
$25, Man Would Not
Agree to More Than Five Heats.
He Issues a Challenge Against
,BOralmn or Any other Horse for
$5O,OOO a Side, the Gate Receipts to
Go to Charity.
New York, March 20.-The proposed
match between the trotters, The Abbot
and Boralma is off. Up to a few minutes
before noon to-day Everything looked
promising for a meeting between these
equine wonders, but the question of the
number of heats proved to be Stun
bling block and the match was declared
off,
William L. Marks, representing Fire
Commissioner John ]. Scannell, owner of
The Abbot, and J. ]. Roach, representing
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston who owns
Boralma, met at a newspaper office In
Park Row to-day for the purpose of
ciinching a match between the trotters.
Each of the representatives produced
certified checks for $4,000 to bind
match. Mr. Scannelrs representative
agreed to everything that the Boston
man suggested except as to the number
OF heats which should decide the match.
He said Mr.. Scannell was perfectly satis-
fed to have the match take place on any
Cd IxF
Mr.. Lawson. He also agreed that each
side should post $25,U00-$1O, 900 down and
the remainder to be posted the night prior
to the day of the race. Then came the
question of how many heats should be
trotted. Lawsons man insisted on four
out of seven heats. Marks, on behalf
of Scannell would not agree to this and
said that three out of five should suffice,
and that the owner of The Abbot would
not listen to any other condition. Both
men put their checks back in their pock-
cts and said there was no use in wasting
any more time over the matter as neither
side would give in.
After the meeting MIR. Marks said:
II came here on behalf of Mr.. Scannell
IullY prepared 10 a AilaAIh bSNW0tt
The Abbot and Boralma. l agreed 20
everything that the owner of Boralna
| wanted with the exception of the NUM-
ber of heats to be trotted. Mr.. Scanneil
will not trot The Abbot more than five
heats, while Mr.. Lawson insists on four
out of seven heats Now. on behalf of
Mr.. Scannell, 1 challenge The Abbot
against any horse, Boralma preferred
three out of five heats. for $4,000 a side.
the gate receipts to go to charity, and
the race to take place on any recognized
ASSOCIATION track. Here is my check and
| am ready to sign an agreement on this
basis at any moment. That Is all 1
have got 10 say"
Mr.. Roach, in speaking OF the failure
to come to terms. said:
IT think that Mr. Lawson's proposition
is sportsmanlike and fair. No doubt The
Abbot is a wonderful animal and, from
his record, / Judge that by this match
falling through Mr.. Lawson, has saved
SIS 900. The Abbot has great speed, but
/ believe that Boralma has the greater
stamina Four heats out of sevenJ in
my opinion would clearly demonstrate
this, and that is why l. on behalf of
Mr.. Lawson, insisted on the greater num-
Der of heats"
When asked as to whether Mr.. Lawson
would probably accept the challenge for
$4,000 Mr.. Roach said:
81 cannot answer that at present. Mr..
Lawson rs the sole judge on that mat
ter"