The sun., 1901-03-18
sCANyELL REPLIES TO LAWSON.
Accepts Challenge Of Boston Man to Race The
Abbot Against Boralma.

John j. Scannell. owner or The Abbot.
issued q statement yesterday. expressing In
plain md straightforward terms his Wiling
ness 70 accept a challenge from Thomas
W Lawson. the owner Of Boralma. for a
race between the two great trotters. Mr..
Soannell is ready TO make q match for $500
a side and deposit 10000 at once Accord
Ing to despatch from Boston, published In
The SUN Of yesterday. Mr. Lawson Is willing
TO race The Abbot for the above amount, but
stipulates that the gate receipts be given to
a Boston charity. This does not suit the
New Yorker, who naturally desires to have
a voice in the disposition OF the money which
the race between his horse and Boral ma
may attract as gate money. The state
ment follows
in reply to the challenge for a race be-
tween The Abbot and Boralma l will accept
tbs same II the owner Of Boralma will eimi-
ats the unheard OF and unusual conditions
'That the added money or gate receipts, (Which
hs says he will guarantee TO reach s2S, S,OoOl
shall be given 20 Boston charity. desi gnated
solely by him whether or not his horse wins.
i am New Yorker and should ! win and
desire TO give the money 70 charity, GER
tany prefer to give II TO NeT s9TS bbo or
acknowledged and recognized champion n
trotter Of the world, 1t is certainly not Gus
tomary In making matches involving the
champio nship for the challenger to dictate
unrecognized terms or conditions
The owner OF Boralma knows this as well
as any sportsman. His experience with the
boat he Is now building is an example. He
might as well attempt TO dictate to the other
boats how they shall race what waters
and what distance. without any regard for
them whatever or for the recognized rules
and customs regarding such races If the
owner of Boralma sincerely and honestly
wants TO match with the champion trotter
Of the world Tho Abbot, am ready and now
accept challenge from him 10 a race in the
usual and customary spOrtsmanlike manner
without any restriction. for $4,000 a side
$4,000 to be deposited now, 5000 on July l.
1901. and $4,000 on the night before the race,
all deposits being forfeited by the horse that
does not come to the wire race day. The
race 10 be trotted during the month of Sep
tember. 1901. on the track Of the association n
Offering the best inducement. the winner 20
take all proceeds or the receipts outside Of
the stake OF $50 900. 10 be divided as we may
agree JOHN j. ScANNELL.
LEXINGTON. March IA J Welch OF
Hartford. Ia expected hero this week TO CON
suit with -unCle- David Cahill regarding
the proposed big trotting rnco NJ Hartford
under the conditions proposed hy Welch for
the reason that 1t might require too much
racing 10 win and that he does not like tho
sveeDstake plan He makes a prOpoSition
which If II could be carried out would make
Tho greatest event In the history of racing
either trotting or running He Offers TO enter
a race. open 20 tho world si0Oo 10 enter
with $40. 0Oo added. the money to be divided
"a is customary In stake races with Cr"s-
cels The Abbot Charley Herr and Boralma
entering. this would make the event worth
$50 900