Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-06
A $4,000 PURSE
Offered by Lexington for The
Abbot and BoraIma.
LAWSON Accepts, If He Wins, Money
to Go to Hospitals.
The Forieits In G7ea. Three Cornered Re.
Haze Been Posted.

| Boston, April Efforts are making 10
secure match race between Boralma
ana The Abbot at the October meeting
| Of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeder;
| Association. at Lexington, ~, and Mr.
| Lawson, the owner of B0ralma. has given
| his assent to the proposition. Should
| Mr.. .5cannell, tine owner of The Abbot
see fit 70 accept the offer OF the assoca-
ton. the match will be assured Secre;a.
ry II. W. Wilson OF the association. in
his letter 10 Mr.. Lawson. asks:
"Will you meet The Abbot with Boral-
ma during our October meeting in Lex
ingt0n. KY. in a match for $4,000 a side.
the association to add one-half of its gaze
receipts for that day, which half We vii
guarantee to amount to $4,000. Five
thousand dollars forfeit to be deposited
with US BY each party when match is
made. the remainder to be paid into our
hands the night before the race. winner
to take all. If match is made. We VIM
endeavor 10 arrange another race for a
less sum between Cresceus and Charley
Herr. We have made the same PROPOSE
ton TO Mr.. Scannell.'
In reply Mr.. Lawson, after repeating
his reasons for abandoning the race
which he had previously attempted 10 ar
range with MIR. ScannCn between Boralml
and The Abbot. says:
TIE part Of the Bora,ma-The Abbot
episode which pained me more than any
other was that our good trotting horse
friends should have for an instant
thought me so unspOrtsmanlike as TO
have bovcotted or in any way done any
thing 10 injure the great Ihe Abbot: and
that may undo any injury that has been
done to this great horse and that our
good Kentucky friends may see Boralma
before she retires from racing, | VIII ae- |
ccpi your offer.
More than that, | will insist upon
making the race upon The AbbOt's terms,
best three in five. and | send YOU here
with my check for $500 deposit. and you
may give TO Lexington hospitals whatever
share Boralma may win. both stakes and
gate receipts; and through fear Lat my
great horse may not be all" TO give The
Abbot on that day tn in,yr. sting race
which | expect nc " Il that our Kentucky
II instt itbL " VISA lt4AAtN" "''N
Your safe receipts are already promised
VII CCnate $500 TO be raced for on the
anne day by Gre sceus and Charley Herr
20 be divided as your association deems
best
The forfeit money for the big three
cornered race between Boralma, Tres
cous and Chnarlie Herr is now III lux
hands of John L. Thayer. president u
the New England Trotting Ho'~
breeders Association. Mr.. Lawson
George l.. Ketcham of Toledo, on"
and David Cahill of Lexington, ~
the owners OF the three horses. nav
each posted the required forfeit more,
$500 apiece. The balance of the wv
stake under the terms of the race
to be posted the night before the rae
The race will take place. Sept. o ar
will be the best three in five heats ~
s.des the Sl00C0 each owner pnis W
Mr.. Lawson gives an extra Szou".
money is to be divided thus: s5oV"
the first horse. $4,000 to the secoiu
Mr.. Ketcham and Mir. Lawson ~,
ed their money. March %. ana MI
hill sent his under date OF APT"