The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-18
TO TRAIN In BALTIMORE
ShOmas W. LaWsOn's Famous
String Going 10 Pimlico-

Builder of the Cup Defender indie
Pendence DESTROYS OF Getting His
Harness Horses Into the Best Pos
siBie Condition for the Season.
BALTIMORE. March 1S--Thoulas W
I;,wson-s great harness horses are to
train at Baltimore. Mr. Lawson. who is
paying for the building of the Crownin-
shield yacht independence, of Boston, q
candidate for the defence of the Ameri-
cas- Cup, is known as one Of the leading
race horse owners Of The world
Mr. Lawson has had his horses at work
at Charter Oak Park, at Hartford. Conn,
a course which is at least three weeks
later than those III this section With him
horse racing is a matter Of pleasure. He
does not race for gain for himself, but
gives MS winnings to charity in Boston,
whe~a lie lives.
His envoy to look over the courses here
was James Gatcomb who decided on the
Eimlieo course as a place for the spring
training. He engaged nine stalls. and
they are to be fitted mp without regard to
cost The animals Mr. Gatcomb viii
bring here are: BoraIma, ZGS; Sagwa,
Zl3 81, Dreamer IA IA; Jack Roche
2-i7 Il; Mamie w. 2-11 Ii: PoindeXter,
green one which cost S6,250; Glory, I'll II;
Bedford, and one other high-class animal
with no mark These horses viii be
schoOled here until late il May.
Mr.. Lawson's selection of the place was
based on d knowledge of the fact that
there is no safer mile track in the world
than at Pimlico. He also knew that the
climate, water, and grass could not be
better anywhere He had a precedent It
was set by the champion PAGER Sta
Pointer, who trained here in the late win
ter and spring and then made the world
harness record.
The coming OF such a string IS AR Cat
comb viii bring here from the Lawson
stables VIII add greatly 10 the attention
which has lately been drawn 10 this 10
caIity as Il harness race centre
The horses will be royalty attended
The retinue Of grooms will be clad in blue
cloth and on gold bands on their caps
VIII be the name Lawson Each horse
VIII have its own chest Of clothing. uten-
sis and paraDhernalla- The chests are
all finished in royal blue and are inscrlb-
ed with gold letters. The various blan-
ketS- from light linens TO heavy wOOlenS,
have on each of them a bear and the
name OF the horse 10 which u belongs
The bear signifies that the owner made
his millions by being bear on the Stock
Market
Th4 horses will reach here about the
middle of this week, and while each Will
be an object Of interest 10 all visitors to
the course the horse BOralma viii be the
lion Of the stable.
Last year he was the wonder of the
racing world He won for charity over
$lq,eJg in purses. He was only four
yeAC-Old and was started IN six races,
winning ali of them. though he had to
take mark Of 2:QS. He was beaten only
three heats in all his races. He got his
marx by winning the Ira nsylVauia. His
owner has offered to match him for So,
900 against the Abbot, Cresceus- and
Charlie Herr, making stake Of $4,000
Failing IN this because Mr. Scannen,
owner Of the Abbot. refuses 10 let his
horse go against more than one at
time. Mr. Lawson made this statement:
! viii accept the proposition made by
The Abbot s owner / Will race BOraimd
Abbot for $4,000 q side. best four heats IN
seven, or If he insists upon eleven IN
twenty, IS he stated. or anything between
seven and twenty, I viii guarantee that a
racing association viii add its entire net
proceeds which viii be given equally to
charities: and l Will also guarantee that
this vii also amount to At least S25.OG0-
''i further agree to donate any portion
OF the $4,000 BOTalna may win by racing
or by forfeiture equally between these
two charities. [ hope. however, he viii
accept my first proposition and allow
h0rse-IOVeTS 10 see these four great rae
erS competing under the same conditions
which were good enough for them when
they We're working their way TO the top.
BOralma is so well thought Of by his
owner that he viii be matched against
any horse Of great record for fun or
thousa nds of money
While the Lawson stable is a Grand
Circuit string. K is not improbable that
the owner viii start some of them here
at the coming spring meetings