The sun., 1902-01-12
ACCEPTS LAWSON CHALLENGE.
SMATHERS WILL RACE LORD
DERBY AGAINST BORALMA.
Commissions HIS Trainer. George spear, 70
Make Match With Thomas W. Lawson
for $40, 900 Side MANY Guesses on
the Probable Drivers Of Boraima.

the Probable Drivers OF bofh"s'
The reconsideration OF HE determination
20 retire from trottlng on the part OF the
Boston sportsman. Thomas w. Lawson. and
the challenge on behalf Of his crack Boraltna'
a:O7, was read 10y T. L. Smathers yesterday
morning. and he lost little time calling his
trainer George W Spear on the telephone
and commissioning the latter To accept on
beholt OF Lord Derby. 2:0sh. the match TO
be made at a limit of $50 600 a side. at three
in Ave.
Directly after paying Si0.5oo for lord
Derby, Mr. Smathers said he would like 70
arrange a match with Borslma. but supposed.
as Mr. lawson was to retire. he would have
TO depend on the free-for-Hlls or exhibitions
possibly later on should he show improved
form.
At a late hour last night IL was said the
Boston man had not answered Mr. Spears
acceptance although q letter is expected TO-
day or tomorrow with statement ana
possibly art icles OF agreement as To match.
BoralmR won the Kentucky Futurity OF
1909 in sensatio ional time. one heat having
been 2ii1S and the last half was trotted In
io3I, As four year-old he raced Nun-
b-steu,- and when a very lame horse won
the $4,000 stake at Boston wherein he de-
feated both Lord Derby and the Brooklyn
mare. Georgena, 2;o7IS So lame was ne
that Mr. lawson had the 'udges announce.
that he was barred In the pools because
OF his lamsness aud had no possible chance
for victory. he was defeated last summer
by Lord Derby at Hartford In one OF the
fercest thrce-cornered races in turf history.
and plungers such as Nick" Hubinger,
who originally backed Borslms had to wager
sensat ional sums 10 get their money on.
Over s6o.oOo was I'm the box on that race
Not e would like .b see the Derby horse
meet Boralma on even terms.
q MatropnlA horqauDan OF the
opinion that. II the match be made Lord
Derby would have very hard contract
allotted TO him. yet all admired Mr Smatherss
ready acceptance and hoped to see the match
Guesses were many "a TO who would
have the pleasurable task OF plotting the
McHenry. Andy Mcdowell. John Shilling
law. Tom" Marsh and James Golden all got
a call. MIR. lawson VIII have no dlncnag
McHenry's chances appear the 6rightest
should he be so minded The freeP9GIt G
found last night He holds Boralma very
highly and would doubtless like TO race the
chestnut three,,year-old champion gelding
the unbeaten Dan Patch, 204ii. ranks him
among the foremost trainers
andy. Mcdowell said ~ think B9ro,ms ro,,s1
as lives lie went sick at Lexington and
usually horse needs year to get lust as
iieved he was himself at Hartford He is
splendid actor and I've seen him step fast
enough 50 ! know he's n9~hers near r.. out AT al
son had no more idea of not racing Boralma
than he has Of going out OF copneT . s.,v.
Roralnia. he said, Why not, Any one would
like 20 get that kind Of "a horse
one thing know remsrktd eng , byaatsndIer, yanraI,,
can beat even The Abbot. Only the other
day he told me, down in kentucky. that retther
he Lawson on horse, and he drove him in his
Futurity Mike Boverman and that crowd
would bet their last dollar he can trot in 20,
Many have said that George Spear will
have his troubles driving Lord Deroy, said
e yeoord as usd Wp sq n money =.
too lie will he conditioned. no doubt Of
thai, .end I've seen him trot very fast in
There was a rumor around TO the effect
that Ed Ceer- J. 10 have Boralma during
1909, and It would no, snTpri-e I, many to Is 1ee
ing He. however, has The Monk. a horse
sure TO get into Boralma's .clss- in race
sequence would undoubtedly hesitate 10
accept the mount behind the Boston crack
Geers l. oyal to his smpl@cyets snd ,NyG,,. would
ike no" to oVR'T Vim race Or hr Gerken and wanted
sold she great geIdine 70 Nj Gerken after
purchasing him At the Village Farm sale IN
November. 1900
would start m the race Tor the 81 500 Bosto
Challenge Cup ~ Cleveland neat fall and
Lord Derby was 10 have been Mr. SmHt her :
candidate The match will take both out
OF such contest undoubtedly. as the Condi-
tions call for a. least one start, driven by
an amateur. before being eligible 10 COM
pete for the gold cup emblematic Of the anna.
tour championship A return match VIII
nfObably be arranged. and there l. a splen-
did opening for series Of specials en-
"a RinE both horses The better part Of the
late racing -sason Lexington aud Mem phis
would Offer good Inducements for such races,
and N Mr. kTtcham h. not misunderstood
hy h- best friends. tre-ceus. 202'. viii
be out again after h- stud season ready
10 meet either or both. adding 90 he Interest
Last fall MIR lawson paid forfeit and Lord
DERBY was substituted. hut nov De evidently
wishes TO allow Boralna final chanos against
the mighty champion surely the outlook
b. lndaed bright for owners Of iAs=s 'sGclu-
siVs hor~'- without tie free e-fof -alls 20 b"
NJ lAssou'- drh nas awakeurd fetss s"d
Iptsrsst aud ~ b. a matter of great sati-far-
tlon 60 all that, after all. hs b. not TO r,iif.
W.T. tie mstr' in lfo=fs1 turfuru oOn.
sids,t that NJ ~UHtfars secured q very tlisa o.
tf0tisf iu iotd berb3 even ~ ~. 80 s'o
paid Harf1 iiaullu ufsfsd tigsn f0f lIu,
and Nathan Nifaur desired 90 ON him after
having Nattisd hiW all aud after having
niAds Dot ois hld O. tun He'd NJ l-as -tn
Hoi Announced positively he frtl suIsrt
u IL doubfftI na to AHFthFf illaga Yam
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