The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-13
'DONNELLYIS'
NOT EXCITED
Threatened Suit Of Lynchburg
Horse Show Association Not
Producing Insomnia.
HAS 4 RIGHT 10 WITHDRAW I NJ, i '
AT Least, So Says Donnelly.
Expected to Lose En- &
trance Fees.

..you can catch more files with sugar
than you can With vinegar, said John
IL. Donnelly. manager for the stables 4 Of ?.
Mrs j. b. NJ. Grosvenor, in discussing
the action OF the Ly1lchburg Horse Show
Association III threatening Mrs. Grosve-
nor with n suit for breach OF contract
In falling to exhibit her horses at the.
Lynchburg show.
That sentence we'll illustrates the effect
Of the action OF the Lynchburg, manage
n1ent upon exhibitors. They may be per-
suaded or Induced to show, butithey cam
not be compelled to do so. and any Ell
fort at. compuslon Is considered likely
to react Upon those exerttng such Ell
fort
Mr.. Donncly, who Is one OF the most
experienced managers OF horse show ex-s
hibits III the country. laughed at the
idea Of s. suit for breach OF contract, He
stated that he wrote tho Lynchburg man
nge,,1ent two weeks ago, telling them to
withdraw tile Grosvenor entries, for the,
reason that the horses | shown In Lynch
burg All the week and then shipped to:
Richmond would bo in no 1T condition
to \; be shown here. or the two shows
the Richmond show was regarded as
preferable He states that he received
no reply from the management to TINS
letter, nor to several letters and tele-l
grams addressed 10 them. Tho only ef-t
feet Of their withdrawal from the Lynch
burg show would be to forfeit their en-
trance money, about $3.50. and this they
expected to do when they decided not to
exhibit at the LytlchburG show.
No Rule Against It.
There is no clause In the rules and
regulations of the Lynchburg Associa ton
which would make the Grosvenors liable
at law for failure to exhibit there. In
the Richmond show regulations rule "a
provides that:
lin order to prevent the non-exhibittons
OF animals which have been entered for
the show, thus causing unnecessary
preparations and expense, q fine OF SO
will be levied on each entry not exhibited
when called by the programme, etc.
There Is no such regulation in tho pro-
visions OF the Iynchburgt show, and even
IL there were, as In the case OF the Rich
rond show, It applies only to horses on
the grounds OF the association. That,
said Mr.. Donnely, is the universal rule
the entry money and stall rent fees.
Is the only possible penalty for the with!
drawal Of entries when the horses are
not on the show grounds.
The contract attached to tho entry
blank OF the Lynchburg show reads s#9,s
I hereby enter the above horses at
my own risk and subj ect# to all the rules
and regulations Of the show. II further
agree that II any da mage shall \ be oc-
casioned or loss occur to the horses ex-
hibited orato any vehicle or other article
that may send with such horses. that
7 make no claim therefor: and I further
or n,.FA ~
ton the sum OF 800, as and for liquldated
damages IL the animal Or any 4ot the .nnl-5
mails, which may exhibit, are suffer
ing from any conta gious or Infectious
disease IA II K
This is the agreement entered into by
all exhibitors. The waiver OF all claims
for damages is, OF course. reciprocal.
Is the exhibitor has no redress for dam.
ages. neither has the association.