RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



He knows by this fact that your hands are tied in 

 a measure, and makes the attack and throws the 

 burden of proof on us. It will be very hard at this 

 late day to establish so old a pedigree, but It does 

 seem strange that In 1857, ^^e mare being published 

 in our catalogue as by Boston, someone would 

 not have controverted the statement, the mare being 

 only seven years old, and many men then living know- 

 ing the stock and pedigree. I think that Captain 

 Holton or Captain John Russell may have bred Sally 

 Russell. If there is anything that you know about 

 the pedigree, or any Inquiry that you wish to make 

 here that will assist you, let me know. If this thing 

 goes on, there won't be a pedigree left in your Stud 

 Book, that Wallace will not throw a cloud over." 



June 13, 1883, Mr. Brodhead addressed a letter 

 to me, from which I extract: 



"I went at once to see Holton and found, as I 

 expected, that he knew absolutely nothing of Maria 

 Russell's produce, and little more about Maria Rus- 

 sell than that she had won a race at Forks of Elk- 

 horn. I enclose you a letter from L. Holton to J. 

 H. Wallace, which speaks for itself. I felt sorry 

 for Holton while talking with him. He felt that 

 he had been manipulated." 



Three days later I received " Memoranda concern- 

 ing Sally Russell sent to H. Busbey of New York, 

 for use in whatever way he deems proper. They 

 are merely notes not to be published in this shape." 

 I gave the facts In my own way to the public, and 

 now reproduce the notes : 



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