The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12

Axtell, three year old, trotted mile
in 2:15h last week, lowering the record
"a seconds. Frederick Barry, of Chicago,
wired G. b. Williams, the owner of Axtell.
an offer of $50. 1000 for the equine phenom-
enon. Both this offer and that of Robert
Bonner of 500. 900, sent earlier in the day,
were declined. Mr.. Williams says the
youngster has made trial heats as low as
2:l0, and he has no doubt he will lower all
trotting records within year. He will not
be sold, he says, for less than 500, 0O0.-
In connection with the breeding of AK
tell and his wonderful three year old record
of 2:15N we call attention to the breeding
of a yearling colt owned by M. G. Dawes,
of this city, The COLTS by Frank Rowel.
Frank is by Byerly Abdallah, dam by
Louis Napoleon. The dam of the colt is
bred in the same way. The colt thus has
two crosses to Louis Napoleon, two to By
erly Abdallah, two to Mambrino Patchen,
four 10 Alexander's Abdallah. Inbreeding
is attracting q great deal of attention from
breeders and this colt is q good specimen of
the theory.
Lie Season is scarcely opened. yet tn
wire brings us information concerning the
remarkable performance of the sensational
young stallion Axtell. Every one is un-
doubtedly informed as to the wonderful ca
reer of this colt as a two-year-Old. All his
education was given him by an amateur,
who for some time was not aware he had so
great colt. He was never fitted especially
for a supreme effort, but was shipped all
over the Western country and trotted on
half-mile tracks in the rain and mud, clos
ing the season with record of 1923. This
spring he has done limited stud service, and
on June 81, at Cedar Rapids, Ia, he made
his debut as three year old in an at
tempt to beat the three-y ear-old record on
half mile track. He trOtted the first half in
1:OS3I, and finished the mile at ease in
2:21%. At any time of year this would be
a phenomenal mile on half mile track for
three year old, and when it is considered
that in all the years of trotting there are but
few free-for-all races on half mile tracks in
which this time has been equaled, the sensa-
tional character of the event will be better
understood. He is a wonderful colt, and we
hope our good friend Mr.. Williams, his
breeder and owner, will not be tempted by
the desire of the people to see his great colt
TO overdo him and so diminish his chances
of securing the fastest three year old record
ever made. He should be handled judici-
ously and prepared by an expert for one or
two great efforts. He is by William L.,
brother to Guy Wilkes, 2:154, sire of
Sable Wilkes, three-year-old record 2:18.
His dam is by Mambrino Boy, son of
Mambrino Patchen, and the dam OF his sire
is by Mambrno Patchen. This supports
the theory of doubling up valuable BROOD
mare cross, OF in other words, OF JudiciOus
1inbreeding; and just here an example in
this line may be of interest to breeders.
Twelve of the sons of Mambrino Patchen
have sired the dams of nineteen 2:30 per-
formers. Eleven stations whose dams are
by Mambrno Patchen mares have to their
credit performers with records from 2:174
TO 2:3O. Ten of these performers are III
bred to Mambrino Patchen. Among them
are Silverone, 2:1994, and AXtel, three-year-
old record 2:21%. In the year 1883 the
granddaughter of Mambrino Patchen were
the dams of fifteen which entered the $3.50
list. We shall watch with great interest
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cord to the victor the full need of praise.
We dislike TO enter the realms of specula-
ton, and much prefer to record facts and
comment on their significance, but it seems
TO us that for. this year the two-year-old
record of 2:1S is out of danger, and we do
not just know of a four-year-old which bids
fair to beat the 2:16 Of ManZanita. We,
however, are an advocate of rapid progress,
and sincerely hope our prediction will prove
fallacous. 1t is quite possible the year
ling record of 2:31 q will be beaten, and we
rather look to see yearling beat 2:30 dur
ing the ensuing season, and it is our belief
that the three-year-old record is already
tottering and will ere the season closes be
badly shattered AT the present writing it
would seem the three-year-old contest
should practically be between Sunol and
Axtell, but we should be pleased to see
some dark horse enter the list and become
factor. The way it stands at the present
time is Sunol. two years, record 2:1S; AK
TELL two years, record 2:23; AXtell, three
years, half-mile track, record 2:21M; Sable
Wilkes, his cousin, three-year old record
2:1S. What the record will be at the close
of the season no man can tell. There is
one significant fact. The dam of SunOl has
no long, kite-tail pedigree, nor Is her dam
bred even in the first generation in the eX-
IRENE of fashion. 1t is the same with the
dam of Axtell, but both of them are mares
of marked individuality. Suppose both
these three-year-olds should trot in 2:17 or
better, what effect would 1t have on the
aristOcracy of individual merit in brood
mares as against mares with long fashion,
able pedigrees and little individuality or
force of character? Only few short
months and the matter will be decided and
the victor crowned. Chicago Horsman.