St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-03
AXTELL's GREAT FEAT.

Bob NJ, G. W. Spear. Minneapolis..7
Lady Mac, c. w. Williams. Inde
Dendence, 10 ........... .......6
Time: 2:24a4, 2:24I2, 2:26I5, 2:26I2
AXTELL's GREAT FEAT.
The principal event of the day was
AXtell'S attempt to beat the worlds
three-yeaT-old record of 2:lS. which was
made by Sable Wilkes in California last
fall. As a twO-year-old AXtell smashed
the worlds two-year-old record, making
2:24 at Chicago last August, and bet
tered the three-year-Old record on a
half-mile track at Cedar Rapids. IO..thi
year, making 2:21A. Yesterday the
crowd was crazy when the power
full bay stallion sailed up in
front of the grand stand once or twice,
and when starter Mckinney gave the
word to 90. the people let out shout
that carried the plucky horse around to
the quarter stake in a rush. Then he
settled down and pounded the track in
way that has not been seen in the
Northwest since the days of the PAGER
Johnston. He seemed like a ma
chine, and the finest eye could
not have detected the slightest
irregularity of motion as Axtell spun
by the quarter mark and flew toward
the half. which he passed like flash.
The three-quarter didn't seem far away,
rushing up the stretch like cyclone,
and every legal voter on the grounds
SWING his hat and howled like a wild
Indian. The judges finally got sut-
ticient order to announce that Axteu
had made
THE MILE IN 2:1515,
beating all previous thTee-yeaT-old rec.
ords by two and one-half seconds, and
then there was another shout that
lasted fully minute. AXtell struck
rapid gait on the start, aud his owner,
&. W. Williams, who drove him. kept
him at it all the way round. He made
he quarter in 3316 seconds, passed the
half in 1:06, the three-quarterS in / 40
and came under the wire-in a scant
2:1515, winning $500 ana adding
fabulous sum to his value.
The world beater had a strong head
wind to trOt against at the start and all
the way up the home stretch. and the
air yesterday was far from favorable for
fast time. The record made by the
Iowa horse was phenomenal under any
circumstances, but old hOrsemen
say that with no wind and
more desirable weather Axtell can
undoubtedly pull down even this time
by a second or two. The now world
famed horse will give another exhibi-
ton at the park this afternoon, and
then goes home to Independence, To-,
where he will do a fast mile on the
Fourth of July, and then his owner will
offer Pennant $500 to beat it.
THE LAST RACE
yesterday was the 2:19 pace, purse 5000,
for which Lillian, Tom. Sir Archie,
LOUIS 3 and Turk Franklin were en-
tered. Lillian was dangerously i'll,
however, ana did not start. The other
II Il l.. i g..
the first heat: Louis b, Sir
and finished as below in 2:191:
Louis B first, Sir A rchie second,
Turk Franklin third and Tom fourth.
Louis and Sir Archie were again in
the lead and very close together when
they passed the half mile in the second.
heat. As they passed the three quarters
and came up the stretch Louis b pulled
away again and won by length, with
Sir Archie again close second, while
Tom and Turk Franklin changed places,
the latter coming in last. When the ScOT-
ing commenced for the third heat Louis
B was a 10 to 1 favOrite, and everybody
expected to see him win the third heat
as cleanly as he had the other two. At
the quarter the favOTite held the pole
by a good three lengths, and the
others were well strung out. Turk
Franklin, who was the nearest
of the field, passed him
in the second quarter. and still led at
the three-quarters, with Tom neck and
neck with the winner of the first two
heats. Louis broke IN the stretch, and
it was then between Tom and Sir
Archie. who had passed the Turk.
Toms driver gave him the whip just
before reaching the distance flag, and
shot up alongside the bay stallion in
the lead. passed him and won bya
length. As it was already growing
dark. the judges postponed the other
heats until to-day. Summary:
2:19 pace, purse 5000, divided
Louis B. Baum Bros, Montrose. .......1 l 4
Tom Beauchamp and Jarvis, ConcOr-
Sir Archie, W. Il. [ McCarthy. Los An
geIes. .......... ....-...... -
Turk Franklin, D. a. Hancock, Black
Time. 2:I94, 2:I7i4. 2:22I2.
To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
2:37 Trot.-M. Carnody, Cheboygan, Mich,
Ouida; Aldrich Seary, Aurora, ILL.,, Icni Ban;
J. E. Taylor ST. Joseph. Mo-. Two Eyes; q.
W. Shear, Minneapolis Minn., Star 5; o. o.
TibbIts, Sumner, To-, King: 3. B. Vining,
Minneapolis. Mimi. Prince Kari; W. H. Nc
CaTthy, Los Angeles Cal. Lucky Boy; C. L.
White, Minneola: Bob Stuart. Terre Haute,
Ind, Five Points; G. W. Williams. Independ-
ence, To-, Auertou: John Splan. Cleveland,
o., May Queen; J. B. Peterson, Crown Point,
Ind. Harry Medi um.
2:45 Pace-RObert Forester. Kansas City,
Mo, Butcher Boy: James Godfrey, Chicago,
Ill. Pat Legg: George w. Spear, Minneapo-
lis Mimi, Blue Stone; DR.. f. NJ Ward. Mar
shalItown, To-, Try Me; J. E. Tavlor, St. Joe,
No, A 4 Davis; j. E. Morton, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Flora NJ; w. W. Gibbs St. James,
MIMI, Trumont; w. II. Mccarthy, Los An
geIes Cal. Cousin Joe; John Splan, Cleve-
land. o., Jimmie Temple; NJ. Mather, Lex
ington. Ky, 3. II. TitOnian-
2:IS Trot-W. II. Mccarthy. Los Angeles.
Cal, Geneva 5; w. E. Schuttes, St. Paul,
Mimi, First Call; c. H. Loeb. Dayton, o.,
Joe Davis: John Splan. Cleveland. O.. Mob
BY; Bob Stuart. Terre Haute. Ind, Black
Diamond; McHenry & Abby, St. Paul, MIMI,