Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-28
AxTELL BEATS HIS OWN REcoRD,

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AXTELL BEATS HIS OWN RECORD,
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Eclipsing the Three and Four-Year-Olds.
Other Sporting News,
CHICAGO. August 2s.-The three-year-old
stallion Axtell trotted to beat his own
record oil 2:142, and covered a mile in
2:14, beating all records for three and
four-year-olds. Another three-year-old
bay stallion. Abortion, in the third heat OF
a bruising race, made q circuit OF the track
in 2:1SA. AxtelPs mile clips three-quarters
OF a second from his former record of
2:14Z. 1t is also within three, quarters Of
Patrons 2:13z, which stands as the best
record for stations OF any age.
The circumstances under which this
record was made are'likely to give rise to
endless discussion as to whether it was a
record in q race or against time.
Axtell and Earl MacGregor were on the
card as starters in the stallion stakes, and
the card also announced that Axtell would
go to beat his own record. He firststrotted
under the usual conditions OF a race and
served merely as warmer, being in 2:19.
In the next heat, that in which the record
was broken was made, the distance was
waived and AxtelI had a running horse to
accompany and encourage him from the
upper turn to the finish. Earl MacGregor
being far behind and cutting no figure, it
should be said the heat was trotted fairly
and without a skip to within about seventy
feet OF the wire, when, owing to bad judg-
ment in the handling OF the runner, the
little stallion was started into a run and
galloped under the wire, whether he gained
in the break is an open question.
Summary OF races as follows:
Unfinished from yesterday, 2:21 class
Frank Middleton first, Almost second,
Sally Cossack third. Others ruled out.
Time, 2:11K. -..
Washington Park stakes, 2:27 class
Alerton first, Passenger Boy second, Eliza
third, So Long fourth. Best time, 2:1SA.
Stallion stake-Axtell nrst, Earl Moo
Gregor second. Time by quarter, 38A, l.
OF, 1:41, 2:14. ..
Class 2:25, pacing, Observation-Disclosures r.
won first and second heats. Best time,
2:1S.
Seven. eighths OF q mile-Jennie Macfar-
land won in 1:20A, Vivid second, Fannie
III. third. .IE z tks i
RACING AT SARATOGA. L
SARATOGA, August 23.-Weatber delight
full, track fast and dusty. Haggins and
Moore were suspended for one year each,
and Downing and Richorek for the meeting,
| for bad behavior at the post in the third
race.
| Five and one-half neutrality-suspicious.
won in ITO; Fellowship second, Lemoyne
II. third. ~
Mlle-Eight to Seven won in 1:44; Ching
second, Bocaccio third. .
Three.fourths of a mile-St. Luke WOE in
1:17K; Everett second, Fiddlehead and
Happiness dead heat for the third.
Five and one-half furlongs-Guda won il
1:O9X; Sunshine second, VInt third.
Mile and one-sixteenth- Sam d.. won
in 1:49k; Maid of Orleans second, Fensit
third.
AT MORRIS PAR
MORRIS PARK, August 23.-Clouded sky
and good track were the conditions to-day
Mile and one.eighth Seymour won il
l:59; Burnside second, Rupert third.
seyen.eighths of a mile-Lela May VOL
in 1:27: Climax second, Bradford third.
Five eiphths OF a mile-Village Maid VOL
in ITO; Fordham second, Tom Hoo
Mile and Observation-Disclosures won il
2:27; Niagara second, Larchmont third.
T~hree.fourths of a mile-Miss Belle wo'
in l:14: Centuar second, King William
third.
BASE BALI GAMES.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 23.-Up to tn
seventh inning Cleveland had made oni
three hits off OF Rusie, in to-day's tgatn'
After that he was hit hard and it was oni
, brilliant fielding on the part OF the Hoosiel
:. at q critical moment that the game wa
= saved. Indianapolis z, Cleveland O.. bas
hits: indianapolis 10, Cleveland 10. Error
4 ~Tnd;snanoli g. Cleveland 8. Batteries
Indianapolis-Rusie and Sommers; Clev'
lIand-Gruber. Snyder and thinner. Un
pires-Sullivan, Zimnaer and O,Brien.
CHICAGO, august 23.--To-day's game wa
9 j. nitcher's contest ~throughouts Staley &c
ting a trife the best of it, butCarrolFs mu
+ 4 OF Vanhaltern,s easy fly in the first lost tt
PAINE for the Pittsbnrgs. Attendance zoo
n Chicago 1 each in first and sixth. Pittsbu'
i in ninth. Base hits: Chicago !, Plttsbu,
v 6. Errors: Chicago Z. Pittsburg .; ba
q teries: Chicago-Hutchins and Fare
Pittsburg-Staley and Fields. Umpire
Lynch. !
feated BOSTON. to-day, insten innings. III
latter had the game well IA till q
s~ixthinning, when Knight gave DAILY a tt
ar rible roasting. Bostcn tied the ga me IN =
- Iniath and went, one ahead IN the tent
i hut Ia their half Of the tenth Washingt'
ii made two uns. WASHINGTON . in sixth,
ae intenth; Boston z. Base hits: Washlng5
in s.. boston gI8sq Errors; Washington
Boston1. Battsries:f Washington-hee
Pearson aud Mack; Boston-Dafy a
CANCEL. JUmpire-Knight. -
q New YoRK, AUGUST 23.-The New nc
TIA York and Philadelphia teams played 9
oames at the Polo grounds o-day. 1
re. Giants won the first game, and the Quak'
al he second game. IL was the first yicte
or the Phillies have won in New YORK I
he year. ", ph;,. do,nb;
in second and Lin sixth. Base hits: \
OF York IL, Philadelphia 6. Errors: : :
tie. York5 Phiiadelphia q. Batteries: :
a.. York-Welch and Ewing; PhiiadeiPnl
Gleason and Clements. Umpire-McQus
second game:a New York ] each IN Z
ew and sixth; PhiIadelphia H.. Base q
'ew New York g., ~Philadelphia 10. Eft.
mt New York !. ~Philadelphia 2. 5a.teI
New York-Crane and Brown; Philadeip
- NRnfinton and Clements. Umpire
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