Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-12
A GREAT COLT;
Axtell Breaks All the
Stallion Records.
HIS WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE
The Three Year. Old Record Lowered
to 2:12-He is Sold
for $105,00O.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.


TERRE HAUTE, Ind, October ia
mile in two minutes and twelve seconds
is a great feat for an aged horse at any
harness gait. When it is done by g.
year.old stallion at trotting gait, il
means a record that will stand for many
a day. 1t means the acme of physica
endurance, courage and all that goes te
make the king Of all horses. The
fourth day Of the fall meet.
ing brought out crowd as
large and enthusiastic as ever
q perfect Indian summer sun shone
upon, to witness an event that one is for
tunate to see in lifetime-the great
Axtell to beat the 3.year-old record
(2:1314) held by the California filly,
Sunol.
When brought out for the warming up
heat he moved with such freedom and
determination that but few thought the
record could stand, but that he would
knock one and three.quarter seconds
from it the widest enthusiast did not
dream. George Starr was behind Father
John as helper. Williams nodded for
the word at the second attempt, and
the great flight was begun with that
smooth action for which Axtell is noted.
The first quarter was reached in .33.
The clip is made faster to the half, in
1:o5A.. 'Too FAST" says Colonel Conley,
and sigh goes up from the crowd as it
is felt that the drive is made too soon.
Still the game colt goes on, faster and
fucfor Tbirfu.t on1 O11o rfor SO ~ N
gait at the three-quarters post, with never
a falter. He breasts the hill and turns
into the stretch. A shout goes up, "He
will do it," On he comes and without a
wabble or false stroke, he finished the
mile, strong, in 2:12. Thus at one stroke
he reduced the 3-year-old record one and
three-quarters seconds also the record
for stations of all ages.
Pandemonium has broken loose. The
stretch is black with shouting, yelling
mob. Williams is taken from the sulky
and borne sloft on the shoulders of the
crowd, and cheer after cheer goes up for
the gallant colt and driver.
The official timers were J. HI. Steiner,
Secretary of the American Trotting AS
ISOLATION; A. F. Russ, of Detroit. and
Colonel Conley, of Chicago. Their
watches agreed exactly on all the frac-V
tions of the mile, The watches of
Judges Beaucamp and Moran told ex-
actly the same tale. The track is seven
teet over q mile, by official survey, three
feet from the rail.
THE GREAT COLT SOLD.
Colonel Conley, of Chicago, late to-
great trotter Axtell for sos 900. It is
supposed that he represents a syndicate.
Andy Walsh, of Hartford, and John
Madden, of Lexington, offered Williams
SOL 900 for the colt, and had certified
check for forfeit to offer him. This he
refused, and afterwards accepted Colonel
Conley's offer with much reluctance.
This is the highest price ever paid in the
world for horse of any description. I'll
is understood the great colt will go into
Budd Doble's stable in the morning.
The 100000 purchase money is sup
posed to have been made up by Messrs |
Brush and Moran, of Detroit, Colonel |
Conley or Budd Doble and w. P. Ijams,
President of the Terre Haute associs- |
ton.
It is understood that Axtell will stand |
nsxt season at Warren Park farm, this |
city.
BELLE HAMLIN BEATS HARRY WILKES.
New YORK, October 1.-THE great |
trotting match today at Fleetwood Park
between Harry Wilkes and Belle Ham.
lin, brought out the largest crowd seen
on the track in a year. The track was
fast.
First heat-Harry Wilkes soon took
the lead, but at the quarter was only a
neck ahead. Going into the back
stretch the mare shot out like an
arrow, and at the half was nearly
two lengths ahead. Rounding the stretch
they were nearly nose and nose. The
whip was used on Harry Wilkes FREE
quently, but to no purpose. The mare
won easily. Time, 1868.
Second heat-At the eighth the mare
was three-quarters of length in the
lead, after an easy start, and going cas-
lily. At the quarter there was
no change, but between there and
the half, Harry Wilkes lessened the !
space between himself and the mare.
Coming up the hill it was neck and n Ick.
but in the stretch Andrew let the. mare
out, and she won the heat in Jog. Harry
Wilkes was under the whip in the finish
but was no match today Tor Belle. -
MORRIS PARK RACES.
NORRIS PARK, October 11.-F' iva f,,r.
longs-swift won. Holiday sec and FREE.
jols third time, :00T.
Mile and one-sixteenth-'a rtob po,,ar
won, Larchmont second T;nn If d;V Mr..
folk third; time, l 80. - A'ne -
Two-year-olds, five Observation-Disclosures
Jr., won, Bessie K socond ST. lanes
third; time, / :OJ" :. secono' o'' JULIUS
~ a luI Umpire won, Clay Stock.
'0n n, ;IST' fivid third; time, l :13.
MA - Ats-First heat--Castaway won,
Ma,u " Orleans second, Barrister third
tlme 1 AZ. Second heat-Maid of Or
n ans won, Dunboyne second, Castaway
third; time, "A. Third heat-Cast
away won; time, l :45.
JEROME PARK.
JEROME PARK, October 11.-Attendanct
large.
Halt mile straight-Carrie @. won
Elmstone second, Sam Morris third
time, 48.
One mile and an eighth-Salvasor won
Connemara second, Darling third; time
2:01.
Champagne stakes, three-quarters OF
mile-June Day won, Successor second
Rosette third; time, :17M.
One mile and Observation-Disclosures
lie Dreux won, Huntress second, Ker
third; time, l :0811.