Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-12
A GREAT COLT;
Axtell Breaks ALI the|
Stallion Records.
HIS WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE
The Three Year. old Record Lowered
to 2:12-He is Sold
for $105,000.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, October ia
mile in two minutes and twelve seconds
is q great feat for an aged horse at any
harness gait. When it is done by a g.
year.old stallion at a trotting gait, il
means record that will stand for many
day. 1t means the acme of physical
endurance, courage and all that goes &c
make the king of all horses. The
fourth day of the fall meet
ing brought out crowd as
large and enthusiastic as ever
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 a 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 &c the half, liz
:0514. "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
faster. Thirty two and quarter is the
gait at the thrse-quarters post, with never
falter. He breasts the hill and turns
into the stretch. A shout goes up, "He
will do it," On he comes and without
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 aloft on the shoulders of the
crowd, and cheer after cheer goes up for
the gallant colt and driver.
The official timers were J. H. Steiner,
Secretary OF the American Trotting As.
ISOLATION; A. F. Russ, of Detroit, and
Colonel Conley, of Chicago. Therl
watches agreed exactly on all the frac-
tons Of the mile. The watches of
Judges Beaucamp and Moran told ex-
actly the same tale. The track is seven
teet over mile, by official survey, three
feet from the rail.
THE GREAT COLT SOLD.
Colonel Conley, of Chicago, late to-
night completed the purchase of the
great trotter Axtell for $1O5, 900. It is
supposed that he represents 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. 1t
is understood the great colt will go into
Budd Doble's stable in the morning.
The 5000 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
psxt season at Warren Park farm, this
city, II
BELLE HAMLN BEATS HARRY WILKES. II
New YORK, October 1.-THE great i
trotting match today at Fleetwood Park
between Harry Wilkes and Belle Ham.
lin, brought out the largest crowd seen
on the track in 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
NV Of fhn ho1 r1,-I
two lengths ahead. Rounding the stretch
they were nearly nose and nose. The
whip was used on Harry Wilkes ire.
quently, but to no purpose. The mare
won easily. Time, 2:26A.
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. I
Coming up the hill it was neck and NJ <ck }
but in the stretch Andrew let the. e,npra
out, and she won the heat in Jog. Harry
Wilkes was under the whip IN the finist,<
but was no match today for Belle, -
MORRIS PARK RACES.
MoRRIs PARK, October liz ., t,
longs-Swift won, Holiday sec .n a5o F Tr
jols third time, :001s.
Mile and one-sixteenth-'a ,,ob Ro,,ar
won, Larchmont second K;nn If Mr.
folk third; time, l 80. - Alne - WI
T. lwo sy Poaais I'VE -Puuster,
third; time, :01 - So0onu' W. '"n'0'
o tu,,1nk Umpire won, Clay Stock
'' M ;Ie bac ivid third; time, l :13.
MA of Ats-First heat--Castaway won,
Ma.u " Orleans second, Barrister third
une / :42. Second heat-Maid of Or
~ ans won, Dunboyne second, Castaway
third; time, l "A. Third heat-Cast-
away won time, l :45.
JEROME PARK.
JEROME PARK, October Attendance
large.
Half mile straight-Carrie G. won.
Elmstone second, Sam Morris third;
time, 49,.
One mile and an eighth-Salvator won,
Connemara second, Darling third; time.
2:01.
Champagne stakes, three-quarters OF a
mile-June Day won, Successor second,
Rosette third; time, :17A.
One mile and Observation-Disclosures
lie Dreux won, Huntress second, Kern
third; time, :081a.