Telegram-herald., 1889-08-25
OUTDID HINSELF.
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csrfui natzr4- Iot1sr ever fozlsd ADDED /.
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y ~ao-Asx Aexss f9x ul41y year
A4-s caves AHlsl tAHd GA tie nst o.
stations only Aaxy C-bos g1s1.
o-sss ralT ads' nSars aR1 Fn4llzs' -
stand 9stoTs 1iEL y = oniY a question q
a fs~ weeks - he As bsA-z thsss records
I De " -sh1Lgs soR PeEk ntls is eood
e1L nos fast. sac sucA goinR Il
Cleveland OF Lexington would nsvs
gwen hiu a mark - s.lz or 2lglk
II noble mtls for any horse
and uobiss stlii when II Is considered hat
A1teu Is Oaiy years cd. snd that PLsllas
~as Z sad 1sEy Cobb when they made
thsir fastest trfps The mils " as nsxt %
Guys 2 l3st LAs fastest trSttlng mile of
the season. ana goes on the records a. ths
tenth fastest nils ever Travelled a. the
tTotlnK gait
His owner drove hin with excslls NJ tudg-
meat. and tAe fsxt mile was made bsta cen
Two oIhsrs IL z.l9 and 2Ssl When the
horses came Out tor the second heat IL " "a
announced that distance had been
NoifcNA. mat 4tAAtf AJ-tA Ie4p
Axtell from the hesd of the stretch and
that tae colt would II possible, break
his record Axtsl went away true
and lsysl on the nrst score and with Ear
McGrsgoT going easily sir !eHgshs In front
TIE colt nashed round the turns close 10
the poles, aad thousand ups" rang ous
AS IA wens pass the quarter posts 10 80
seconds at a sl3 clip. Ills gate and
pace we're perfect AID the half Was 20 ached
In o.. At this rate the mile would 10
Ia 2l4
On the first turn leading 70 the stretch
the runner dropped in behind AxUeu and
he was By the three-qaarteE pOstS in ;<l
THIS was maintaining the FLA clip. The
eye could almost take IN the increase OF
speed IS ths horse stxa.g htened out and
cana down tas stxetch But the runner
spoiled the performance ia a
measure b. coming up too fast and
fifty yards from tie wire Axteil
tross aud ran in. Many private watches
held in tie stand told tae stoTy OF a broken
record, bar not until the tinle-3;l4-was
hung from the stand tid the Dig and earty
cheer rise up I. Was great one when II
came hcGregor trotted An easy and laid
up Inils and finished 80 yards back
Before AxtsIl made his fast mile Colonel
John w Conley, OF this city. met {. ". Will
Jams. his owner. and asked him TO put u
price on the colt
Il am not prepared 70 name price, said
Williams
'wIm you take slcO, coo for the colt'"
asked Colonel COnley.
II | were offered slee. .Ooo for him-a pos
tive ofsr-I would consider it, answered
Williama
Think the metter over" said Colonel
Conley, and II you decide TO take that
amount let me know" Colonel Conley
would not give the name OF the principal
fer whom he acted
AxteHs career has been a most wonder
ful one He is a Phenomsnon- Each
time he starts against record the record
goes he stands 132l{ high, and
weighed about 1000 pounds as he
trotted Friday. He Is by William
l., dam Lou by Nsmbrino Boy,
mare that cost Williams about
| slS5 at the Stout farm, Dubuque, Ia The
| colt goes as If he likes IL, seldom breaks
| and is full OF trot and amsition. He wears
| fvc-ounce shoes in front and three eounce
ones behind. is smooth gated, evenly bal
anced and born trotter in disposition and
| conformation