Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-16
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 | mate for Aubine or Lady Wellington. The sensational four-year-old, Nancy Hanks, 2:141, has been placed in the hands of Budd Doble for a further reduction of her record.
 The withdrawal of Axtell from training brings to mind the old adage that you can not burn the candle at both ends, and you cannot expect the best results from stal- lions if one-half they are in the stud and the other half on the turf. If you give them a stud season in the spring you can not expect brilliant turf season in the autumn. Budd Doble has recently stated that Axtell is absolutely sound, and his word is not doubted by those who know him.
 Forty-four mares were bred to Axte1l this season, among them being full sisters to Maud s. and Mambrino King. Four of the lot had records of 2:30 or better, three others were sisters to fast performers, and seven more were out of producing dams, making fourteen thus bred. Five others were mares whose second dams were pro- ducers.
 Far and away the greatest trotting meet ing of the year, as far as record smashing is concerned, was the one lately held over the kite-shaped track at Independence, Iowa. The performance achieved were so much better than the same horses have been able to do on a circular track that the conclusion is irresistible that track with one turn and two long stretches, is the fastest yet designed. Manager, the two year-old pacer by Nutwood, went a mile in 2:16t; Roy Wilkes paced mile in 2:O84; Alabaster by Aberdeen, dam by Al mont, took four-year-o trotting race record of 2:15; Margaret S., the four-year- old daughter of Director, trotted in 2:121 against time; Cricket, the ive-year-old daughter of Steinway, paced o mile in 2:10; Alvin, the young stallion by Orpheus, trot- ted in 2:14l and Jack trotted in 2:124.
 Through varying changes, writes ''Ver- itas" in the Horseman, sJock" Bowen has held his own in Boston as leader of the old generation of New England drivers, yet many jealous person has found fault with his methods He is one of the few of the old school who do not murder their horses by too much fast work. Yet some light weigt horseman, with a village air, will take exception to his style of sitting in a sulky or perchance the way he holds his arms or hands in driving a horse. There is great deal of nonsense said and written on the subject of handling and the seat in sulky. The driver who poses for the critic, or seeks to make a favorable impression on the spectators by sitting as if for his picture, is apt to find his horse holds his hands nigh; Goldsmith elevates his shoulders; Bowen sits rigid Phillips settles down in the sulky. But they have knack of getting there just the same"
 Stevie, winner of the ten-heat race d Poughkeepsie, and winner again las week at Springfield, is described by "Percy" in the Spirit as follows: Stevie ii big black gelding, 16 hands high, eigh years old, by Kentucky Prince. dam b,
 Hambletonian, 10. He stands higher a
 the wither than on his coupling. He ii
 flat over the stern and not a really attrac
 tive horse. He has been rated of no ac
 count, but if he never trots another rac
 his present performance was a truly game
 determined, magnificent display of .brut
 courage contending against fresher horses
 faster horses and driven by a compara
 lively non-enthusiast as to his chances
 MT. Cusick of Scranton, Pa, who own
 the horse, never wavered, and stuck to tn
 big black from first to last. Who eve
 knew eleven starters to go ten heats fror 2:19l to 2:234, and where one or the othe
 must get two second positions for d
 vide of the money. Stevie, whose presen
 record is 2:19, has remarkably easy wa of going, particularly at a fast clip.
 nothing unfortunate happens to him h . will be such speedy antagonist next yea
 that other fast trotters must look well
 their laurels if they fall in company wit
 him.
 $ SUNoL AND PALo ALTO AGAINST TIME. a Fifteen thousand people saw Sunol an s Palo Alto fail to break their records 7 Belmont course, Philadelphia, Septembt 4. It was the largest crowd ever collecte 3 on a Philadelphia race track, exceeding b 3 course on July 28, 1881, when Maud s. p, 2 together the three fastest heats ever tro ted. The track was in good condition an a better day could not have been selected l Both trotters failed to accomplish whi they set out to do. Sunol, who was star
 ed to beat her own record of 2:1O4, an :: that of Maud S., 2:0S4, was only able
 trot in 2:11a, which is II seconds slow
 than Jay-Eye- Gees milemade over the san
 track August 15, 1884, and It secont
 slower than Sunors own record. The tin
 by quarter was 3Oa, 344, 334. The ma
 made a losing break when about 100 yar'
 from the half-mile post. She was urg'
 hard the last quarter, but the first one \ such fight of speed had told upon he ' ! and she could not respond. Palo Al came nearer achieving her performan
 than Sunol. He went to beat the stalit
 record of 2:12 held by Axtell, and he ma
 the mile in 2:12t, within I of his ov
 record and ] of Axtell's. Palo Altos tir
 by quarters was 324, 33, 33t, 334 Afr | s. won match race to wagon and car
 within second of equaling the be wagon time on record-2:164, made Honeful in 1878