Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-20


 thoroughbred on the turf last season. Twenty thousand people saw these thrce horses, tho best of the year, meet in their great special race. Clifford had once beat on Navarro, and Domino and Navarro had run one of the most exciting dead heats in the turf's history, but it was Domino's : of day when he faced his two great rivals and Navarro won from Clifford by nearly a length. For the first time in his career Domino proved n quitter. Henry of Ma yarre Is n S-year-old chestnut colt and Is owned by Byron McClclland. the well known Kentucky turfman. Early in the season he displayed rare form, and when the Brooklyn Handicap was run, May 15, Navarro, carrying 100 pounds. was one of the popular favoritcs, despite the fact that he was only year-old and was pitted against such cracks as Clifford, Sir Walter and Dr. Rice. Navarro did not win tho Handicap, but he had no difficulty in beating Sir Walter for tho place, and Cliff ford was lost in the ruck. From that time to the present he has steadily in creased his reputation. His dead heat with Domino, his defeat of Banquet and his defeat hy Clifford all attracted wide attention, and his victory over Domino and Clifford stamps him the peerless thor oughbrcd uS the year.
 Henry of Navarro Is not n royalty bred race horse. Knight of Ellcrslic and Moss Rose, hts sirc and dam respectively, have not displayed by previous progeny their claim to places on the scroll of fame, but they will not be thus neglected in the flu ture. Navarro was foalCd at the silver Brook farm of Lucian V. Applcby, at Shrewsbury, N. J., and was sold to Byron McClelland as colt. In his 2-yenr old form he was not considered in the class of
 
 Senator Grady and Dohbins, but this year he began to show his true form.
 Alix, 2:03a4, the new queen of the trot- ting turf, is not an accident. but the rCsult of scientific breeding. The best trotting blood in the world, including that of Mambrino Chief and HamhlCtonian, runs in her veins. She was brtrI in Iowa six years ago and is by Patronagc-Atlantn. She was sold as ycarling for $500 to Morris Jones of David City, Nch. who is still her principal owner. She iS q b,au- tiful piece of trOtting mechanism and is as sound and frCc from hlcmiShcs ns n new gold eagle. Her trotting weight is S7j pounds. She carries not an ounce of SUI perfluous flesh and Is the piCturC of an equine athlete from furelock to huof One peculiarity about her build Is the fact that she k hand longer than she iS tall TurfmCn hold that the symmetrical trOttCr should be of tho same dimensions in height, length and girth, but AliX doCs not conform to this standard She Is 6O inches tall, 6+ inches long and CS inches in girth.
 The secret of her unusual speed may bc read in her strong, muscular perfect legs, her depth of shoulder and heart action. her pcrfcCtmusculRrd development | rough out and thC intelligence and couraSc that flash from her dark eyes. Another factor that cuts no small figure + her enormous stride, which is nearly - feet, when shC Is stepping a milo in fast time. Although she has borne the brInt of many T hard campaign, sbn is kind and gvntlC and never i'll tempered. She is always gracious to visitors who call to do her honor and has particularly large placc In her heart for women and children.
 Her owners investment of $500 has proved an excellent ono. Shc has earned about $35, 0oo during her turf carcCr, and if ex. Queen Nancy Hanks was worth $40,