Connecticut western news., 1894-11-22
ALIX IS TO BE SOLD.
HAvEMEYER, THE SUGAR TRUST
 KING, WANTS HER.

Monroe Salisbury. Her Owner. Sets the Price
 at s3O, ,OoO-shs Is the Fastest Trotter In
 the world-Biggcst Sum That Has Been Asked For n Horse For Years.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 2o.-Among the thou. sands at Madison Square Garden who ap. plauded the great Alix, the fastest trot ter in the world, as she sped swiftly and gracefully around the tanbark ring was a stout, bearded man in one of the boxes The stout man made himself noticeable by the enthusiasm which he displayed and the admiring comments he made. Alix had scarcely been tnkon to her stall before her half owner, Monroe Salisbury, who Is in charge of the marc, received a visit from the stout gentleman.
 My namo Is H. O. Havemeyer, said he to Mir Salisbury, and l came to soc If you would sell Alix.f
 MT. Salisbury hesitated for moment and then said that although Alix was not in the market, he might be induced to part with her. MT. Hsvemeyer wanted to know the price, and Mir. Salisbury said that he had several times refused SEQ, 900, and that he would not part with her for less than $50, 900.
 Mir. Havemeyer wanted to know If she
 
 but that if he had any doubts on the sub jeot he could have hor examined by vet. erinary surgeon. The result of the con. versatlon was that yesterday Alix was carefully examined by E-. shepard. who pronounced her perfectly sound. It is be- lieved that Mir. havemeyor will buy Alix today.
 He Has a Famous String.
 H. O. Havemeyer, who Is the gentle man that makes people speculatinQ in Sugar trust certificates unhappy by put. ting down the stock when 1t ought to 70 up and pushing it up when it ought to go down, spends the leisure moments left him from such an interesting occupation with trotting horses. His face Is among the best known among the drivers up tho road. He owns among a big stableful of horses Bella Vera 2:0S%, and Charlie c, e:14k, having paid sS 60o for the two at auction last spring. He nlso owns Henri etta, 2:o9A. bought at private sale.
 The Alix sale will attract attention among trotting horse owners and breeders because 1t will be the largest sum actually paid for a trotting horse since w. H. Van derbilt sold Maud $ t, Robert Bonner for $40, 900. There has been a great sag in the trotting horse market during tho past l8 months, and breeders will regard ths sum paid for Alix as a most encouraging sign.
 Alix Is a bay by Patronage, out of At. lanta. Patronage Is a brother of the noted performers Patron and Prodigal, and At lanta Is daughter of Attorney. son ol Harold and the famous brood marc Maud by Alexander's A bdallah.
 Sho was foaled In 1888 and was raised at Musoatine. la, by Daniel Hayes. a wealthy business man and trotting horse breeder. When Mr. Hayes retired from his horse breeding enterprise In 1889. hs sold Alix at auction in Chicago and sht was bought by Morris J. Jones, who then lived in Nebraska for 5000. Mir. lone, put her in charge of J. B. Chandler. Aiix's Record.
 Monroe Salisbury bought half inter est In Alix from Jones this year and wal in charge of her when sho made her rec ord, 2:O3A, at Galesburg. Ills, Sept. II last. She was driven by Mcdowell.
 Alix has boen on the trotting turf sinc, 1890, when she covered mile In 2:30. A year later she reduced her record tt 2:161t. In 1899 she equaled the record for 4-year. .olds-2:1o. At Chicago in Is9! she made a mark of 2:07N in the Colum bian free for all. She has been a constant and consistent performer on the Granc circuit, and in races is known as game and honest mare.