Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-19
HAVEMEYER WANTS ALIX
The Sugar Trust King May Buy
 Ac He- Today.
MIR. sALIsBURYs PRICE IS ssoooo

If the Queen of the Turf Is Sold For This
 Price. It Nni Be the Biggest sum Paid
 For n Horse Since Robert Bonner Bought
 Maud Saw Her at the Horse show.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 1a-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 tho boxes The stout man made himself noticeable by the enthusiasm which he displayed and the admiring comments ho made. AliX had scarcely been taken to her stall bofore her half owner. Monroe Salisbury. who Is in charge of the mare. received a visit from the stout gentleman.
 My name Is H. O. Havemeyer," said he to Mir. Salisbury. and l came to see if you would sell Alix."
 MT. Salisbury hesitatcd for n moment and then said that. although Alix was not in the market. he might be induced to part with her. MT. Havemeyer 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.
 MT Havemeyer wanted to know if she was sound. and Inc was told that sho was. but that if he had any doubts on the sub ject he could have her examined by a vet erinary surgeon. The result of tho con- verSation was that yesterday Alix was carefully examined by Dr. shepard, who pronounced her perfectly sound. It Is be- lieved that MT. Havemeyer will buy Alix today.
 He Has Famous string.
 H. q. Havemeyer, who Is tho gentle. man that makes people speculating in Sugar trust certificates unhappy by put ting down tho stock when 1t ought to go up and pushing 1t up when it ought to go down. spends tho leisure moments left him from such an interesting occupation with trotting horses. His face Is among tho best known among the drivers up tho road. He owns among n big stableful of horses Bella Vera, 2:OSH4, and Charlie C. 2:l4l.. having paid $S 600 for the two at auction last spring. Ho also owns Henri etta, 2:O9a.. bought at private sale. The AliN 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. II. Van derbilt sold Maud = Robert Bonner for SIo, OO0, There has been n great sag in tho trotting horse market during the past Is months and breeders will regard the sum paid for A!ix as n most encouraging sign.
 Alix is n bay by Patronage, out of At lanta. Patronage is a brothor of tho noted performers Patron and Prodigal and At lanta is n daughter of Attorney. n son of | Harold and tho famous brood marc Maud, by Alexander's Abdallah.
 She was foaled in lSSS and was raised at Muscatinc. la. by Daniel Hayes. a wealthy business man and trotting horse breeder. When Mir. Hayes retired from ! his horse breeding enterprise in lSSa. he sold Alix at auction in Chicago. and she was bought by Morris J. Jones. who then ! lived in Nebraska, for $YUO. Mir. Jones put her in chargr of J. B. Chandler AII>s Record.
 Monroe Salisbury bought n half inter 1 est in Alix from Jones this year and was { in charge of her whom she made her rec ord. 2:U39., at GalesburG. Ills. Sept. ly last. She was driven by Mcdowell.
 Alix has hcen on tho trotting turf since 1890. when sine covered milo in ":3O. \ year later she reduced her record tc 2:l6',. In 1899 she cqualed the record for year -olds-@:lO. At Chicago in lSgs she made n mark of 2:U1'. in the CoIum. bian frec for all Shc has boon a constant | and consistent performer on tho Grand ] circuit and in races Is known as a game and honest marc.
 Monroe Salisbury said: T want tc | takc tho little marc back to California ] WlIn Hle. WncEe lHtEc ls OI sun shine and deep grass all winter long Then next spring will show that AliE can boat 2:O3. don't want to sell. for don't know where I could replace her When I lost control of Dircctum last fall 1t seemed to mo Alix could beat him fl properly trained. That's how l came tc buy my half interest
 All season long l was saving tho ! mare for the black stallion, but whom wt t.xI Es .Nn f-. Alix-just an easy thing, She went like an arrow from tho bow that day. But for keeping something back for tho Di rectum race Alix would havc a lowol mark now. was afraid to urgo her toe much. If MT. Havermcyer did buy tho mare, I would like to tako Henrietta and Alix to California and train them to gC as n team would como pretty near tC showing the two minute pair if all wcn