New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-15

was Just stout enough to trot In 2alh ana her
mile in 2:l11l good enough to win from DE-
rectum The affair was farce from nrst 10 iast'
and II goes to show that Fantasy while raster tnan
chain-lightning for six furiongs or possibly m'e'
cannot live out hard-fought race Of three heats.
Her exhibition mile in 207 at Des Mones rev
weeks ago, in which she trotted half IN lo0Sl'
shows what wonderful flight OF speed she pos
sesses but the Minneapolis race. In which she mao
10 be rested by laying up after mile IN zVs nd''
Gates what many horsemen have long believed. viz.'
that Fantasy is a poor slayer To judge from TINS
performance. she Is no match for any one OF nait
a dozen free-for-all trotters now In training d.
rectum apparently lacked his old-time speed at
Minneapolis. for II he were the Directum OF lSSS'
miles In 200 would be play for him. After THIS race
it said that the horse had gone lame on MS
dickey front legs, but this report has since been
denied. and his exhibition mile In 206 at La Crosse
on Saturday would seem to indicate that ne is COM
ing back to his four-year-old form.
The disappointing performance Of Drectum and
Fantasy at Minneapolis had the effect OF bringing
out a bold challenge from Andrew Mcdowell the
driver Of Ax, offering to match her for $o'Vo
side against any troter in the world for race OF
heats. the distance flag to be placed twenty yards
from the wire, the latter stipulation being OF
course. direct slap at Fantasy. Alix herself has
not quite fulfilled expectations up to this time this
season. although her mile at St. Joseph In 2N'%
Is good one for the early half OF July. Horse
men who AK In her exhibitions at 81. Joseph
and at Red Oak say. however. that the little mare
Is Sore and he opinion Is abroad In the West that
she will not beat her record Of 2:OS% In 1895. Mon
roe Salisbury on whose behalf McDowes chal-
enge was 20 doubt Issued, has not been at all
anxious to make race for AK with Directum
until recently, when the black horse was shown to
be In poor FORM and this fact Is accepted by turf
men as a further indication that Allx Is not quite
at her best. When she trotted In 2:09i. at La
In he wa distinctly Mcdowell
being forced to whip her out in order to beat 2l0.
II the mare should prove to be amiss Salisbury
entity strong enough to answer In an emergency:
Azote. the mammoth son Of Whips. that lowered
paign last season seems to be in better form than
ever this year. with the prospect OF still greater
Wilkes in the free, for-ail. cutting his record down
His drive. said last year that Asote was as fast
horse as Alix ana his opinion is shared by "a
In California during the winter. Phoebe Wilkes
barely escaped being distanced in the fast heat
that usually improves as the season advances but
few horsemen consider her fas, enough for ,, Azote
r. the former RI is Ia the stud While the latter
seems to nave lost his last years form form Dandy and;
night ago without having to trot faster than 2l2
veIoped ip at least two new free-ora troters that
would seem to have a look In for the big purse s,
tie horse wiliam Penn who took record OF
2:lis at Huntington. Long Island. two weeks ago
showing a phenomenal turn Of speed In the mile.
Eastern horsemen are confident that this tve-year-
old son OF Santa Claus can make redhot race Tor
any trotter the turf. ak. Directum and
Azoto not barred. The other prospective champion
is Klamath. a California horse that trotted some
brilliant against Azote on the coast last WIN
ter. forcing him out In 20Si2 on one occasion
Klamath Is now campaigning In the Western cir
cults through Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. At
La Crosse last Saturday he defeated Miss Nelson.
Commodore Porter and - r. i. In the 2l3 class.
lowering his record from 2:l2il to 2oSla. ..
The Grand Circuit campaign which opens to-day
nj Saginaw, Mich, continuing on successive weeks
at Detroit, Cleveland. Buffalo and Rochester. VIII
OF phenomenal speed so that the Fleetwood free
for,all should have enough entries to produce
fine race even though some OF the cracks OF last
year are amss when the bell rings for the start.