Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-28
WILL SELL AxTELL.
The Famous Trotting stallion to BE
Disposed OF ut Auction.

Special TO Times publican.
Independence, Aug 2S-Axtell, the
horse that brought Independence into
prominence as a racing center and made
i, fortune for G. w Williams, is to be
sold under the hammer in Madison
Square Garden In November. a copy
iof a Terre Haute, Ind. paper gives an
interesting account of ANtell.s Wonder
/ full record, both on the track and as a
getter OF famous trotters The paper
gays
Axtell, the trotfns stallion that sold
Cor sos, 600 eleven years, ago in October,
ore hour afterhe had Inadea remarkable
worlds record of PIP for Il mile 10 an
IolG-style, high-whee. sulky. a mile that
should be rated al about 2:0S with a
bike sulky, is to be sold al auction at
Madison Square Garden in November.
He was only years old when he
made a new Worlds record for trottng
stations. In the eleven years since then
he has earned $4,000 for his owners
from stud fees Al IA years of age he
leads all stations in the number of his
| sonA and daughters in the standard $50
Hist, and also in the $50 list. He has
\ grandc hldren in the standard list and
lone son, Allentell. has been making
worlds records IN Europe for long dis
Ftance trctiing. .AStell is still a money
/ maker. but nls, owners have decided to
/ sell him. He earns $4,000 Or $4,000 q
season row III the stud at Il 800 fee.
j For three Neafasafter he made his5record
Il the fee WAS $1,000.
sWhen w Williams. of Independ-
enee, Iowa, finished the record mile
that October afternoon in 1889 there
( Mas Il profound sensation among the
'Iiloisemen present, quite az much be-
Il Gauss he mile had been made With such
Y apparant ease and with such a straight
3strotting giant az for the time itsaif. He
4 y a. the horse of the century and no one
fdoubted that he was good for a second
4 on tsvo faster time. even as @-year-old.
II .Ailh0ur afirf the shouting was over w.
A II. liaMs' Col Gpnley. Of ehicagp, since
4 dead. a;ia Messrs. Moran and Brush, OF
4 Ioetroit. had formed Il syndicate and Of
slfered Williams 100000 for the horse.
1 That was $4,000 more than AXten
II syNatlld haze s9ld for at noon of the same
3,GaS aud M4s' many more thousands OF
4 dollars than had up TO that time ever
been paid for d piece Of horsenesa
Williams said it made Axtell too
valuable for him 10 continue as his
him. Part o1 the purchase price was in
II cash, but some notes were given. the in
i3terest 81 Which, added 10 the purchase
l2prie. of si053peo, made the actual cost
& of8ihe horas when finally paid for $685.
Gee The question has often been asked
H III tile syndicate recovered the amount
4 .of the investment. When the purchase
lsraa MAJ the new owners counted upon
ii
4 hilton miles if not in race contests. That
las u A. geait-oltl he would lower his rec
lord no one had any doubt but early the
next eyaf here was a slight lameness
just enough 10 prevent entering him
Down he circuit, either for exhibition
A fast nlilca5or for races with other horses,
4 and ii was deciaed to keep him in the
/ stud. The fec Of $1,000 Was a big one
/ but he had more applications than ne
i5cpull accept. and that Vas true for the
3l5next two years while, the fee remained
& al The same high figure.
4 He has moi been on a race track
since October, 1883, except occasionally
4 when brought from Mr.. Ijam's farm,
4 here to the track where he made his
record. Then he has only been logged
4 but last fail at the race meeting this
4 horSen1en We're az enthusiastic as ter
n wears before oyer his natural gait 1t is
1 this fine quality that has descended Il
y his sons and daughters, all of whom are
Il trotters. II is said that at least twenty.
five of his get owned in this country a.
Yet without records can be put in tht
list a any time they are started for tn,
purpose
Axtell is large brown horse b,
William L.. dam Lou. by Mambrnt
Boy; grand dam Bird Mitchell. by
Mambrino Royal son Of Mambrino Pi
lot
Fitzsfmmons Retires From the Ring
New York, Aug 2s.--Robert Fitzsim
mons has announced his retiremen
from the pug;lsstic ring. He made al
intellectual attempt yesterday to get OF
a match for the heavyweight cham
pionship with James J. Jeffries to TAX
place before the Horton law expires a
midnight next Friday, and Last night is
sued thefollowing statement: Il am thru
with fighting. will retire from the ring
and will not claim Nlf championship
from Jeffries. II I'm Nay to meet hin
next Friday nigM, aA ~ manager sug
gested ten days Mo. mi AZ he claims h
is in no condition I am thru with hin