Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-21
SKETCH OF AxTELLss CAREER.
Bred by Telegraph Operator, Sold for
$105,0o0.

Henry Ten Eyck White, the famous
turf writer, gives the following inter-
esting account of Axtelfs career: AK
tell was horse of sensation and ro-
nance if ever there was one. Bred by
c. w. Williams. a country telegraph
4 operators, in the little town of Inde-
lpendence, Iowa, the purchase of the
colts dam her shipping expense to
Kentucky and the fee of the stallion
to which she was bred took a good
slice of the young mans available
capital.
L Nor was the result of the venture
fat all promising. When the colt by
William L.. and out Of the Mambrino
Boy mare, was Did enough to be har-
ness wise it was found it either could
not or would not trot fast enough to.
keep warm. Young Williams, all I'M
yersed in the arts of training colts,
resorted in desperation to the heroic
remedy of giving the colt one awful
; flogging with a puggy whip. 1t hap
pened this was exactly what the
youngster wanted, and from that day
Axtell was a trotter of merit
Indeed, SO rapid was his improve
ment that as s-year-old he soon
showed himself to be above the com
mon for that age, and Williams START
ed out on campaign in some races
i for baby trotters. It was seen rlghs
! away AxteIl could lose all the other z
year old trotters, and before fall the
record for stations OF that age was MS
with "a mile in 2:,23-just the figure at
whichethe yearling trotting record now
stands. This brought Axtell into tue
Nmelight,. and people with money be
gan looking him over with view 10
purchasing, but for one reason or an
other no trade was made, and ne Went
into winter quarters at lndependencs
still owned by Williams.
CAS- a 3-year- old Axtell lost no time
in making himself known as truly
/ great trotter. Those were the days OF
high wheeled sulkies, and the fastest
s mile by an aged trotting stanton was
+ the 2:13X Of Make Cobb, while the
3 record for 3 year olds was considera-
biy slower Axtell began at some meet
fnrs near home, and soon had record
better than 2:2O. Thea he came to Chi
cago. and at Washington park track
trotted around 2:14 From here ne
went to Terre Hauts, and over the
.fcur cornered track at that town set
the seal on his greatness by stepping
mile in PIP.
This not only made aim champion OF
the 3 year old trottels of both sexes,
but also placed to his credit the stall
Z lion championship of the world SO Tar
as. trotters were concerned lie Waa
the sensation of the year In turf cir
cles. and once more prospective puy-
ers locked around hin. But II remain
"A for q Chicagoan, John w. Conley,
/ TOR make: the purchase and he added
to the colts fame by paying lor mn
the highest price ever given FOR mar
ness horse - to that tlme-sloo'oov.
IT was rea ssyndicae. OF Wnlcn Noi.
Conley was the head tat pougnl tne
horse, the other members pelng w. :.
7 Iiams OF Terre Haute, J. i. Moran OF
Detroit. and gentleman named Brush
Of the same city.
II was announced Build Dooie Wouiu
train Axtell the following season. ana
q reduction of his rectrd was looked
for but the stallion wen lame ana ms
training was discontinue. Ihen ne
entered the stud at a fes OF sl'ooo. the
highest charged up to tat tlfne LOT
ba rness horse, and in a few seasons MS
sons and daughters begar to win races.
<of course, the $1,000 fee dad not lasss
the, boom In trotters SON coilaps,hs
ann it gradually was resuced until 81
lreachesly 500. Col. Coreys interes
q the horse was purchased py Messrs
Itams and Moran, and Late tney ooushl
out Mr. Brush.
Unlike many famous tuf performer
Axtell was a distinct success IN the
stud. Up to the close Of lsoo ne haa
sired minety-one trotters ana Twelve
PAGERS that took standardrecords. SIX
teen Of his sons have sird Sixty nine
trotters and eleven PAGERS ana sixteen
Of his daughters have prodced twenty
one trotters and three PAGERS. Inc
fastest trotter by Axtell is the biack
mare ozanam, 2:o7, an. euriouslv
enough. his fastest PAGER. Home Circle
has the same mark. Ozaiam Is DID,
sixteen hand mare, while Home Circle
is nothing but a pony. The best son
OF Axtell, SO far as sirinfspeed Is con-
cerned. is Axworthy, 2i5A, that has
Z wonderful lot Of colt performers to
A,s credit. As raceho,es the Axteils