The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-15
LOCAL HORSE GOSSIP.
TALUARLE SPEED PROSPECTS
 AT HUBINGER,S STABLE.

Preparations for the Racing Season
 The Race Track Outfit to be In White
 and BIne-Grace Hastings, 2:0S, and
 Her FoaI-MOrtelPs Stable 0 fValua-
 ble Race Horses--Other Notes of In-
 terest.
 As usual at this season of the year, owners of race horses are making some preparation for the coming racing sea- son. N. W. Hubinger, of this city, has recently added to his racing stable a good-looking trotter with fast record and very creditabe reputation. The horse is the bay gliding Axcyell, 2:10 1-4. He has started in thirteen races and won twelve of them, reduc- ing his mark from 2:2O 1-4 to 2:1O 1-4 last season. He is member Of the J Wilkes family of horses and is only four generations from the original Wilkes stallion.
 Axcyell is six years old and was sired by the pacer Axcyone, 2:21 3-4, he by the trotter Axtell, 2;12, a horse that won his low record at three years ot ' age and became world wide famous on account of the high price. SlO5,O00, that a syndicate paid for him. According to turf history Axtell was a money-mak- ing. horse for his owners at the enor- lmous price which was, as stated, the highest price ever paid for trotter at that time. He has been credited with earning during the first year after the during the second year, and other amounts in similar proportion for seve- ral years. Axtell, 2;12, was sired by William L., he by George Wilkes, 2:22
 At the Hubinger stable it was evident that the proprietor has solved what has been a problem to many owners, viz, the employment of competent and
 Trustworthy men. The quartette of young men that were working at the stables during the writer's visit were very gentemanly and polite, and well posted regarding the speed qualities and pedigre5s of the stock in the home SIdDlGS. LuMdIu INdllCi OlAN VI Ntt~ number, has resided in this city for many years, and is known to be relia- ble and competent on account of many years of experience with valuable horses. Fred E, Hyde, Jr. the trainer : and driver was away during the vlsl- l tors call, but was referred to in very l complimentary terms by the workmer r at the stable. Mir. Hyde has gained Q many friends during his residence II ] this city.
 1 An inventory of the horse stock a s N. w. Hubinger's stable will revea : considerable wealth in equine property 3 The horses are twenty in number an' t are of various ages, from the youni l. foal not vet a week old to the matur < trotters and brood mare of advances . years. As stated, the trottlng stallo o Metellas, 2.11, cost Mir Hubinger $l6, e 000 and Axcyel, 2:10 IA, $3,500. Tn n trotter Grace Hastings, 2:0S, now i e her eighteenth year, that has been M n Hubinger's property since her pes 't days, produced her first foal in tn t. year 1900, and her last on the 25th c 's February of this year. The little foa j. is a, Ally that should be in time a fas IS trotter, as both sire (Metallas, 2:11 J. and dam have low records. Grace Has It tings, EOS, is a grandam, as Gracefu
 her first foal is the dam of some m
 young horses.
 = During the winter MT, Hubinger hs
 sold one of the fastest of his stabl
 The pacing stallion, Elastic Pointe
 2.06 1-2 (full brother to Star Pointe
 1.59 1-), was sold at the Madiso
 Square Garden sale to D. H Mast,
 Chicago. for $1,010 The fast pacer W. '" regarded as bargain at the pric
 which he should easily earn in one sei ty son. He cost when purchased at pr ut vious sale $1O,OOO. Alpine, the good p' it cling mare, owned by c. K. Wate IT, house. is due to foal this summer at Elastic Pointer, 2:06 1-2.
 IT, Trainer Hyde's racing stable for tn
 year will include some promising youl
 horses. One of the fastest is the brow
 gelding Zip, pacer with speed I
 herltance that indicates race wlnne
 He was sired by Direct, fast trott
 and a faster pacer, as his trotting T
 cord was 2:1S IA, and his record
 pacing 2:05 1-2. The dam of Zip WI
 Sphinxetta 2:0S 1-2, by Sphinx, 2:2O l.
 one of the best sons of Eleetioneer, trotter sired by the celebrated Hambl Il tenian Zip had some preparation II races last year, and was entered II some expensive stakes, but was I considered good enough to start co
 sequently the entrance money was fc
 feited, and he was held over for mo
 favorable opportunity
 Three young. trotters sired by Nett
 las, ,2.11, are as follows: Mettleson
 A three year old black mare, Whc
 dam was Grace Hastings, Metalist,
 same age, out of Graceful, Metallic, er- roan gelding out of Margaret, 2:lS ,oa Grace Hastings is the dam of tha four-vear-old black gelding Haste of rect sired by Hardwick, he by Dir' ;s tum, 2:O5 IA. The same pedigree ,,,o plies to a two-year-old black stalll w that is fast at the trotting gait.
 Several of the racing stable w
 trained at Charter Oak Park last ye -oo' but with the exception of Grace ous were not started in races. Graceful ( her tained a record trotting of 2:29 1-4. no The colors of the racing outfit t on- season will be white and blue not sullxies are to be white striped W sld- blue, The several trunks are alres owe painted white, with trimmings cove free with the favorite Yale color. Wa
 pails already in the same style art min o,.+ ae +ha on+ira outf1t which will