Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-10-30

having won both the two year old and
the three year old Kentucky futurfty,
with a record of 2:14k in the two
year old race and 2:0s14 in the first
and second heats and 2:0s% in the
fifth heat of the three year old futur-
ity She Was not raced during her
fourth year and this year she will
make her first start in Phoenix.
Phalla is a pacing mare. also five
years old. with a record of 2:O61t. She
won the pacing division of the three
year old futurity the same year Grace
Bond won in the trotting division,
taking the record in 2:13A. In her
first and only start last year she took
a record of 2:091z and this year she
has made the mile in 2:O6A Among
the young stock Mr.. Gatcomb has
brought along for winter training are
five yearlings by Audubon Boy. a two
year old filly by BOndsman and a
two year old filly by Bingen. These
seven youngsters are entered in stake
races for next year and the year at
ter, the stakes of which aggregate
$3.50. OOO
OF Audubon Boy. too much cannot
be said. Thus far he has had but one
crop of colts five of which Mr.. Cat
comb has with him and which have
the breeding for famous horses. Au-
dubon Boy holds more worlds records
than any other horse and has only
been beaten twice in his life. Then he
was lame and other conditions We're
not good. He is the only horse that
ever went in 2:0OA at his first trial
against time, and getting his present
worlds record, held jointly by himself
and Star Pointer, at his second trial
He also has the distinction of pacing
his first mile against time this year in
1891 and again in two minutes the
same week both OF which are worlds
records. He has the best race average
of any horse in the world, having pac-
ed fifty-six heats in races. the aver
age time of which was 2:0Sh. while
Dan Patch paced fifty-five heats. the
average time of which was 2:12A.
Audubon Boy has also paced the fast
est half mile and three fourths mile
ever paced without a wind shield. He
is not only the greatest horse in the
world but is the greatest descendant
of the great Alcyone. His dam was
Flaxey by Bourbon Wilkes. Flaxey
is the champion brood mare of the
world. having produced Audubon Boy,
1881. Royal r Sheldon, 2;04%, Red
Elm. 2:16A and one other. She is also
the dam of a mare that at three years
trial went in 2:O8A and she has two
other youngsters coming along
The story of Mr.. Gatcomb's effort to
match Audubon Boy against Dan
Patch. briefly referred to before in
these columns is interesting in detail
In 1903 Mr. Gatcomb was led to be
lieve that purse of $4,000 would be
ready any time he could get those two
horses together He took the matter
up with Mr. Savage, owner of Dan
Patch. offering to give that gentleman
60 per cent of the purse. Mr. Savage
said he was agreeable. and told him to
see his driver, McHenry. This he
tried to do repeatedly but could get no
answer and nothing came of it, eX-
cept to put Savage on record as will
ing TO race The next year he took the
matter UP with Mr.. Savage again bit
was told that he had so many racing
contracts and exhibitions he could not
break in on his program, but TO get
Z. record with Audubon Boy that would
equal that of Dan Patch and he would
arrange a meeting. Mr.. Gatcomb pro-
/ ceeded to do so. getting a record
quarter of a second below Dan Patch.
Then he approached Mr.. Savage again,
offering to match his horse on any
mile track in the United states for
any amount of money. or for nothing
o. for charity. and allow Mr.. Savage
To name all the conditions. but so far
he has been unable to get Mr. Savage
to accept his challenge. Mr.. Gatcomb
SAYS it has been his purpose TO get
the worlds record for Audubon Boy
meet all corners and then retire him
to the stud.