Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

can be attributed to the fact that Nc
Dowell did not then know his horse.
From Detroit the horses went to Cleve-
land, where Alix had no trouble win
ming, simply smothered her old rivals,
Pixley and Walter E., and beat the
race record for three heats, her time
being POS, 2:0S4 and 2:0912. The
next week at Buffalo a determined
effort was made to beat her, and the
attempt was nearly successful. Three
heats were finished the first day, at the
first two of which she won handily.
but in the third heat she did not respond
TO her drivers urging and was beaten in
2:10&. II happened that her old train
err Chandler, had been watching the
race and had found out the reason why
Alix was beaten in the third heat
He told her driver that 1t was because
her toes were too long. The hint
was acted on and the next morning
before the race her shoes were reset.
At the start of the race Alix started
out very slowly and before her driver
knew 1t Pamlico, Pixley and Belle
Nara had her in an air-tight pocket,
they trotted this way into the home
stretch until Belle Vara fell back,
leaving an opening into which Mellow
ell pulled and set sail for Pamlico.
The struggle was exciting, but Alix's
rush was irresistible, and she reached
him, carried him into a wild break and
he ran out head and head with her,
the decision being in her favor.
Her last race against field of horses
was triumph over her old rivals
when, pitted against her, but to no
avail, they scored IL times before they
could get away. Mcdowell had learn
ed his horse and when the word was
given she went away fast. The half
vas reached in 1:04A and the last half
/ t-otted in 1:01%, making a mile in
2:O6. In the last heat of this race
this little mare showed her great SUI
periority over the other horses that
/ bad been pitted against her, trotting a
lille in 2:05A.
/ This great achievement caused the
great hOrsemen TO admit that she was
the greatest horse of that day, and the
sentiment was universal that Nancy
Hanks reign as a worlds champion
was nearing an end.
Five days later on the new track at
Galesburg, H., Alix finally won the
championship. 1t had rained the night
before, but in the morning the sun
shone brightly The track was moist
and soft, but drying fast The pros
pect of its being in record breaking or
der. however, was slight. The mare
was never better in her life Early
in the morning Mr.. Jones had her
shoes reset and feet leveled, under his
personal supervision, and then took his
place on the drags, planes and harrows
and spent the rest OF the forenoon at
work on the track. Despite the work
the track was still cuppy and her driv-
or was very much opposed TO letting
Alix start for a worlds record. How
ever, as an immense crowd had come
Jones decided she should not dis
appoint Mr. Jones was asked
several times that day how
fast he expected Alix to go and
in answer he marked OF the time
by quarters: 81, 101&, 1924 and
2.03I5, and declared that she could trot
} 20 that notch IL rated to it The race
|, shows Mr.. Jones marvellous know Iedge
OF the mare. Her driver took her Il
the quarter in 30h. to the half in
I:0I+. to the three-quarters in I32%
: and home in 2:03A Had the immense
icrowd staid OF the track leaving more