The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-17
LEE AXWORTHY AND
WILLIAM TRIUMPH
Former Beats Peter VOlO for
TrOt Crown, Latter CruShcs
Directum /. in Pace.
BOTH SKATER RECORDS

CLEVELAND. Aug. l6.-Smash. crash
went worlds and season records to-day
at North Randall when Lee Axworthy
and William crowned themselves with
glory by soundly trouncing their respec-
tive opponents. reter Nolo and Directum
!. incidentally. by virtue OF their vic
tories. Lee Axworthy and william reign
to-day as the kings OF the trotting and
pacing worlds.
Five worlds records went by the boards
and another worlds mark was equalled.
one track record was broker and two
new season records were established.
The results IN a way were surprising.
In the selling neither Lee Axworthy nor
William was favorite. In the Lee AK
worthy-peter Nolo race, the latter. n
colt that never rad met defeat. was the
choice. selling at 500. while the Pas
time entry went for just half hat price.
AT these odds the Clevelauders made n
heavy killing. as the local public backed
the Cleveland entry TO the limit.
II was the same way In the Directum
I-William race. After a report had
circulated that william had caught a
cold the price on Directun I scared %
an ever century. while the best William
brought was $50.
The record m shing started right of
the reel. In the very first heat Peter
Nolo slipped around In . 90. equalling
the worlds stallion mark held by The
Harvester and creating a new record for
"A ~four-year-old stallion. In the two
ensuing heats Lee Axworthy won In
2:03i. and ;oii,. making an average
time for a three heat race Of . 90 l-6. a
new worlds record.
In the first neat Of the pace William
tramped in l :5sis, a new worlds record
for "A fve-yesr-old pacing stallion. His
second heat. In two minutes, was another
worlds stallion record and his combined
average time Of | .59la Ia a worlds mark
for a fve-ycar-old PAGER.
incidentally, William cut tho local
track record Of . OF u held by Frank 10.
cash. Jr.. and paced the fastest heat Of
1915. while Peter Nolo'S heat in 90 IL
also a seasons trotting mark.
The track was everything tina could
be wished for speed. The wind at times
gained a velocity hat materially hin.
dered the horses. but /; fully brought o.;
the racing qualities OF the starters.
The race between Peter Nolo and l.. .
ANworthy was in reality the more i'm
portant in every way. both M a racing
spectacle and from a breeding stard-
point. Billy Andrews's great skill as q
driver turned the tide in favor Of Ice
Axworthy. Axworthy went the long
! route in the first mile and was barely
beaten. In the second heat he rushed
To the turn and grabbed the pole P'ter
Nolo, going TO a break when LEE Az
worthy threw down the gage in tn
stretch, was through and unable to carry
on the fight. The third heat was cas-.
for Lee.
The pacing race was too much VIII
lam. In fact william wen 80 easily that
1t looked az II he is in II class 10y him
self. Both heats he took by big margins
! In the 2:i3 trot. which filled out the
programme, Electric McKerron proved
the winner after five hard heats.
The summaries:
Match race. tro,ting: purse, 5000
Lee ANworthy. h. h, by Guy Az
worthy tAndrewsl .....,..... = l
Peter Volo, hr. h, ny Peter the
Fr@ctlonai time. ars heat: 81, %i:oil..
it3lis. s;O2.
second heat: :9'., i:Oi's. 1884,. ?:Ost.
Third heat: 3ia. l:oii., l:3ir, e:Ot.
Match race, pacing purse, $4,000
william. h h. 10y Abe j. tMarviN ..,, l |
Directum l., ch. h., by Directum
Kelly ,Murphyl ......,.....,P9 2
second heat: 81. 1901. 1907. ? minutes.
2:la class %,rot,ing, purse, $500.
Electric MCKerrnn, hr. h, by
' John \ McKerron IcCD.. : 2 I
orc society. br m, by orc
wilkes Chimney ,...... 4
| Echomore. hlk h. by Baron
more tNuckolsl ......... 4
King Charlie, h. h., by King
Electric R~cavcsl...... l dis
Gertie T., h m, by October