Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-09
OUT FOR STALLION MARK
AXW0RTHY AFTER RECORD
SET BY BlLLiMGS'S HORSE
Being Gr0omcd for Assault on Record
Held by The Harvester for
Six Years.


Lee Axworthy, 2:o3 ii, the four
year-old that on form was the best
tro;tcr Of 1913. and probably the best OF
all time. barring Hamburg Belle. has
had his work cut out for him for 1916.
lie viii be trained with the ono pur-
pose of establishing n new record for
trotting stations. Tho premier OF the
Pastme Stable las been sent 10 tho
winter training grounds at Thomas
vile. ga, and Billy Andrews, now that
he has an assistant. Will give all his
attention TO the preparation OF til. stall
non. That Andrews can train horse
we'll for championship fcats ne long
ago proved. for II was he who first
showed that the two-minute horse vas
possible when he drove John Il. Cen
try in 200 IL. and il WAS Andrews also
who trained and drove Hamburg Belle
!" the ,rotting race record OF 2:bi ~.
The stallion record has been a hard
mark 30 beat n.rectum. 2:0J Ia, held
II from 1923 10 1900: then for ten Gears
Il stood 10 the credit Of Crcsc.us, goo
| a. and The Harvester, 2:01. has held
il for the last six racing seasons On
his racing form and from the almost
unbelievable aiSh,s Of speed he has
shown. Lee Axworthy is more likely
candidate for the stallion crown than
- rather ordinary two-E.ar- old, taking
:. record OF only 2:2S IL. The mex,
season he wen; 10 Andrews, who sur
pTiscd the turf by making the discarded
colt the best thrcc-ycar old Of 1914.
next to Peter Volo. Last summer. al
fpu- wears. Lee Axworth: defeated
Peter scott in s,raiyh, heats and rather
comfortably in ,rc NJ aud NJ. stake %
$4,000. aud he was. ~ the way tho
only 'rottcr that took the measure OF
THAI horse. TN, weeks later he de-
f-ated Peter Nolo IN the fastest three
heats on record. and IL is this consist
cnt Improvement in speed together
With his courage. tina, makes his own
"rs believe he viii win the stallion rec
ord. His owner; admit that even after
his great victory over Peter Volo they
had cleaned no full knowledge OF Ice
-;N,vorihy's limit OF speed.
LEE ANwoHTnY GAVE
TWO FLIGHTS or SPEED
IN the ;n"mor.b bic special race II
North H;.uCan last August in which
the son q: Pete The Great won The
opening round - .:0.. lie. Axworthy-
finished n; just where he 20, awa:---
~ Tolo's w.thors. Outside watches
;!med the rast!;a" colt 1t ZOE. but as
he was In second place all the way. and
perhaps thirty feet from, the pole. his
heat was reck Z good IS .:ol ~.
Th- tcatur. OF the race, ana which was
uaobserycd at the time, occurred III
the second hef.,. Heretofore. IN OK
t-cmc performances. trottcrs had
shown just ono great brush or aight
OF speed. Lee AXworthy came twice
in this second Feat. giving the rrst eX-
hih!tion OF record OF great brush 1T
the beginning and the endin gof q heat.
" the word Lee -iNworthy trottcd
around Peter v"lo and took the track
thing 10 do 10 so great y race horse as
Peter Nolo. Lee Axworthy trotted the
h-st furione IN e seconds. and was al
the quarter in .. So seconds. only
Hamburg Baie mad ever beaten THIS,
and get ~ Murphy called on volo
ia The iiuls Lee ..Nworth% was good
enough 10 .rot away from him aud
finish the last quarter in 20 seconds
y trottcr that could do all that at
four years should in five years old form
carry his speed for fun mile four
quarters better than 30 IL seconds
and this inc owners Of the Pastirnc
stable. Frank ELLIS, ~. X. bcvcreuN
! w Harvey and Coburn Haskell.
firmly believe IL Is NOT expected that
Ills year Lee AXWorthy VIII be dan
gcrouS 10 Uhlans supreme record OF
1858. but II the stallion stays sound il
Is expected that he Will reach two
minutes, and that viii he the acme of
speed in entire horses for some time
to come. Notwithstanding contrary re-
ports Lee Axworthy has never been
unsound. The ailment that put him on
tho shelf for a short time last fall
was an internal trouble. and as he was
being shipped to Thomnsville n short
time ago he looked the perfect horse.
lie has filed out considerably this win
ter, and has developed a crest, giving
him more masculine appearance. and
his legs are clean and cold. Leo Ak
worthy was bred by william Bradley.
Of New York. Mt his Ardmaer Farm.
near Raritan. y. j.. and Is a son Of
Guy Axworthy eos "a. and Gaiety
Lee by Bingen. 2:o6 Is. second dam
by Red Wilkes and third dam by
Homer. the best bred son of Ma,nbrino
Patchcn.
yOLGA TO FILL FOUR
FTTURITY ENGAGEMENTS
The Pastime Stables champion flly
Eolga. 2:o7 IA at two years and un-
beaten, has four futurity engagements
to fill in 1916. and instead of adding
more races to her campaign tho effort
Will be to hold her to three of the
richest stakes over the best tracks
AS she developed from yearlinE that
had been asked TO trot only one fast
quarter to n champion two-year old.
she VIII pc cohsei Nh'iNciS HthuieH' Ill
though IL would he possible for her to
win $4,000. for if she continues sound
she may at maturity become the queen
of the turf She is an own sister to
Peter Volo.
With both Leo Axworthy and VoIga
thus engage the colors of the Pastime
stable in Grand Circuit stakes will
have to be carried by the colts Rusti-
coat, POS Ia. and Bacclli. 200. They
Will nc four years old next spring. and
will be named in the big stakes. not
withstandiug tho eos miles In private
that have been shown by other candi-
dates such as Mabel Trask, Trampright
and Ina Jay.
For the next campaign the pastime
Stable has been strengthened only In