The sun., 1918-12-22
Passing of Lee Axworthy
Recalls Other Lun1inarieS
Many Great Performances Credited to Champion
Stations Since Ethan Allen Beat George NJ. Patchen
at Union Course Back in 1853
ny W. H. GOCHER.

TIE -ece1t deaths Of Lee Axworthy
ard ST. Frisco recall the names Of the
champion stations which have thrilled
racegoers b. their splendid perform
ances from ne tine Ethan A.
lea started the list a. the
Union Course on Long Island on Octone-
IS. 1855. sixty years ago. when he de-
feated George NJ. Parchsn, who was
Handicapped 20 a wagon. in 2:es. %
October S. 1915, when Lee AxwortAy
trotted in :5SiA at Lexington. 4 reduc-
ton OF 2gG. seconds in ifty-elght years.
All OF the early champions made heir
records in races MSxey Cobb was the
first 20 secure the houors IN a trip
against the watch, In 1851 he t-ot:sd IN
.l3i1 az Providence and clipped hals =
second OF the record OF .l3%. wh!Ch
Phai!as made in the fourth heat u a
race AZ Ca!cago earlier in the season.
After that date D!-ectum and The Har-
veste- were the only champions 70 earn
their norors IN races.
Sixteen years clap between The date
on which Ethan Allen won his FIRST race
az Plattsburx. y. Y, in his three-year-
old form until lie was finally retired from
the turf at the close OF 1867, when IN his
eighteenth year with running mate he
defeated Dexter N 2;lJ, which was 10 =
seconds faster than hs was ever able 20
trot to harness
George NJ. Patchsn, who was .oa!A in
ls+e, the same year as Ethan Allen ard
Hamoleton.an. was the next champion.
He reached his limit Oh August 9 1850
when he won a heat from Flora Temple
in ac2Sh. George ". Patchen was the
best racehorss % the Clay family He
Won 20 harness, TO sadd,e'aad TO wagon
80 one and two mile heats Ot his de-
scendants Lucy, 2.Isi.. and n the TEX:
generation Hopeful. 2:l4A. who wa
before the public from 1873 20 1851,
were the best, while the Village Farm
trotters-Beis Haul!n. Just..a, Globe
and Se,tie King. the dam OF The Abbott,
3i.-eaeh carried a cross OF his
blood
Another Morgan Horse.
FaaTnought thu third champion, va,
foaled in New Hampshire and made his
record or 90 = at Buffalo In 1883. wher
he defeated a field OF seven Including
American Girl and Myron Perry. Like
Ethan Allen he was q member OF the
Morgan family. and while a handsome
horse. his racing qualities were not OF a
very high order.
George wilkes ara Jay Gould. thc
nett two champions, were sons % Ham.
bletonisa. The nrst named was raced
AEO-H 1919 70 Is :. lie made hts record
OF 2;22 at Providence in q race in wh!cs
! no defeated Rhode Island and Dracl
Prince on October -. 1865. wien he va,
twelve years Old. In 1879 he was take-
ITO Kentucky. where between that dat,
and his death in lss2 he founded n,
| greatest family OF racing trotters in tn,
/ world. Tho male lines tracing to him
are also the only ones that have contin
ued 70 produce champions at an in.
creased rate OF speed a: each remove.
The honor roll shows that his sons
William L and Jay Bird, sired AXtel
and Allerton. the former reaching HI,
| limit as a three-year-old. AXtel alsc
continued the line through Axworthy
and his son Guy Axworthy to Lee Az
worthy, the hrst stallion to enter IN.
tvo-min-te list. n Guy Axworthy tn,
blood OF the brothers, william L, alt
Guy wilkes IS blended.
They inherited the golden Wilkes
AAmbrino crosS on a foundation Of See
,ys American Star, whose daughter.
were in the early days represented or
: the turf by Dexter. Settte and jay
Gould. The latter also succeeded Georg'
! wilkes n the list OF champions HI!
record OF 3iI was made at Buffalo
| II a third heat with William H. ALE.
and Huntress IN the field. Jay Gould:
memory was also kept green by tn,
| brilliant performances OF Pi1Iey, ::osA
and Robert J., 2:oiL
Smuggler, the siXta cha n yion. vas
| converted PAGER. He owed his place il
/ turf history to Charles Marvin During
hiS 0ArSaS 6mngSIsR 90 he StaUtoA 80