224 HUMANE HORSE-TRAINING 



In 1916 Lee Axworthy was only started against 

 time, and at the second Grand Circuit meeting at North 

 Randall he put up a record of 2 mins. J sec., thus 

 beating the famous performance of 2 mins. i sec. 

 by the Harvester at Columbus in 1910. His time for 

 a quarter-mile was 30^ sees., half-mile i min. J sec., 

 three-quarters of a mile i min. 3o| sees. A few 

 days later he trotted another mile in exactly the same 

 time, the first quarter being traversed in 30 sees., the 

 half in i min. f sec., and the three-quarters in i min. 



In September of the same year Lee Axworthy trotted 

 a wonderful mile, trotting every quarter in 30 secs. 

 dead, and the full mile in 2 mins., making him the 

 fourth trotter to enter the charmed circle and the second 

 to arrive there by a " mile in the open/' without a runner 

 in front to break the wind. 



But later in that season he went to Lexington. 

 Track conditions were again perfect, but a rather strong 

 breeze blew up the home stretch, and few believed that 

 the champion would succeed, although he had tied 

 Father Time once and beaten the old gentleman twice 

 in the three trials previously. This time White took 

 him over to the quarter in 30^ sees., then he steamed 

 up to the half in 59! sees., and around to the three- 



