248 RACEALONG 



MAKING A FUTURITY FAMILY 



Colt racing is the core of the turf. The winners 

 are marked while the youngsters like Ima Jay, Bin- 

 land, Lee Axworthy, E. Colorado and St. Frisco, 

 which forced them out, in due time lead in the aged 

 events. A few still chng to the slogan ''early ma- 

 turity, early decay" but their influence is fading. 



The futurities which mature each year force the 

 breeders and those who purchase colts to train and 

 if they are fast enough race them at every oppor- 

 tunity. The breeding of the winners show which 

 families are successful and make a market for the 

 subsequent foals. 



In the early days the Wilkes and Electioneers were 

 the first leaders. It was continued through the dif- 

 ferent subdivisions of these families until Peter the 

 Great started and was again renewed until the get 

 of his sons and the produce of his daughters ap- 

 peared. At that time the honors were divided be- 

 tween his descendants, the Axworthy branch of the 

 Wilkes family through Guy Axworthy, Dillon Ax- 

 worthy and General Watts, and the McKinney Hne 

 through Belwin and San Francisco. 



Of the horses named, Dillon Axworthy was foaled 

 in 1910 and made his debut in 1912. That year 

 Joseph Serrill won four races with him, defeating 

 Lord Allen, Sweet Alice, Peter Johnston, and Ima 

 Jay, giving him a record of 2:lll^ at Columbus. 



Serrill made his third trip to the races for A. B. 

 Coxe with this colt. His first appearance in the fu- 



