. Axtell and Allerton. Williams, C. W. [from old catalog]; Axtell (Race horse) [from old catalog]; Allerton (Race horse) [from old catalog]. ALLERTON IN THREE-YEAR-OLD FORM. 67 Allerton's next performance is at Independ- ence, Iowa, against time 2:23, for a purse of 1500. Allerton wins easily in 2:22. He makes his next start at Des Moines, Iowa, September 3, 1889; stake for foals of 1886. After winning two heats, Allerton went lame and wras drawn. This proved to be a serious matter. He was left at Des Moines in charge of John Hus- sey, and it was three weeks before he could be moved, and at th
. Axtell and Allerton. Williams, C. W. [from old catalog]; Axtell (Race horse) [from old catalog]; Allerton (Race horse) [from old catalog]. ALLERTON IN THREE-YEAR-OLD FORM. 67 Allerton's next performance is at Independ- ence, Iowa, against time 2:23, for a purse of 1500. Allerton wins easily in 2:22. He makes his next start at Des Moines, Iowa, September 3, 1889; stake for foals of 1886. After winning two heats, Allerton went lame and wras drawn. This proved to be a serious matter. He was left at Des Moines in charge of John Hus- sey, and it was three weeks before he could be moved, and at the end of that time, it required an hour to lead him one half mile. This ended his work for the season. In fact it was thought that he had trotted his last mile. But good care brought him through the winter, and early in the spring he was able to jog, although still quite lame. Had his owner been a man of less determination, there might have been lost to the turf the grand- est race horse that ever scored for the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harding, H. C. [from old catalog]. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Daily republican printing and binding house
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