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Axtell and Allerton of Rush Park
In Independence the Rush Park estate bred record trotting stars Axtell and Allerton. Charles Williams built a racing empire around the 40 acre fairground with a half mile track, draining fields, and breeding lines from Mambrino Bay stock. Axtell set a 2 year old trotting world record at Rush Park in 1888 and later raced with Allerton at Cedar Rapids Driving Park.
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Independence
Charles Williams
Axtell and Allerton
Williams
Buchanan County Fairground
Col. Jed Lake
Rush Park
Rush C. Lake
Dubuque
Mambrino Bay
Lexington
George Wilkes Simmons
Ash Grove
Jay Bird
Onward
Baron Wilkes
Lou
William L
Wilkes
Axtell
Allerton
Fairgrounds
Keokuk
Iowa Association of Trotting
Cedar Rapids Driving Park
the Gazette
Sity
Inde
Mr. Williams
Chicago
Washington Park
Minnehaha
Bell Boy
Terre Haute
Ind
John W. Conley