Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-25
Notable Performances.

| clatlOn, the scene OF one of the most Te-
markable events in the history of the turf /.
To give added interest TO the day, thrill
! ing accident occurred, in which the veteran
| drivers, Charley Green and Johnny Murphy
| figured, the last named as the hero and the
| first as the sufferer. The wonderful
performance and the accident were
briefly mentioned in the Associated Press
report, but so briefly that the following
special to the Chicago Tribune will be
found fresh and interesting reading:
New YoBK, June o. Special. To
day was the closing day of the spring
trotting meeting at the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing Association Park. 1t was rendered
noteworthy by the great exhibition of speed
made by Majolica, who, green horse
without any public record, trotted a third
heat without break in 2:17, one of the
most remarkable events in the history of
the turf. The veteran driver, Honest
John" Murphy, not only added to his Iaur-
els in this way, but also by his heroic act
in the third heat of the race for fve-year-
olds, when, at the risk of his own life, ne
| saved that of Charles S. Green, the driver
of Lucy Germent. Nearly 5000 people
witnessed the incident:
The first race was for 5-year- odds, and
| Jay Eye-See, Phil Thompson, Lucy Ger
| ment and Bronze came out in anwer to the
| bell as contestants. A sharply fought race
| was regarded as certainty. Bronze vent
| at once to the front, and was not headed
during the heat. At the half-mile pole
| Jay-Eye-See was we'll behind the leader,
but he settled down to his work, and, trot-
ting around on the outside, passed all but
Bronze, being less than head in her rear
at the finish, and making the last quarter
| IN 81 seconds, the fastest quarter trotted
| during the meeting. In the second heat
the lead alternated between Lucy and Phil
| until the half-pole was passed, when Jay
| Eye-See went to the front and won the
| heat in 2:19M by twenty lengths ahead of
Phil Thompson, who was thee lengths in
advance of Lucy, Bronze being
distanced. The third heat was walk
| over for Jay-Eye-See, who trotted to the
| half in 1:O6I and finished in jog in 2:44,
| being checked after an unfortunate acct
| dent to Phil Thompson and Lucy Ger
ment. These horses, driven respectively
by John Murphy and Charley Green, were
| several lengths in the rear of the leader as
| they got well into the quarther- stretch.
i ) .oI before reaching the quarter pole Phil
| Thompson, who was four lengths ahead of
Lucy, stumbled. He turned sharply
| across the track towards the wall, then
| turned back toward the rail, and in doing
| so overturned the sulky. Murphy, seeing
| he could not escape a fall, called out to
| Green to check his horse and turn out.
| The warning came too late, how
eysr, and Murphy, seeing that Green
would drive directly upon him, jumped
| free from his sulky and seized Lucy by the
| bride just as her sulzy tipped and threw
| Mr.. Green to the ground. Green had his
| left arm caught in the spokes of one of the
! wheels. Murphy called out: 'Catch my
| horse-Fu take care of yours" Green
! replied: Il can't ohm, my arm is broken"
| Murphy assisted Green to place of safety.
| and got the mare quiete1 in time to Jump
| and catch Phil Thompson, who had been
| thrown on the track by the collision, by the
| bride, and so prevented him from running
away. Murphy was badly bruised and
| partially stunned by his effort to save
| Green, and Green's collar bone was found
to be broken and his shoulder dislocated.
He walked to the club house, where his in
| juries were given attention.
| For the three-minute class race the en-
tries were Majolica, Phallas, Judge Davis,
! Pearl, and Frank G. The famous western
| stallion Phallas was driven during the
first two heats by the veteran, Dan Mace,
a stranger to the animal, and in the last
| heat by his regular trainer, Ed Bither.
| When Bither took him in hand the stallion
| showed the wonderful speed he is credited
with, and forced Majolica to trot the heat
in 2:17, the fastest time made during the
! meeting. The first two heats were similar
4 no 0atn I'll. L. Il
his own way all around, the only racing
being between Phallas and Judge Davis
for the second place, the Judge winning
| Majolica was forced to his best
| the heat by only two lengths The opin-
| ion was freely expressed that had Phallas
had his regular driver behind him during
the first two heats Majolica would have
| been forced to do even better than 2:17, or
| else have lost the race. But Bither had all
he could do to drive Jay-Eye-See. Majoli-
ca was bred on Robert Bonners farm, is 7
years old, and is by Mr.. Bonner's $4,000
| stallion Startle, out of Josie Kirk, by
| Clark Chief. He is the first famous trotter
bred by Mr.. Bonner, and was purchased at
one of HE auction sales for $3.50 about
two years ago. His race to-day proves
him to be one of the best horses on the
| turf.
The following are summaries of the
days sports.
| GENTLEMEN's DRIVING ASSOCIATION OF
New YORK, SPRING MEETING, THIRD DAY.
Purse No. of $4,000, of which $1,000
to first, $3.50 to second, $3.50 to third, and
$500 to fourth. For 5-year-olds:
j. l. Case's blk. g. Jay-Eye-S See. % l
J. Murphy's gr. g. Phil Thompson4 2 dis.
| c. F. Willis b. +. Lucy Germent 3 dis.
j. l.. Lameney's b. m. Bronze. 81 dis.
Quarter. Half. Three-quarters. Mile.
First heat. "a 1:OSH 1:44% 2:2s16
Second Heat 1858 1:09 1:44115 2l9E
Third heat. .334 1864 Not taken 2:44
Purse No. ., $1,000, of which $500 to first,
$3.50 to second, $3.50 to third, 500 to
fourth. For the three minute class:
]. Murphy's b. g. Majolica. .....1 !
2. Sullivan's b. S. Judge Davis. ....2 5
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