Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-24
JRH EMe See.


ton of the hour among horsemen. He was
sired by Dictator, dam Midnight, by Pilot
Jr., and is owned by Jerome 1. Case, of
Racine, Wis. The heat has been surpassed
twice only, in 2:1O1l, and 2:1O15, by Maud
S., and once equalled in 2:1O24 of the same
mare, at six years of age. OF this remark
able performance the Breeders Gazette
says:
It is the blood of Rysdyk's Hambleton-
Dictator, backed up by that of Pilot Jr.,
the sire of so many good trotters, through
his dam, a daughter of that horse. 1t is
the same blood, IN the male line, that has
made Director, a six-year-old, beat all the
best horses of the year, and win, over fields
of phenomenal strength, from Chicago to
the sea. 1t is the same blood that has
made Phallas, another six-year-old, trot in
2:15H, thereby placing to his credit the
second best stallion time on record. It is
ffteen-sixteenths pure trotting- blood, and
if the curious people who worship the fet-
ich of running blood in the trotter-a fet-
ich in this instance rendered almost undis-
cernible by distance-can derive any COM
fort from its contemplation, they are vel
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like thoroughbred, nor act like one. He
looks like his sire, Dictator. He is color
ed like him, built like him, and trots like
him. There is cold comfort, indeed, for
the running blood devotees in JayEyeSee IS
pedigree.
The commissioner of the Spirit of the
Times gives the following particulars of
the heat: A beautiful autumnal day, and
ba hraaza 10 CHI 4l,oE oIJ
out of the association flag on the dome of
the clubhouse. The ladies lay back list
lessly in their carriages, with wraps thrown
aside, and the warm sunshine was very
genial. There were no new features in
the character of the attendance, but it had
increased two fold since yesterday, the
spectators being anxious to see the far
famed Jay Eye See perform over track
that many thought would Just suit him,
and, as the result shows, it was greatday
for Narragansett park, for Jay Eye See
has proven it the fastest track that a trot-
ter ever set his foot on. Seven weeks ago
Mr.. Griffin began to sod it, and since then
has worked industriously with the Griffin
track machine and steam roller. Nature
stepped in with a continuous rain
and completed the work, and the 2:1OA
dOOUU w OO OA LILO JUICES
stand will live long as the best time ever
made by fve-year- old. Mr.. Case had no
idea that his magnificent little horse was
al out to emulate the feat three years ago
accomplished by Maud S. as a sky ear old
fer hs said to the writer of these lines
few moments before the start: "Pll bet
you hundred he beats the time made at
Hartford last week"-(2:1415).
hn {hot
amount he does not beat his record, 2:14."
"No, sir"
'Then for the sake Of having small
wager on it, I'll give you odds, say $25 to
500"
"Ill not take you, but still 1 think it
would be a good bet for me-" said Mr..
Case as we parted.
Coming to the greatest performance of
the trottlng age, the horse racing enthusi-
asst found ample enjoyment, even when the
greatest of all five-year- odds, Jay Eye See,
made mile in 2:20 preparatory to his bat
tie with Father Time, but on his scoring
2:l0I the excitement of all present was
indescribable. On seeing him trot at the
spring meeting of the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing association, New York, in 2:19A, then
at Albany ID 2:1615 at Cleveland in 2:15I.
2:1412, l entertained very little doubt that
he would prove the future king of the
turf, but l was not prepared to sec him so
suddenly dethrone st. Julien and give
Maud S. notice to abdicate or prepare to
meet him-2:10M at five years old beating
st. Julien's best record of 2:11I, made
when eleven years old, and within half a
second of Maud s. unbeaten record. made
when she was seven years old.
But to how the scythe bearer was so
badly beaten. The ceremony of weighing
having been gone through, Bither scored
Jay Eye See once or twice in the middle of
the track, and then brought him up close
to the pole, giving the signal that he was
ready for the word, which was given, and
handkerchief dropped at same time to
let the timer, stationed at the half-mile
pole, know when to start his watch. The
gallant little fellow is off, and each spec
tator silently watches him. There is not a
drop of lazy blood in his body, so he is
unacc0mpanied by runner or trotter to
force the pace, which is purposely set
moderate the first quarter, and I fancy was
little slower than intended, as two over
eager spectators leaned forward on the in
side rail, causing the horse to swerve a
trife and slacken. Those who were near
and saw the contretemps shouted, sect off
that fence" I dare say this caused
the loss of half a Sec
ond, so little things often
stand in the way of great, but Bither kept
him steady at work, and he reached the
quarter pole in 81 seconds. Grandly the
horse looked as he swept up the back
stretch, making the second quarter in 3215
seconds. There the timer shouted '1:07;
send him along" and for the first time
Bither asks him to go; CALAMITY he re-
spends, and keeps up 2:1O clip to the
three-quarter pole, which is reached in
1:59, the middle half being made in LOS
Down the home stretch the pace is terrific
and on passing the distance ;Bither 1s
driving him with one hand, switching the
whip with the other, but not touching the
horse, who is finishing very strong, even
after the last stride is taken and he passes
under the wire in 2:1OA.
looked at my watch, which indicated
Half, 1:O6M; mile, 2:11; and thought there
was some mistake. As stood immedi-
ately over the judges stand they looked,
and Col. Atwell, the starting Judge, in
quired, "What did you make it," "2:11,"
was the answer. "Two of US caught il
2:1OA; the other 2:1O 40" Before the
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