Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-02
The Jay-nyo-soo-st. julien Race.


New YoRk, Sept. 20.-The Fleetwood
Park trot for 5000 between the cele-
brated trotiors Jay-Eye-See and ST.
Julien brought out the largest concourse
of people TO assemble on the race-track
that has been seen ON any track in
America for twenty years. The betting
was very heavy. st. Julien had the call
at sIOO TO 500. The track was heavy in
epots Wiseacres claim that Jay-Eye.
See cannot trot in the mud. Bithers
was selected as the driver Of Jay-Eye-
See and Orrin Hickok of st. Julien.
When the drivers entered the office
OF the clerk OF the scales to weigh they
met with an enthusiastic reception from
the vast throng. st. Julien's driver
wore black and the driver OF Jay.EYe-
See purple. On tho first heat the horses
were called up at 3;45. St. Julien drew
the pole and at the third attempts n start
was made, with St.-Julien half length
ahead. Iiickok kept st. Julien under q
pull and in rounding the turn Jay.Eye.
See was at 81. Julicn's wheel. After
getting fairly under way Jay.
Eye.See began to draw up on
st. Julien and the excitement
became tremendous. Abreast the quar-
ter-pole st. Julien led by quarter Of
length. Approaching the half.mile post
Jay-Eye-see drew up oven with his an
tagonist. At the hill, fifty yards from
the three-quarter post, Jay-Eye-See
broke, but In two strides he Immediately
settled down TO work again and rapidly
overhauled ST. Julien. The excitement
then reached white heat and Bonner
had to call on the crowd for silence. On
entering the homestretch Jay-Eye.See
was at st. Julien's wheel. The struggle
down the straight was grand, Jay-Eye'
See gaining at every stride. Fifty yards
from the wire st. Julien led by a half
length, but was faltering and broke
when about thirty feet from the wire.
He passed under the wire on run,
leading by head. The judges in conse-
quence gave tho heat to Jay.Eye,Sec.
Time@First quarter, 0i33; half-mile,
1869; three-quarters, l;42l; mile, 2:204.
THE SECOND HEAT.
For the second heat the horses were
rung up at 4.l5 o'clock. Jay-Eye-See
took the pole on account OF winning the
preceding heat. AT starting st. Julien
led length. On reaching the quarter
post st. Julien led by two open lengths,
but soon after passing the post ay-Eye.
See began to close the gape and trotted
80 rapidly that he reached st. Julien's
withers abreast the half-mile post. st.
Julien seemed to be in trouble, but was
trotting In good form. The flyers then
made for the hill. st. Julien seemed to
take to the uphill work more kindly
and when three furlongs from home the
pair were trotting on level terms. Jay
Eye-See began forcing the pace and st.
Jnlien's driver took him in hand prepare
tory to hard finish. Coming into the
straight Jay.Eye-See led by three
quarters OF length. The finish was
terrific. IL was simply wonderful how
the animals could keep their feet in the
yelling and hooting Of the immense
crowd. Midway down the straight st.
Julien made grand effort under punish
ishment to head his antagonist, but Jay
Eye-See was unapproachable and cap.
tured tho heat by half q length, well
in hand.
Timo--Eirst quarter, 0i322; half-mile
l00i; three.quarters. l:43l; mile, 2;lSa.
THIRD HEAT.
Betting on the next heat between Jay
Eye-See aud st, Julien was 500 to $50
In favor OF the former. Tho police
stopped pool selling on this heat. The
horses got away at the first effort. This
time Jay-Eye.See led by half length
on passing the score. The little horse
trotted in capital style for tho quarter
post, leading by length. He passed
the mark fully two lengths in advance.
On nearing the half.mile post st. Julien
came at his competitor very rapidly and
entered into the third quarter at JAY
Eye.See's wheel. Half way up the hill
st. Julien quit leaving Jay-Eye.See to
como in and win the heat and race,
amid tremendous applause, by three
lengths.
Time--iirst quarter, 0:33; half-mile,
ll62; three quarters, .42, mile, 2:l9.
Majolica was trottod n mile against
his record, 2;l7, but failed to beat it.
[St Julien Is owned in California, his
driver, Orrin Hickock, of Oakland, be-
ing.one of the owners, but he is not
California horse. He is of New York
or Kentucky breed, probably the former.
Jay-Eye.See is only fifteen hands high,
but has shown before this that he has
speed. lie trotted mile at Providence
in 2;l02 and repeatedin 81 II at Boston.
In