Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
TIE COMING HORSE.
yay-Eye-see the Wonderful Five Year
old Trotter Makes the Astonishin :
TImeoI. 2.I0 81.

Time Oh .2:IO 81.
A dispatch from Providence, r. I.
saws: The gelding Jay Eye-See, own
ed by j. |. Case, of Racine, Wis,
made a record on the Narraganset
park track, Saturday that throws a
shadow on the best work Of st. Jul
len. Trinket, Clingstoue and Edwin
Thorne, and belittles the extraordi-
nary best time by Maud S. Five
thousand persons witnessed the great
performance, the occasion that drew
them to the park being the grand cir
cult trotting meeting. After the us
ual trottlng and pacing matches, jay
Eve-See was brought out to make an
effort to beat his own record of PA
for purse Of $4,000. He was in eX-
cellent form, When he got the word
$50" the second time, he leaped for
ward on what was to prove the fastest
mile ever trotted IN New England
and the most remarkable feat by
5-vear-old in the history of the turf.
He shot along without appearing
to exert himself, passing the first
quarter in 81 seconds, and leaPing on
without flaw or break IN his motion
to the half, which he left behind him
in :061. Then again it seemed to the
spectators, and the record afterward
proved it to be the case, that the mar
velous animal put forth new energy
and added strength and swiftness to
his pace as he shot along the track,
passing the third quarter in 1879,
and making the finish in 2:104
The spectators yelled themselves
hoarse. The cheering had begun
when the half mile was made, and it
grew louder and louder as the flyer
SKINNED down the home-stretch I'M
TIL, when he passed under the wire,
the spectators had risen to their feet
aud mounted the seats in the excess of
their enthusiasm
Jay Eye-See is a black gelding, and
was named by spelling the initials of
his owner Mr. j. L. Case, of Racine,
Wis. His sire was Decatur He
opened this his second season at the
Gentlemen's driving park in New
York as a 5-year-old, and there beat
the crack 5-year-olds Phil Thompson,
Lucy Gernent and Bronze. His fast
est time was 2194, but in Albany he
scored 2151, then the greatest per
Torrance by 5-year-old ever known.
He improved upon this with a mile in
2 14t, and finally with one in 2:14,
the wondrous record that he succeeded
in beating Saturday. His performan e
of Saturday afternoon is considered
the most remarkable in the annals Of
the turf, because, while Maud S. Gov
cred a mile in 2:10i, it is to be remem-
bered that she is older, stronger, and
not only had the experience of three
seasons, but enjoyed the advantage Of
a better track than this.
The proposed race between St.
JLlien and Jay-Eye-see at Fleetwood
Driving Park Sept. % is the principal
topic for discussion among the turf
men of New York A number of
gentlemen connected with the Driv-
ing Park Association assembled on
the veranda of the clubhouse to-day
to witness the working of St Julien
on the track.
1T will be the greatest race ever
witnessed in this country said Mr.
Shepherd Knapp
And the fastest time on record
will be scored" added Mr. Gabe
Case.
After exhibiting the capabilities of
the well known trOtter Overman, Mr..
Orrin Hickok, owner of St. Julien,
joined the crowd at the club house.
Hickok said 81 expect to drive a race
the 29th that will astonish the world
for fast time. My horse st. Julien,
with a record Of 2:l1t is matched to
trot with Mr.. j. |. Cases famous
5-year-old gelding Jay Eye-See, whose
record at Providence last week was
2:1O3 The remarkable performance
of Jay -Eye-See at Providence is un-
precedented. He trotted the last
three-quarters Of a mile in the second
heat in 1861. This time was never
cqualed and / doubt If it can be
made again If Jay-EyeSee could
keep up this time for the entiere mile
he would make the great record of
2;OSl If he beats ST. Julien he will
have to travel faster than he ever has
before. st Julien's time on this
track last fall was IA, when he beat
TrinSet Though his record here is
better, he is not any more familiar
with the track than Jay-Eye-See. The
match IS for a purse of $1,000, and
will be the only one at Fleetwood
Park this fall.