Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-02
THE GREAT TRof Ar PlERrwoon
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Fast Fine and . Muxe Crowd.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-The great trot
ior tsuU between the celebrated trot-
ters Jay Eye See and st. Julien. at
Fleetwood Park, caused the largest con-
,urse Of people to assemble on the
track that has Teen seen on any race
track In America for twenty years. Al
: p. IN. there was scarcely an available
spot left TO witness the race from the
grand stand to the quarter stretch. while
tue held was lined with spectators from
the three quarter to the quarter post.
AT least five thousand eQuipapes of
every description were within the en-
closure, and extended from the gate as
Tar as One Hundred and Twenty fifth
street, distance of two miles. II il
quite evident that thousands of people
Will not be able to get within the enclo-
sure. Many notabIes are present.
among them William H. Vanderbilt
and Frank Work. Vanderbilt drove In
TO the private shed behind EarIy Rose.
while Work drove Dick Swiyeier and
Edward. Betting Is very heavy. ST.
Julien still has the call. The track is
very heavy in spots. Wiseacres claim
that Jay Eye See cannot trot in the
mud. Jay Eye See has Just appeared
on the track. He appears in excellent
form. When he finished his exercises
he was treated With thunders of ap-
plause. Belhers will handle the ribbons
during the contest. Orrin Hickok will
drive st. Julien. Both horses are now
IN the sheds on the track, guarded by a
large force of policemen They are
having rather a hard job in keeping
back the crowd.
Fret heat.-When the driver entered
the Office of the clerk of the scales to
weigh he met with an enthusiastic re-
ception from the vast throng. st. Ju-
liens driver wears black, and the driver
of Jay Eye See purple. The first heat
was started at 3;45 p. m. st Julien
drew the pole. At the third attempt the
competitors got the word, with st. Ju-
lien half length ahead. Hickok kept
st. Julien under pull in roundinp the
turn. Jay Eye See was at St. Julien's
wheel. After getting fairly under way
Jay Eye See Logan to draw on st. JUL
en-, and the excitement became tremeu-
dous. Abreast of the quarter pole st.
Julien led by quarter length, and the
backs of both animals were now as level
as a billiard-table, and they were NOV
ing like two pieces of machinery. Ap
preaching the halfmile post JAY Eve
See drew up even with his antagonist.
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 overhaulsd
st. Julien. The excitement now reach.
ed white heat, and Bonner had to call
on the crowd for silence. On entering
the home stretch Jay Eye See was at 81,
Julien's wheel, but Hickok carried little
favorite ont into deep mud, at the same
time keeping st. Julien ON hard track.
The struggle down the stretch was
grand, Jay Eye See gaining at every
stride. Fifty yards from the wire st.
Julien led by one-half length, but was
faltering, and broke When about thirty
feet from the wire. He passed over the
wire under run, leading head. The
Judges. In consequence of st. Julien's
passing over the score running, gave
the heat to Jay Eye See. Time, by
quarter-first quarter, 30 seconds; half
mile. 1851; third quarter, 1.421< /;
mtle, 2:2Oh. The decision gave gene
raj satisfaction. Betting was now 100
to 10 in favor of st. Julien. After the
first heat John Murphy gave Steve
Maxwell and Mate a mile in 2:24.
Second heat-The horses cooled out
nicely and we're rung out at 4:l5 o. III.
Jay Eye See took the pole on account of
winning the preceding heat. At start
ing st. Julian led length. and Bithers
Immediately took a pull ON Jay Eye See
and waited until he got Strengthened
out for the quarter post before letting
him out. On reaching the quarter post
st. Julien led two open lengths, but soon
after passing the post Jay Eye Nee be-
gan to close mp and they trotted abreast.
At the half mile post st. Julian seemed
TO be in trouble. but WAS trotting in
good form nevertheless. st. Julian
seemed to take up-hi work more kind
ly. Three furlongs from home the pair
we're trOtting on level terms. Jay Eye
Sec Was now forcing the pace and 81.
Julian's driver { ok him in hand pre-
paratory to hard finish. Coming into
the straight Jaw Eye See led three parts
OF a length. The finish was terrific and
simply wonderful. 1t was surprising
how the animals could keep their feet
IN the yelling and hooting uf the i'm
mense crowd. Midway down the
straight st. Julian made grand effort
under punishment to head his antago-
mist, but Jay Eye See was unappr0ach-
able and captured the heat by half q
length, well in hand. Time--First quar-
ter, 32H; half mile, 1864; third quar-
ter, l:t3lS; mile, 2:lSH.
Steve Maxwell and mate were driven
a mile in 2:lSH against time after this
heat.
Betting on the next heat between Jay
Eye See and st. Julian was to GO in
favor OF the former. The police have
stopped POOL selling.
Third heat-The horses were again
sent away ut the first effort. This time
Jay Eye See led by half a length on
passing the score. The little horse trot-
ed in capital style and Strengthened for
the quarter post. leading by a 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 Sees wheel. Half
way mp the hill st. Julien quit leav-
ing Jay Eye See to come on, who won
the heat and race amid tremendous ap-
plause by three lengths. Time-First
quarter, S seconds; half miic. 1O6s<;
third quarter, la2; mile, 2:19.
THR CHINESE SMu00LYNG.-The Hon.
Mr.. Evans, the special agent Of the
United States Customs Department, has
evidently overlooked his Official hand.
He waa sent here, 30 We learn, from
Washington to ascertain whether there
was any truth in the assertions that
Chinese, who are not Oertifcated, we're
being struggled from British Columbia
across the 18th parallel, thus gaining
access to American territory. II Mr.
Evans had been in the vicinity of Bea-
con Hill yesterday he might have seen