The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-08-14

ANA NtNuu BE Vuietiy hteHhlns Tier Los
Iaurels,
We give below the story of the recent great
achievements on tho track, That Winship and
running mate should lower the record for that
way of going was not unexpected, but Jay.Eye
See astonished many by trotting mile in 2.lO,
with running horse hitched to another sullsy
exciting him to full effort, Mr., Bair, who has
charge of Maud s., WAS stimulated to give the
mare trial next day, and without company
she showed herself equal to the occasion by
getting to the wire in 80 ga, on -ho Cleve,
land, o., track.
A little after 3 o'clock a crowd was seen
moving from the direction OF Mr.. Cases stable
and soon from the midst Of the crowd there
could DO distinguished the purple colors o,
Bithers. AT the gate leading upon the track
Bithers mounted the sulky into which Jay-Eye-
SEQ was hitched, and, rs he came, cheer after
cheer went up from the throng. After moving
up and down the track lew times, the little
horse came down close to tho pole, and Bithers
nodded for the word,
AS they came under the wire Mr. Windsor,
in n clear, loud voice, said "Go!" Instantly
hundred stop-watches were started, and as they
licked off the flying quarters, the little wonder,
like piece of well-regulated machinery, was
speeding away to the quarter pole, which he
reached in IS seconds. Up along the back
stretch he skinned, and as he passed it the
watch marked liz -2. He had reached the
three-quartcrs pole when the watch marked
Lao IL, and came home easy in 2.22 10. Ii
was winning mile, and not intended to be II
fast ulle
Maxey Cobb was given o slow mile, and
then Phallas and Winshp, htched singly
troted side by side a mile in 2.37. BY this
time Jay -Eye-See having been rubbed down
and cooled of, Bithers drove him down the
track. BY his side was Johnny Murphy be-
hind the running horse that mud beer
bought down in Kentucky. Once OF
twice he came down, but Bithers was
not quite satisfied with the way that he
was moving, pulled up and logged back, re-
ceiving each time, MS he came up the wrong
way OF the track, the hearty applause of the
spectators. Finally he came, and the WORD
60" was given.
AS the quarter-second hands of the watches
travelled with lightning-lke speed around
their circles, so Jay-Eye-See was speeding
along on his path, tho runner eight to ten
len this behind, and under Mulphy's skiltul
guidance, not forcing the little black fellow
too fast for the first quarter. Close into the
approached the quarter hundreds of pairs of
eyes were watching their watches. "Up!'
and 33 IL was the record Very good indeed
IA slow quarter for q fast mile is an old adage,
and as true as it is old.
As they started up along the back stretch il
W expected that he would go quite clip,
and this was soon verified, for as he was allow
ed a trifle more rein his feet went up and down
with greater rapidity and the distance was
covered at II greater speed. The runner was
allowed little more freedom too and closed
up some of the gap, so that the little fellow, as
he heard the hoof beats pounding down upon
the turf behind him, put forth greater effort,
and as they flashed past the hall-mile post, Los
was the time marked
1t was early then to predict victory for the
little horse, but doubtless in the minds of many
that knew his game, staying qualities the
thought flash d, al he can 60 the first half in
LOS without urging, he'll come home fastest"
At any rate so it proved. From the half to the
upper turn both drivers cut bose, and the run
ners on the outside came up alongside OF the
trotter, stimulating him to greater exertion.
AS regular as the beat of pendulum, but with
far greater rapidity, those fast-fying feet rise
and fall, and ut the three quarter pole l.39 was
the mark of the watch. AS JayEye-See turn
ed into the home stretch and started on the
litst quarter Oh MS race hsaliSt tle oiu ciiuEi
with the hour glass and the scythe, "Hell do
itp "Yes, he'll do it sure" were some Of the
expressions that were heard, but they were
quickly hushed and every eye was fixed on
those four flying feet coming so very fast.
With wide stitle and n perfect knee action
his gait was aptly likened to the movements OF
a washerwoman as she Iubs garment on a
board Every muscle was now strained, and
calling to his pet, Bilhers lifted him along on
the last few yards of his journey. They werc
now within ten feet OF the wire, when Bithers,
thinking to do or die, dropped the whip on the
little fellows back. and he broke just as they
VT ut under tho wire and tho watches were
stopped.
Before any time could be hung out long ana
loud chee.s ana clapping Of hands started from
the grand stand and quarter stretch, showing
cni@.usively that the watches there showed
that he had beaten the records. In the report.
crs' stand were j. |. Case, Fred Vanderbilt,
lsidor Cohnficld, William Whitehead and many
other prominent lovers OF fast horses, and
while some their watches did not agree with
The time hung out, 2.l0, the majority OF them
did.
As the little no Sc came up in front of the
Judges stand, the crowd, who had jumped over
the fence and we're filling the stretch shouted
and applauded. The rubbers quickly unhitched
him from the sulky, and Mr.. Wnship APP
preached bearing in his hands an elegant floral
horse collar which they placed over the little
fellows head, but with a sagacity far exceeding
many human beings, he showed that his now
honors had not turned his very level head, and
showing by his actions as plainly as possible
that common, every day collar was good
enough for him.
The next event was an attempt to break tho
record Of trotting borses with running mate
Cos 10, maze by Frank and mate), and VIM
ship placed the mark SO low that he must be a
good horse indeed that wipes it out.
When the word was given for them to go
they started off in fine style, Golden holding
the rune back and Winship trottng square
as die. Quickly they went to tho quarter,
reaching it in so IL, Golden being obliged 10
hold the runner back to prevent his carrying
the black horse too last Upalong tho straight
back stretch tn y flew, the wheels Of the wagon
looking like large spiders webs, SO rapidly
were they being turned. At tho halfpolc they
were one and a half seconds behind Westmonts
time. F,om there to the upper turn il was a
fine sight, the runner bounding along with the
black horse going very fast and as level us
billiard table. Along the upper turn they few,
each striving to outstnp the other, and Their
combined efforts got the wagon over the ground
at a very fast rate. AT the upper lutn Tommy
Foster was in waiting with his running horse
pitched TO n new Hettield sulky, and with
view of encouraging the horses hc started
alongside of them. Down the stretch they
came like whiriwind, the horse going so last
that Golden was obliged to pnt the whip on the
runner twice in order to force him 10 do his
share Of the work, and they sweptup under the
wire in FOG, anil almost as much enthusiasm
was manifested in the preceding race.
Mr.. Bair brought Maud on the track and
exercised her frequently between the heats OF
other races. BY o'clock she was in fine con
dition. President Edwards announced that
Maud s. would then be driven fast mile for
the amusement of the audience. The pretty
little thing watched the weighing OF the driver
and other preliminaiies with apparent interest,