St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-16
SUMMER SPORTS.
But tor an Unfortunate Break Jay
Eye See Would Have Lowered
the Record.
Phallas Trots the Three Fastest Consecutive
Heats Ever Made by a
Stallion.
st. Paul Beaten Again by Milwaukee,
The Louisville Bicycle TOurna-
ment-Minor Mention.
Philadelphia Races.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-Not since the
eventful day when Maud S. trotted the fast
est three con secutive heats ever recorded
2:12, 2:134, and 2:121s-has there been
such an attendance at the Belmont course as
was gathered to-day, when Jay Eye See and
Phallas attempted to beat the record made by
Maud S., and 2:134, the best for stations,
made by Phallas himself at Chicago. The
mile record was not broken, but the time
made by both horses more than met the ex-
pectations of the majority of the spectators.
Jay Eye See beat the record for three-quarters
of a mile, and but for a losing break just
after entering the last quarter, without
doubt he would have clipped second or
more off Maud s. fastest time.
Phallas failed to equal his own best per-
formance, but he trotted the three fastest
consecutive heats ever recorded by stallion,
the slowest being better than the best record
of any other stallion. The attendance was
from 10000 to 12, ZOO people.
Bithers, who drives both Jay Eye See and
Phallas, said, before the horses were brought
out: cpl beat Maud s. time, PIP, on this
track, sure, with Jay Eye See. but doubt if
Phallas beats 2:13A. Jay Eye See is just
about to an edge. He is just where we want
him.
Promptly at o'clock Mr.. Van Osten, who
acted as starter, called out the trotters and
Phallas made his appearance fifteen minutes
later. There was murmur of admiration
from the spectators as the stallion slowly
logged past the grand stand. He was given
a couple of slow miles and then sent in
2:3lN, "a warming up mile.h On reap
pearng after the scrape down, Phallas was
accompanied by bay running horse hitched
to sulky and driven by Charles Myers.
After three times scoring without the
runner and once with him, Bithers
finally nodded for the word, and the big bay
stallion went off with a smooth, powerful
gait He passed the quarter in thirty-four
seconds without skip, but left his feet for
an instant on entering the second quarter,
but only for an instant. Bithers had him
in hand before he had taken three steps, and
he passed the half ''as level as a die'' in
:0615, three-quarters in :40%, and finished
strong in 2:15, amid loud applause.
Jay Eye See was next introduced to the
people, and he passed the grand stand amid
hand clapping. The sulky he pulled weighs
but 40I pounds. He was logged couple of
miles, and then given warmer in 2:30.
While he was 'cooling out'' Phallas was re-
peated in 2:144, the runner, as before, ac-
com anying him. Phalias went to the half
without skip in 1868, doing the second
quarter in 32 seconds. Just after passing
the half mile pole he was ''up' for few
steps, but Bithers caught him cleverly and
he finished the mile like clock work, and
did the last quarter in 3315 seconds.
Jay Eye See was then brought out for the
fast mile. He was accompanied by Old
Jake, the same horse that Hikok used to have
driven to encourage st. Julien. Myers han
died the reins behind the runner and waited
at the head of the stretch while Jay Eye See
scored two or three times. light scraper
had just been run over the track to obliterate
all signs of the heats that had been trotted,
so as to give the little gelding a perfectly
smooth track to trot over. 1t was ''go'' the
ner. The little horse was at
his gait as he passed under
the wire, and going so smoothly that but few
who saw him could realize his speed. His
stride is a peculiarly deceptive one, aud there
was general exclamation of surprise when
he whisked past the quarter pole in 324
seconds. He was trottng perfectly steady
and all could see that he was gaining fast,
but when 81 03'' was passed, from mouth to
mouth as he ''cut' the haf-mile pole the
murmer increased. On he went
and ascended the grade in the third
quarter with no signs of tagging, doing
the quarter in 32M seconds, but just after
passing the three-quarter pole he broke and
did not regain his step for half a dozen
| jumps. The runner, that was several lengths
| behind when he broke, came up alongside
and would have taken the lead had not Ny
! ers pulled him back. This shows how much
Jay Eye See lost by the break. He had his
stride when he entered the stretch and came
home in faultless style, passing under the
wire amid applause in 2:11.
Everyone conceded that but for the break
ing he would have beaten Maud s. record of
2:09%. He occupied 35 II seconds in going
the last quarter, while the second quarter
was done in 3024. Could he have gone the
last in 81 seconds, which is slow time
for him, he would have equaled
Maud s. time That break cost
Jay Eye See the best record. When the peo-
pie fully realized the performance of the lit
tie black gelding the enthusiasm was un-
bounded. The track in front of the judges
stand was crowded with people, who unmind-
| ful OF the police, rushed forward to hear the
time announced. But when they heard that
Jay Eye See was to make another trial they
| all left the track.
Phailas in his third mile went off at his
second time scoring and was hurried to the
quarter in SO seconds. The race was a little
too fast for him and he was sup" for a
couple of steps just after entering the second
quarter. At the half mile pole he was trot-
ting gamely and climbed the grade in fine
style. He came down the home stretch
under the whip, applied only lightly, how
ever, and finished in 2:14h, amid great
applause.
Jay Eye See, in his second attempt, made
the mile in 2:10$l, amid the widest ap-
plause.
! Rochester Races.
ROCHESTER, n. Y. Aug. 15.-The races
closed to-day after 4 successful meeting both
| financially and in attendance.
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