St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-16
THE RECORD BEATEN.

Mate" Time to 2tO6-A Scene of Enthusi-
lasm-The Little Black Decorated With
FLOWERS by Mrs. Case.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August 2.
Yesterday was the grandest day ever
geen at the Narragansett Trotting Park, and
its equal may never be seen again Mar
Eagansett Park has once more come to
the front, and now leads the world for
speed. It seemed when the day broke
that sold Sol'' was not friend
of the owners OF trotting
horses, but a few hours later
,(possibly because Mr.. Case wired the
clerk of the weather) he sent some of his
warmest beams upon the town of
cCranston, and the track fairly seemed to
drink in speed from the rays. By ten
O'Clock it was an assured fact that the
when at two O'Clock the crowd began to
pour through the gate, Mr.. Griffin threw
up both hands and said he had done his
best aud the track was perfect.
This was seconded by Bither, Murphy,
Golden, Crawford, and in fact all the ex-
perts, and it was hundred dollars to
lead nickel that if the horses were in even
fair condition they would show figures
that, to use wild expression, would be
paralyzing. Soon after noon Providence
began to wake up and there
was an exodus as it were. Long lines OF
carriages extended along the streets lead
ing to Narragansett Park, and in short
time the city was almost deserted. The
crowd was the greatest that has been
seen at the Park since American Girl, on
July 26, 1869, in the pallRV
days Of the Sprague dynasty, shovel
the fastest mile then seen at the track
:2:l9-against Lucy, Lady Thorn and
Goldsmith Maid.
Long before the time for starting the
races every seat in the grand stand was
filed, and five hundred carriages lined
the fences on either side of the track.
The judges of the afternoon were John
Shepherd, of Boston; Frank Stearns, of
Swansea and Z. G. Windsor, of ProYi-
dence.
The events were as follows: 49, Co
Jay-Eye-See to beat his record 2:l0 8 4,
and 81, 900 additional to beat Maud SIS
time of 2:l0 la; $1,000 to Phallas to
beat his record of 2:13 81 and $500 adj
CSttional to beat 2:13; $1,000 to II. B.
Winship and running mate to break
Frank and mates record OF 2:08 ~, and
$500 additional if :07 is beaten; $1,000
to Maxey Cobb to beat Phallas' record.
The betting was: On Jay-Eye-See,
1925 that he would not beat 2:11, against
;$lI that he would make 2:10; on Win.
ship, $25 that he would not beat 2:08,
against SIG that he would show 2:07 or
better; on Phallas, 500 that he would
not 90 in 2:l3, against $40 that 2:l4
would be made.
There were plenty of takers on both
sides, but as will be seen the short
enders won handsomely
Shortly after three O'Clock Ed. Btther
drove Jay-Eye-See on the track, and the
applause ran along the grand stand like
artillery. He was followed by Johnny
Murphy behind Maxey Cobb, Mr.. Isidore
Cohnfeld's fast and handsome bay stall
lion and again the applause broke out.
Alter the warming-up heats, in which
no very fast time was made, came the
wonder of the afternoon, the little flyer,
the fastest piece of horse flesh that lives,
~Jay-Eye-See, champion of the trotting
turf, came out to beat the
time of Maud S. He moved easily by
the grand stand, just getting ready TO 4
GO He looked like black flash.
Bithers handled him in beautiful style,
while just after him came Murphy with
Mr. Cases sorrel runner hitched to
,sulky.
The word was given, and the little
H., iEa bot nE,xy
came laundering some ten lengths in the
rear. Around the turn the wind caught
him. but he shot to the quarter-pole
IN 33 IL, and then, as
he turned into the back stretch,
he went along like little black demon,
while Murphy handled the runner with
consumate skill, and at the water tank
just began to crawl up to the little black
at the half, which Bithers had made with
his horse going easy in /: 06.
Murphy let go of the runner, and he
tapped the blacks wheel, Bithers began
to send Jay-Eye-See and he rounded
the upper turn and made the
three-fourths in :39 and then
and not until then did he call on
him to do his best. As he struck intR
the home stretch there was breatAess
silence in the vast crowd and
Bither's voice calling on his horse
could be plainly heard It was 4
beautiful sight, one never to be forgot
ten. The black was coming like q whirl-
wind, and yet his action was as perfect
sRs If he was only moving at a three-miu-
ute gait. Murphy was urging the run.
ner. and the faster he few along, the
faster the little piece Of black lightning
came. He was length and halt from
the wire when Bithers lifted him and
thousand voices shouted: Gle has done
Itr' The little fellow broke and dashed
10y the line on the break in 2:l0, the
CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.
a floral collar was gwen him, j. I.
o-So.o L,isead his wife and avery hodv