The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-03
THE FLYERS.

Jay-Ey e-See anu Phallas Make an Unsuc-
cessful Effort to Beat the Record at Pros.
pect Park, Brooklyn, Yesterday.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-The long-expected
trial of Jay-Eye.See and PhaIlas to beat the
record OF 2:O994 and 2:1334. respectively, took
place to-day, on Prospect Park track, Brook
lyu. The weather was delightful. In the
morning slight breeze prevailed. Towards
noon a stronger wind from the northwest
sprsng up, which increased as the hour sci
for the first trials p. m.-approached. The
attendance was about 6,O0O people, and the
in-field was well fringed with carriages, road
wagons and other vehicles. There were few
notables of the racing and trotting world
present. Nearly all of the former class were
at Brighton Beach, while the latter had gone
to Hartford. David and Alley Bonner were
present. The track had been soidiligently
worked upon it was fast. Still Bithers
thought it was not quite as good as Monday
last the day prior to the one originally set
for trial, and Hogeland. one Of the judges.
said il had been worked and sciaped so
much there was no elasticity to it.
|. PunctuslIy at 3 O'Clock PhRllas came out
for his warmlng-up mile. He wore thin
boots behind and quarter boots forward, and
carried his regular seventeen ounce shoes.
Biihers looked very handsome in plum
colors, and the stallion called forth much adj
miration by his free action The breeze
meanwhile, considerably incIsase2 aud bet
ting in the auction p06.s was S25 70 $40 that
Phallas would not beat 2:I5. Alter two or
three logs around the track, Bithers gavs
him his warmipgup mile, which he went in
2:254, going the quarter In S9l4. aud the
half in 1:1454. He was then taken back to
the stable, and after rubbing down was
again harnessed to his forty. eight pound
sulky.
The thoroughbred, Dave Gideon, four
yeaT-old, by Highlander, out of Lille Bell,
was brought out shortly after also to a
sulky, aud Hiram Howe took the reins ever
him.
After two attempts Bithers nodded for The
word, and Phailas went off moyin as steady
as clock work, with the running horse about
six lengths behind. The first far
long was slow, but Phallas seemed
to warm up as be moved On passing the
quarter pole, however, he caught the wind
and his stride seemed to shorten, and in
nearing the half it was plain that the record
of 2:l334 would not be approached, In The
stretch Bitbers did not force hip, and after
he had finished the judges hung out 2:lSH.
The first quarter was made in 35 seconds, the
half in :O734, and the three-ouarters in Al.
There wss no pool selling on Phallas beating
the record.
Jay-Eye.See was now brought out, and the
little black gelding looked so we'll that he
came in forrounds of applause. He wores lin
boots fore and aft and was driven to forty
pound sulky. He wenthis warming-up mile 10
2:2l1<. making the quarter in 81 x, the half
in l:l3l4 and the three-quarters in 1:47A.
He was taken back to the stable, and Phallss
and Dave Gideon were brought out for Phal-
las second attempt to beat he record. After
two attempts Bithprs nodded and the big
bay horse went off so soresolutely that he went
by the quarter pole in 335{. Midway be
tween the quarter and tue half he broke.
Bitbers quickly settled him, but at the up-
per turn he went to the air again. After
settling down be travelled we'll till near the
distance stand, when be made q couple more
skips. Time of heat, 2:201z.