St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-21
The Chicnao Races.

Mr.. Hamilton Busby, one of the proprietors of
the TitEf, Field and Farm, attended the great
racing meeting at Chicago, from which he wrote
some very interesting letters to his paper. The
following notes of interest are extracted from the
same:
The trotting meeting ct the Chicago Driving
park has not been as well putronized as on for
nc: occasions. The purses brought out good
fields, but the weather and the
convention told upon the attendance. The po-
litical cauldron was boiling so fercely that thou
sands of admirers of the horse could not be
persuaded to turn their backs even for an after
noon upon the spot where statesmen schemed or
let loose a Hood of eloquence. The greater at
traction dwarfed the smaller one The meeting
at W Washington park was also in progress at the
same time, and it divided the patronage not alb
sorbed by the convention. Chicago is pushing,
sport cviug city, but it is not big enough to sup
port two Grst-cass race meetings the same week
/ have said this before, and after the experience
Of the past ten days few are rash enough to dis
pGte il. Nj. Eall has worked like d Trojan. but
same things are impossible, even to g!eat work
ers Tde driving park has lost money.
The report OF the races has been sent to you by
another hand and | will only take up enough
space 10 notice a few of the prominent features
Westmont, hooked with running mate, paced a
mile in 2:0lA. The runner of course, took the
weight, and the legs'of the PAGER played in har-
nlony with his well balanced BRAIN The first
quarter was traversed in 3OA seconds and the
second quarter in 29ai seconds The mile was
finished with break. At this way of going it
is merely question of how fast thoroughbred
can run in harness and pull another horse A
good many of opinion that Westmont can
not pace mile In single harness in better than
s:t2.
The atmosphere was melting on Friday, the
11th, thus slightly handicapping supreme eff
fort, but there was no wind to retard the action
The track was hard ald very trying to horse
that is little sensitive in the feet still the i'm
preston prey allied that JAY Eye Sec would equal
Z not lover the record. He had been given two
trials on Wednesday which caused the critics to
opeG their eyes Each mile had been done in
2;l5 or better, and one of the quarters was timed
IN 81 seconds. This was the sharp preparatory
work, and Bther explained that he let the little
horse have his head part of the journey simply
because he was feeling well and wanted to 90
On Friday the warming up mile was in 2:19A
After being rubbed down the son of Dictator
ana Midnight appeared IN front of the judges
stand, scored twice and then got the
word. John Splan kept him company with a
running horse hooked to sulky, and the clatter
of the galloper's feet seemed to excite the young
trotter. Around the turn Jay Eye See rushed
with the fury of the hurricane, and his
nose was even with the quarter pole in 81 4 sec
onds. On he went with tremendous energy.
and when the hands of the watches recorded
1908 y st the half mile pole said TO Mr. Case
that the pace was too fast to last He sgreed
with ne and was not surprised at the result
Iae tair quarter was trotted in SO y seconds and
from there 90 lie wire there was a marked fall
ing off in the rate of speed. The mile Was fin
iShed in e;11l.. Bither admitted after the neat
that he had gone to the half too fast, but he ex-
planned that Jay Eye See did his work with so
much ease as TO deceive him. His intention was
logo 10 the half mile pole in ;O5, and to come
home at corresponding rate of speed. He made
Amistake, bat thinks he will DC better able to
regulate the pace next time. With good day and
track. Jay Eye See Is almost certain 10 best the
record OF Maud 5. am gratifed to learn that
the chestnut mare Is doing so well at Cleveland.
and live in the hope OF seeing her trot exhihi.
ton heats against the gslding The Providence
track is fast, and Jay Eye See win soon beat a
lively tattoo upon it.
Only four of the thirty five three-year olds
nominated for the Ashland responded TO the call
OF the he'll and OF these, the black gslding Refer
snce, wearing the white of Major Mcdowell, was
. strong favorise, aud he won quite Nandily from
GaRheita, by George Wilkes; Superior, 6y Es-
hest and Aloise, by sultan The time was 50 =
s:3S s;3s. Reference is a good actor and
sai5e speedy. He was get BY Referee. ont Of
sluSjgslla, by Enfield. His sire, son OF Admin
istyasor, is now owned by Mr. L. c. Delano. of
oAic, who was an eyewitness OF the race.
The Chicago stakes. for four-year-olds, had
been regarded as 4 gift to Hfuda Rose until Gov.
stanford caaceIled her engagement and then Don
Carlos was quorei the fsvori,e. Fugue, Wild
uent AID aGhy started against him. Mai Ne
Dowen thought thai Fugue would compel Don
Carlos 10 lower his eolors, but the Young mare
was nos driven With the best OF Judgment: be-
sides she ran up against raeehorss IN Iae son
OF CUyler Clay. Raby was nervous aad of her
gstf. aud Hickok WIS unable 10 ses better thar
third insssey with her. She has rSSish form,
bHt waS ont OF tuns on Friday. wikimont acted
rank, and he wants WORK 10 s.ea.sy hiFl He
Will make good horse Don Carlos won IN
straight heats iiSs Al old soldier, sAd his time