The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-29
SPORTING NOTES.
JAY-EYE-SEE AND PHALLAS TROT.
They Try Hard. but Fail to Reduce the
Record-The Races at Hartford and
>aratoga-The Browns and
the sunsets To-Day,
Jay.Eye.Sec and Phallas.

arm lINoIaolc' Inc manager OF Jay
Eye-See and Phallas report the track
excellent, and that the trottcrs are fiji
Tor the task OF reducing the record, Ed
ward Bither will handle both hoses.
lie is reported rs especially confident
lhlt PhollaS will lower his stan ling
record of 2;l3ai. The trials will not be
made till o'clock or later
PRoSrECr PARK, BRooKLYN. Aug. ..
After warming up mile in 2:25l4, Phal-
las came up aud got The word Tor his fast
trial. The wind was dead against him,
ana bltherS was hardly ready for the
word. He went the quarter in -
seconds, the half in l:U18,. the three
quarters in III, and the mile in 2:lSg{.
FhallaS repeated in 2@O', breaking
la1h
Jay-itye-Sco rotad the quarter IL
&a, the hali Ia i.Upi, the three-quar-
iorS IN 1857 aud the mile in 2:l2lg.
phallas trotted the third trial quarter
in 3isr the half in l:OS; the thre6-uuar-
terS IN l:l2l !, and the mile in 2;l7l..
Jay-ENe-See, nn his second trial. made
the quarter in ;6la, the half in I:USl4 the
three-quarters in l:l0li, and the mile i'm
2:li'a. No other attempt will be made.
DETAILED AC oUNNr.
NEW York, Aug. y. The long-eX-
pectod trial of Jay-Eye See and Phnllgs,
to beat the record OF 2O9A and 2:l3%
took plac to-dav on the Prospect Parl,
trnch, Brooklyn. In the morning a
slight rec2e prevailed. Towards noon
stronger wind from tile northwest
sprang up. which increased rs the hour
set for the first trial, p. m, approached.
There were about 5000 people i'm the
field, which was also well fringed
WIN carriages road wagons and other
vehicles There were lew notables OF
the racing and trotting world present.
Nearly all of the former class were at
brighton Beach. The latter had mostly
gone to Hartford. David and Alley
Bnnncr were present. The track had
been diligently worked upon. 1t was
fast Still Bithers thought it was not
| quite as good as on Monday last, the
/ day prior to the one originally set for the
| tr,a,. lOagland. one Of the Judges, said
Il had been raked and scraped so much
there was no elasticity to it. Punctu-
ally at O'Clock Phallas came
/ out for a warming up mile,
| lie wore shin boots forward and quarter
| boots behind, and carried his regular
seventeen ounce shoes. B.therS looked
| very handsome in his plum colors and
| inc stallion called forth much admira-
/ I ON by his free action. The breeze mean.
] Ni''iN htAi lllNtfl5tt anu inc betting IN
! ire auction pools was twenty five To ten
/ that Phallas would beat 2.1i. After two
or three joys around, Bithers gave him
a warming up mile, which ne went in
- gong the quarter I'm 3glt the
! nan IN l:llA, lie was then
! taken back to the stable, and after rub
! blng him down was again harnesscd 70
| his tN-eight-pound sulky. The thor
! oughbrCd Dave Gideon WAS brought ont
/ shortly afterwards, also to u sulky, and
| hiram Home took the reins over him.
! Niter two attempts Bithers nodded for
| the word and Phallas went OH, moving
rs steady as clock, the running hors,.
| about six lengths behind. The first fur
! long was slow, nut Phullas seemed 10
! warm up as he moved on. Passing the
| quarter pole, however, he caught wind
! ana his stride seemed shorter, aud
turing the half it was plain that the
record ot 2:l33 would not bcappro yched,
IN the stretch RitherS did not iurre him,
and aft he had finished the Judge SUM
| out: "2:lS2iW The time was n W such 4
iANnrite that there was no pool-sellnu
ON Phallas beating the record.
| jay lNe-Sce WAS now brought out,
and the little black gelding looked
80 wei ne came IN for rounds of an.
| plGuse. lie wore shin boots aud ". S
J
! MS warming M neat IN 2:2lis. lie was
| aiken buclt To the stables and phallas
| brought out for second aftempt, Az
/ ter two attempts Bihcrs nodded and
! he horse Went oil SO regularly that he
B went to the quarter IN 49,. Midway be-
| wtcu The quarter aud tGu hulfhe broke,
! hithcrS quickly settled him. but Mt up
per turu ne won't in the air again. Al
err setting down nc travelled well until
near the stance stand, when he made
couple more skips. The time of this
! heat was - a.
.Jav-Eyeree was now brought ont for
/ ms ilrSt attempt ut beating the record
| icttlng was even sGlust htating.: Oand
$ twenty-five 10 fitty In favor of making il
| IN 2:ll. Dave Gideon, the runner, wa,
| aiken out To accompany .lay-Eye-sec.
| Nlier three attempts Bithers nodded
ana got the word, he gelding going 4,
TIE quarter in ~ 4, from there To the
| 'alI, ms speed seemed to increase, and
10 went stride after stride like clock
work, hut at the upper turn. however,
! ne breeze won't wrong with him and he
'eemed To labor. A thousand watches
| 'erc held on HIM. To all II was doubt.
I ~ whether the record would he beuteu
TIE next quarter was better, bu'
IN last, which is generally JAY.
~
I th' Time OF the heat was 2I2t..
! he quarter was made in I3t,, the hall
| n l:Dl'., the thrco-quartprs in 1871,
| Phdlla> was now brought out tor his
! third attempt. He Went to the quarter
IN 3is4, hut improved in the next uuar-
| 'er. Theu hp Tell OIL and although
| 'ilthurs urged him for all he was worth
the horse tired in the stretch, and broke
! JUS as hctrlSsed the wire. Time-2:l7is.
| llIhvrs aud Crawford had now YER,
! little hope OF beating the record, but n,
! the wind had moderated triile, II was
! determined To make u second attempt.
! nut this was oven worse for Jaw Eve
SEQ. After going to the half mile Biih-
| efA dld not seem toporseNCrc much with
! i'm. The time of the mile was
! 2:i.u the Nuartcr was G,,, the
! Ialt lONh, the three-uuarters
| lHOls. liithprS was very much
! disappointed. After Weighing he said
| to the Associate Press correspondent,
This Is terrible. I did not think II
would turn on, MS bad rs this hut the
! tr nk Was without elasticity. II was
/ absolutely dead and II cupped badly,
! Plallas particularly suffered from the
latter defect. Besides. the wind was
! ical against ~.
| W, Bosley, when asked about Bon
n'r's buying Jav-Eye-Soe said: "That is
| uf course all over for the present, now.
Maud s., however, will I've kept In active
training and even If Jay-Eye-See fails to
heat her record now, she will in two or
three weeks hence be sent To beat her
! own record.
jay Eyc-See and Phallns leave New
York for Minneapolis, tomorrow morn
| ing.
Boat Race Challenge.
81. LorIS, Aug. -. Jake Gondsur is
sued challege to-day to Wallace Ross
to row him three miles with r turn, race
ut CreNo CTur lake. near this city, any
| time In September, for $500 side, and
will allow n reasonable amount for ok
ponsss Gondaur has posted slOl forfeit
with the sporting editor of the 81. Louis