Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-09
EXCITING SPORT.

Jay Eye See, OH the Narraganset park
track, on Friday last, August lst, sur
passed all previous performances, max
ing mile in 2:l0, thus beating his
own previOns record of :10l, and that
of Maud s, 2:1O4.
The trial Of Jay Eye See was prompt
ly called ut three o'clock. AS the noble
animal turned into the stretch and
passed down in front of the Judges
stand, the applause rose in deafening
cheers. At the word he went away
from the wire, trotting evenly and
without a flaw, jogging under the wire
in 2:224.
After the warming exercise the &C
count continues:
Then came the great event of the
day, and the greatest event in the his
tory Of the trOtting turf. Jay Eye See
came on the track. Jim Murphy be-
hind his own running horse was also
on the stretch to give the little flyer
courage and force him to faster gait
if necessary. AS ego" was shouted
the little gelding sped away around
the turn with the runner about eight
lengths behind. Never did horse
work more evenly to the quarter. He
went in 333 with the runner trailing
tour lengths behind. At the half he
registered l:O5. Around the upper
turn he seemed as if he was flying, as
fast as he had been going the back
stretch was forced up now to some-
thing terrific, and OH he went without
suspicion of breaking, passing the
three-quarter post in 1889. At this
point the runner pulled up even with
the trotter and now began the final
struggle. Down he came without a
skip. .l tn." re
Bithers had not yet used his whip,
and the gallant flyer speeds down to
the stand and under the wire. There
is momentary hustle, and then sud-
denly the cry ssIie has done it," is
raised by those among the spectators
who have timed him. Never on q
race track has there been scenes of
wilder excitement than followed this
Hats, canes, handker-
chiefs and fans were waved, while men
shouted themselves hoarse in cheering
the tKing of the American turf"
THE QUEEN WINS BACK HER CROWN.
"It was on Friday, August 1, 1884,
that Jay-Eye-See robbed Maud s. of
her crown and left her dethroned as
queen of the turf. Yesterday, August
Cd, after night Of thought over the
dead and gone, the ex-queen wrested
the laurels from the little black gelding
and took it to herself again, for on a
track q. loast two seconds slow she beat
the figures of Jay-Eye-See by One-quar-
ter Of a second, and her own record
by half second, making full round
of the Glenville track in 2:O93. 1t was
a grand performance and constitutes a
record, for Captain &. M. Stone. who
has charge of the mare, wagered 300
that she would not beat 2:1ld with Mr..
Louderback of Chicago. Two other
bets were made.
No runner accompanied the queen.
1t was clean unaided trotting rig on a
track that had been brushed on the pole
line but once. Such hOrsemen as Orrin
A. Mickok and A. w. Campbell pro-
nounced the going at least one and a
half seconds slower than the PrOvi-
dence track. The trot was done be-
tween the third heats of the free Tor all
pacing race and the 1921 class trotting.
A light rain had fallen twenty minutes
before and improved the track. Bair,
quiet, as usual, and in black warmed
the mare up by a couple of joys round
at a 2:30 clip and then scored. The
first time down he got the word, and
went away beautifully and close to the
rail. 1t had been said that Maud was
not to go faster than 2:lS, but when
the horsemen saw the clip that took
him to the quarter, pool selling was
suspended, and everybody crowded to
the highest point to- watch the trip.
Not move was made but was perfect
aud square trotting. AS she passed the
quarter a murmur rose from the judges
stand, and those who heard it knew the
pace WAS fast. e.
On went the queen, and round and
back. When fully extended she, was a
picture. BARS mouth could be seen
moving by strong glass, but it was
quick talk he was giving the mare and
she moved we'll under it. The pace
was kept up to the half and round the
turn to the third quarter, aud every
body wondered if she could keep it up.
She did, amt moving like machinery,
she came to the wire. Shouts rose on
the air, and whether they ratified Maud
or whether she was tired was not
Known until she came in, but ehe fal.
tered AT the band stand, and Bair laid
on the whip. She jumped gamely
from it and with rush was under the
wire, and by shout from the judges
stand everybody knew the record was
beaten, and such scene has never
been witnessed since the memorable
victory of Smuggler over Goldsmith
Maid in 1876. Women and men cheer
ell until they were hoarse, and fresh
burst went up when the figures 2:09 3-4
were hung up. Bair received an ova
ton.
The quarter time was 32 3-4, 1:024,
l 1854 2:O9 3-4. There is no mistake in
time.
Mr.. Bonner's watch said 2:O9 3-4,
Mr.. .Fasig 2:O9 3 4 and Mr.. Cummings
2:O94. The time was then agreed on
and announced as 2 :O9 3-4, though ono
hundred watches held by competent
but not official timers registered 2:O94