Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-16
TWO FAMOUS TROTTERS
AND TuEiK W oRK Al rBKLaoSrPAKK.
Twelve Thousand People witness the fine
Enorts OF Jay-Eyo-sec ana rnaiias
TO seat rheir records

Twelve Thousand People wituoss the Fine
Enorts OF Jay-Eyc-see ana rnailas
TO seat rhsir Records
1t is estimated that 10 900 people were
within the enclosure of Belmont trotting
park Friday afternoon to witness tho
efforts of two fast trotting horses to beat
their previous records. The crowd began
to arrive late in the morniug aud from
that on to 4 O'Clock they continued coming
in carriages, hacks, on horseback, bicycles
and on foot The grand stand with
seating capacity Of $500 was soon filed,
at least 1900 people orowdng themselves
on and about 1t. The overflow surged out
in all directions, taking positions on trees,
fences, posts, and on every available spot
within sight of the track. Tho out
siders were quite numerous also. The
trees overlooking the ground were colorcd
with them, while row of vehicles of all
descriptions had been run up along side
the fence along the road, aud upon them
were mounted the occupants, who could
thus look over tho fcnco and see the sights
all for nothing" The vehicles inside the
park numbered probably 800. while for
half a mile around it, in oil directions,
horses attached 10 vehicles were
tcthered.
Phallas, the noted stallion, with a record
of 2.l33, was the first horse to appear on
the track. His appearance to the grand
stand Was greeted with enthusiasm, the
greater portion OF the crowd evidently not
knowing which OF the two horses IL was.
| After his usual preliminary exercise he
was brought TO the wire, accompanied by
q running mate, also to harness, aud on
the second effort was sent of on his first
heat. Hn trotted steadily, the mate keep
ing at his wheel, making the first quarter
In 81 seconds, the half mile in l.06., the
three quarters in Al, finishing in good
| style i'll 2 10.
Directly after the heat Jay Ego See was
brought out, looking his best, the specta-
tors welcoming him with shout Of ap-
| probation, and after exercising two or
to the stable, aud Phalas brought out for
his second heat. He started off with q
| splendid burst of speed, passing the quar-.
ter post in 33!, and the half mile in l.05t
"A 2.ll gate. Just upon the rise of the
hill he unfortunately broke, but quickly
| recovered, aud finished the mile in 2 IA
! His driver determined to mako another
effort to beat his record aud he was put
on third mile after the usual rest. In
this heat he reached ths quarter in 33
seconds but on the back stretch he INDUCED
IN another break, but settled down almost
instantly, coming in 2.l5i, thus failing,
| after three efforts, to reach his record by
| half a second.
It was after ) o'clock before the wonder
Of the country, Jay Eye. See, appeared on
! the track for earnest work, the track hav.
! log been carefully scraped in the interval.
.NfteT two or three false starts, he took
the word with a good easy stride, his run
| Mug nato being half a dozen lengths in
the rear. The quarter was passed in 30 ..
| seconds, and the mex: quarter was made
in the extraordinary time of 30i seconds,
| equaliug a mile in 2,O3. Just as he was
| approaching the three quarter post he
was seen 70 skip, resulting in break, but
settling down he came down the home
stretch at rafting pace, his legs spread
ing out wide enough u roll a seg between
and passed under the wire, amid tenn
pest Of applause, in 2.ll. SO excited were
tho spectators To learn the official resul,
that they cyerpOwered the police, broke
down fences and gates and leaped over the
palings, surging on the track around the
judges stand by thousands When the
horse returned TO the wire, loud cheers
went up for the little animal which had
tTOtted 20 gamely.
At 0 O'Clock be started for his second
| rnDEt, lie was going very fast when Nr
Van Osten gave the word "go," but the
speed threw him OF his feet az the first
turn, aud he returned for another start
He got of equally as well the second
time, but was evidently disconcerted. for
ho did not equal the speed OF his first heat
in any OF the quarters-,he first being
reached in 80 seconds, the half in l03,
and the three-quarters in l.37. Turnina
into the home stretch at very fast gai
the crowd became greatly excited, ant
cries and shouts reached Blthers' ears &
urge him still faster he applied the Will
| lightly and the horse camo home in . lot
falling to beat his own record by quarte
OF a second, aud that Of Maud ). by half
second. After receiving a perfect ovation
from the spectators, Jay-Eye SEQ wa
taken to his stable, the 1000 people dis
psrsed in their various dusty direction
homeward, and thus ended one of tn
greatest demonstrations that has eve
been witnessed at Belmont Park.