The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-06

Jay Eye See Beings Down the Rec
ord To 2-fO.

Providence, z. l., August, Ii
Jay-Eye-See, on the Narragansett
Park track to-day surpassed all
previous performances, max
ing 2 mile in 2lO, thus beating his
own previous record Of 2.l0s, and
that Of Maud 5. Of 2:l0E-
The trial Of Jay-Eye-See. was
promptly called at 8 O'Clock Long
before the time set for the tn
al every sea.in the enormous grand
stand was filed. while every point
favorable to good view of the track
had Its occupant. Presently there
was movement in the direction of
the Stables, and Ed. Bithers, dri-
yer of Jay-Eye-See, was seen pre-
pairing to Jog the little wonder, Jay
Eye-See was brought out blanketed
and was soon hitched to sulky.
Bithers took his place behind him
and the little flyer. followed by a.
crowd OF admirers logged to the gate
leading to the stretch. AS the null
titdde in the grand stand caught
sight Of the famous horse a shout of
greeting swelled forth, which was
taken up By groups IN Other parts
of the grounds, and as the noble ami
nal turned into the stretch and pas
sed down in front of the judges stand
the applause rose In q deafening
cheer. The circuit of the track was
made at an easy gait, and after one
or tao more turns, Dithers signified
his intention to go an easy mile 70
waam UP.
After this came the great event Of
the dag, and the greatest event 10
the history Of the trotting turf JAY
EyeSee came on the track, and, az
he swung into the stretch. the judges
announced be would make the at
tempt to break his record. jim
Murphy, behind his own run
ming horse, was also ON the stretch
lim0ering out, as he was TO go mile
with Jay-Eye-See to give the little
fyer courage and force him to fas-
ter gait if necessary. After jogging
UP and down the stretch once or
twice, Jay-Eye-See turned at the
distance stand and came down to
the wire for the word. He was
working magnifcently and as ''go"
was shouted by Mr. Windsor the
little gelding sped away around the
turn, with the runner about eight
lengths behind. Never did horse
work more evenly than did Jay-Eye-
See as he sped around the turn, and
it seemed as if he was a piece of ma
chinery and not a thing with life, so
perfect was his action. Up the quar-
ter ne went in 323, with the runner
trailing four lengths behind, and
as he sped. into the straight Bithers
cut him loose. Faster and faster
were his strides, and it was evident
az" meant TO send him. At the
haif, watches registered l %, q 2:l0
gait, and if he could hold his own
for the last half he would accom-
Dlish an unprecedented feat Around
the upper turn it seemed as if he
was flying, and fast as had been the
gait on the back stretch, it was for
ced up now to something terrific.
On and on he went, without suspi-
cion of break passing the three quar-
ter post in l:39. At this point
the runner pulled up even with the
trotter, and now began the final
struggle. Down he came, without
skip, every stride telling in the mo-
mentious race against the-hying sec
onds. Bithers had not used his
whip, and the gallant flyer speeds
down to the stand under the wire.
There is a momentary hustle, and
then suddenly the Cry, "He has done
it" is raised by those among the
spectators who have timed him. A
loud burst of applause greets the an
nouncement, only to be followed by
much more enthusiastic demonstra-
tions as the board swings round
with the record ''2:10' upon it.
MAUD AHEAD.
CLEVELAND, o., August, 2.-Jay
Eye-See's wonderful performance OF
Friday was fairly eclipsed by Maud
S at Cleveland to-day, the great trot-
ting wonder making a full mile IN
2 :094 without skip and without
urging until she had passed the
distance stand on the homestretch.
The day was beautiful, the track IN
good shape. and the conditions gen.
orally favorable for fast time. 1t
was not the origional intentian 10
attempt to beat the record, Dut Mr..
Stone and Bair, finding the mare In
superb condition and eager to go,
decided at the last moment to gave
her a fast mile; and TO make it
binding, Captain Stone went up in
to the Judges stand and made a
small bet with Mr.. Edwards, Presi-
dent OF the Association, that she
would beat Jay-Eye-See's record of
the day before. Between the heats
of the 2:27 race Maud S was brought
out and logged three or four miles,
concluding with sharp halfmile,
and then taken to the stable, and
after half an hours rest, she was
brought out for her great feat. Bair
was behind her, and as they came
up the stretch man and horse were
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
No announcement had been made
from the stand that she would try to
beat the record, but as she dashed
down the stretch for the word most
OF the 5000 spectators realized that
they were about to witness.
A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE.
A hundred timers were in position
and, from the time Bair nodded for
the word, 100 yards back until it was
given, everything was as still as
death. As the word was given the
mare Strengthened herself as if con-
scious of the task before her and
went down the stretch and around
the turn at terrific gait, but as
steady as clock. She reached the
quarter in 32i, the halfin oil, the
three-quarter in 1854, and came