The Republican journal., 1885-03-05
MT. j. 1. Case.
THE OWNER OF JAY EYE SEE AND HIS WIS
CONSIN STOCK FARM.

THE OWNER OF JAY EYE SEE AND HIS WIS
CONSIN STOCK FARM.
The Maine Horsebreeders Monthly publishes
the following letter from welknown citizen
of Belfast:
RACINE, WIS, JAN, 1880. Because | have
come in the middle of winter all the way from
Maine to this city,-the home of the owner of
JAY Eye See-you will not infer that have any
idea of buying that famous trotter. You very
well know that the price Is somewhat high.
But being here. and having "interviewed' Mr..
j. |. Case,-Whom knew very well more than
twenty years ago-l thought you might desire
letter from me containing some facts gathered
from that interview. | learn from MIR. Case
that his intention is to trot Phalas, as well as
Jay Eye See, the present season. He Is not CON
tent with his present record and thinks he can
wipe out the small margin over it that MaNy
Cobb has to bis credit There would be great
demand for his services, If kept solely III the
stud, but Mr.. Case prefers the honor OF the
crown for the lowest record, to the fees he
would receive from his Use as a stallion. | ask
ed him what value he put upon Phaila>; his re-
ply was, $4,000. "Iiow much do YOU consider
JAY Eye See WORTH was my next inquiry;
About the same" said he "But realty, be CON
tinutd, "PhaIia> is wortl the most, as he Is
stallion" Both these horses, as YOU know. are
winterins in Kentucky. ,5lther, their driver,
is here. He tells me that lie has lately been TO
his home in Maine. | presume he will be en-
ploled by Mr.. Case to drive the horses the COM
ing season. When he first employed he
received S400; bu latterly he has had Il salary
of three times that amount, with perqui,its
and presents much larger.
Mr. Case invited me to drive cut with him to
his stock farm, although he said rt had nothing
in particular to show me. w hen saw what
he could show | did not agree with ann. In
the first place he showed me Il farm Of 400
acres, with tine haIf-mle track upon it. adj
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and every acre of it is tlliable and productive of
grains and grasses. The barns and stables are
large and conmodiOu>, and every horse and
colt has his large box, well lighted and venila-
ted. AL the present time he has about nifty
head; brood mares, colts. etc having reduced
his stock during the past year. Nearly all the
colts and hiies by Phallas have been sold. and
he had but three left. There were more
SpraSues than anything else. Coy. Spra9ue
was good horse, and his colts and tiille> show
hi, characteristics. They have strong mu>cu-
lar legs, and their heads have the biUod-iiNe
look Of IA deer or a thoroughbred jersey. The
htelike picture Of Gov. Sprague represents hun
as Knox, with a more blvod-lke head and
neck. 1t has been claimed by some that lie has
Ethan Allen blood.
Mr. Case values the Dictator blood most. lie
has several Young stations that he thinks well
OF. Among them is ID full brother and a half
brother of Phalla>.
asked MIR Case if we couldn't induce him to
show Jay Eye See at our State Fairs next Sep
tember. He expressed Il Willingness to do so
if ne had him East at the time. told him we
would give him full house, and that over 20,-
600 people would honor JAY Eye See with their
presence; but | added that the money induce
ment, | feared, would not be proportionably
large. As Mr.. Case Is IA millionaire, notWlth-
standing his losses in the Plow Co., and other
corporations which he has assisted with his
money, of about $500 0.0O0,-he is not dependent
entirely upon the earnings of his horses.