The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-14
Notable Track Event at
NaTraganSett Park.
How Jay Eye See Lowered
Worlds Tr0ttiug Record.
Was NOT a Skip or Break Till Whip
Fell Just at the Wire.

Doubtless there will be some interesting
trotting events at Nsrragansett Park
this season, especially during the State
fair week. but they will hardly come up
in point of importance to the big meet,
In the grand circuit held there some years
ago. There was some remarkable trotting
and pacing as well during that meeting
which was made notable and even famous
by the wonderful performance of the lit
tie black gelding, Jay Eye See, in breaking
the worlds trotting record. There were
about four or five thousand people at the
track that day and TX Is probable that no
horse that ever made that ciruit was
more intentlY watched than this machine
like wonder on his momentous journey.
Indeed, large as was the crowd, thore was
hardly whisper during the two minutes,
six and fraction seconds that it took
the little geiding TO cover the course.
Until Jay Eye See had passed the half
mile post 1t did not seem that he would
be able TO smash the record, even II he
touched IL, bat from that point on, those
who held watches, ana they We're num-
bered by hundreds, knew that. barring
accidents, he would do something re-
markable.
Bithers, who held the ribbons, sat the
sulky like a statue in purple. 1t did not
seem that he moved at all as he kept the
gelding down to his even machine-like
work. And such work it wasl Over the
lower turn, through the back stretch,
around the upper turn and into the home
stretch Jay Eye See trotted with the pre-
cision of an automaton. There was not
the suspicion OF a skip or break or hob
lie. In fact, the very symmetry of his
motion deceived one as TO the speed at
IassI a. -
Is, IL the observer was not following him
with watch. AS he came down to the
wire and was within few yards of il
Bithers raised his whip. Ii fell In a
moment and under the cut Jay Eye See
made the only skip in the mile just AZ he
passed the wire. Those who held watches
burst out with enthusiastic applause and
cries OF she's done II, " "He's beaten tho
record" while handkerchiefs were waved
and hats tossed into the air by the de-
monstrative ones. The more conservative
waited.
Tie timers in the judges stand were
comparing their matches Then the an
nouucement was made that the little
wonder had really lowered the worlds
trottiEg record and ak the same moment
The blackboa with the official figures
was hung out. Then followed a scene of
confusion ana enthusiasm that has never
been equalled at the Narragsnsett track.
1t was great day and It's pity. that
such days have passed away. Nor does
there seem 10 he any good reason why
Narragansstt Park should not be made
ms IL was fer q brief season, one OF the
most popuIsr and speedy in the country.
tli old objection that its position was
isola ed and difficult to reach has no
o-cs now, since diIect communication by
railway with tho city is afforded. More
oye- the more rapid transportation furn-
isj ~ the trolley cars should also be
taean INTO account. Ii certainly does
setm.that legitimate meetings where high
class trotters and PAGERS should contest
would win popular favor end prove both
attractive TO the people and profitable to
the management.
Accidents that result from bicycle
scorching continue to multiply. Compared