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The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



of Major H. C. McDowell, three youngsters, 

 Phallas, then a two-year-old, being among the 

 number. 



In 1882, when he was four years old, Jay- 

 Eye-See's first real work began, for pre- 

 vious to that time he had never been sent a 



EDWIN D. BITHER 



full mile at speed. In -1883 he trotted seven- 

 teen races, his winnings being $22,500. His 

 campaign was one of the greatest on record, 

 commencing at Louisville, Ky., on May 11, 

 defeating Charley Ford in straight heats and 

 continuing on through the circuit in an un- 

 interrupted series of victories, closing at Chi- 

 cago on October 23. It was the most re- 

 markable campaign ever made bv a five-Year- 

 old. 



In 1884, Jay-Eye-See was started eight 

 times and at Providence, R. I., on August I, 

 he acquired his world renowned record of 

 2:10. At P.elmont Park, August 15, to beat 

 2 :o9 3-4, he made two unsuccessful efforts, 

 his time being 2:11 and 2:10 1-4, these being 

 the fastest consecutive two miles then ever 

 trotted or paced. 



Phallas made his appearance on the turf 

 in 1883 and electrified the trotting world by 

 winning the 2:40 class at Cleveland, Ohio, 

 June 5 and 6, his fifth heat being in 2:18 1-4. 

 July 14 lie defeated Adelaide and Index, and 

 five days later trotted the memorable race 

 against Majolica, Felix and Index, the first 

 named winning the opening heat in 2:17, and 

 Phallas the last three in 2:1(11-2, 2:20, 

 2:21 1-4. At Cleveland, August 1, Duquesne, 

 who had just acquired a record of 2:173-4, 



and Phallas came together, the former win- 

 ning the first heat in 2:191-4, and Phallas 

 the next three in 2:15 1-2, 2:21 1-2, 2:17 1-2. 

 In the second heat Phallas could have then 

 easilv beaten the best stallion record of 

 2:15 1-4. had Hither realized how fast he was 

 going, and not taken the horse back when he 

 found the heat safely won at the head of the 

 stretch. After several more victories, the 

 horse went into Winter quarters with a rec- 

 ord of 2:15 1-2. 



In 18S4 Phallas appeared sever, times. First 

 in Chicago, July 4. when he had a walk- 

 over. On the 14th, at the same place, he 

 met Catchfly. Clemmie G., and Fannie 

 Witherspoon, in which Catchfly started a 

 great favorite, and being a still greater one 

 after winning the first heat in 2:193-4. 

 Bither now showed the backers of the favor- 

 ite on how slender a foundation their hopes 

 rested, as he sent Phallas to the front, trot- 

 ting the next three heats in 2:15 3-4, 2:16 3-4 

 and 2:13 3-4, the latter being the world's stal- 

 lion record and the fastest fourth heat ever 

 trotted at that period. 



Phallas was again a great Horse in 1885. 

 At Cleveland, July 4. he met the bay stallion, 

 Maxy Cobb, who had acquired the record of 

 2:131-4 at Providence, on September 30, 

 1884. This was expected to prove the great- 

 est race of modern times, but it was over 

 when he reached the half-mile pole in the 

 second heat, and Phallas put three straight 

 heats to his credit. Later he met and de- 

 feated Majolica in slow time, that game lit- 

 tle gelding being in no condition for a bruis- 

 ing race. Two defeats by Harry Wilkes, in 

 the latter of which Phallas pulled up lame, 

 ended the turf career of this famous horse, 

 which was then retired to the stud. 



After having been with Mr. Case for fif- 

 teen years, Mr. P.ither in i8<)0. severed his 

 connections and associated himself with the 

 Allen Farm in Pittsfield, Mass. Here he 

 secured control of what was destined to be 

 another world's record-breaking performer in 

 the stallion, Kremlin, who placed the record 

 for entire horses at 2:081-4 at Xashville. 

 Tenn., on November 5, 1892, and one week 

 later, at the same place, still further reduced 

 the world's record to 2:073-4. the fractional 

 time of the mile being in 0:32 1-4, 1:03 1-4, 

 1 :.?5, and 2 :oj 3-4. 



Previous to this Kremlin had gathered to 

 himself the Sio.oco stallion race at Mystic 

 Park, and the famous Transylvania stake at 

 Lexington, Ky., where he met the highest 

 classed field of horses that had ever heard the 

 bell ring up to that time in the history of the 

 trotting turf. He started in the race in the 

 second tier, there being thirteen horses in the 



