RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



delivered to him on that August afternoon in 1884, 

 and he asked me to place myself in communication 

 with Mr. Case. 



It was under date of June 16, 1884, that J. I. 

 Case wrote to me from Racine, Wisconsin : 



" I hardly know what to say in regard to the 

 option you allude to. Jay-eye-see is under the sea- 

 son's contract with Mr. Crawford and will earn quite 

 a sum this season, barring accidents, and I feel sure 

 will lower the trotting record. I think that $50^ M 

 net and $5 M to the negotiator a fair consideration. 

 I hope to be at Providence and see you." 



Instead of going to Providence, I went to Cleve- 

 land, where Maud S. was expected to start. On the 

 track I was handed the following dispatch : 



"PROVIDENCE, R. L, August i, 1884. 

 " Jay-eye-see two ten ; Phallas two thirteen and 

 three-quarters. Tell Stone we are not too proud to 

 trot him a race. 



" W. H. CRAWFORD." 



This telegram produced a commotion, because the 

 2.10 of Jay-eye-see crowned him King of Trotters. 

 The following day Maud S. was started at Cleveland, 

 and the friends of Mr. Vanderbilt breathed freely 

 when the official time was recorded as 2.09!. The 

 great daughter of Harold had regained her crown. 



It was in the latter part of June, 1884, that I 

 gave prominence to the following: 



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