JAY-EYE-SEE AND SOME MATCH RACES 



The race was now conceded to the black gelding, but 

 President C. K. Dow, who acted as starter, carelessly 

 gave the word in the seventh heat with Jay-eye-see 

 on a break. Doble was made angry by the send-off, 

 and, instead of giving his undivided attention to 

 his horse, turned round in his sulky to shout words 

 of censure. Mr. Dow was so unnerved by the inci- 

 dent that he stood with his back to the grand stand 

 and looked into vacancy. I followed the race and 

 placed the horses as they finished. Jay-eye-see trotted 

 fast when he regained his stride, but the gap was too 

 big to be closed. Bronze was half dead with fatigue 

 and Waiting staggered under the wire in 2.30. Both 

 Doble and Case came to the judges' stand and ex- 

 citedly wanted to know if the heat was to stand. 

 I told them that under the rules the race was finished, 

 and remarked that Mr. Dow regretted the unfortu- 

 nate start more than anyone. " Not more than me," 

 hotly rejoined Mr. Case, " because your decision 

 takes $5000 out of my pocket." 



The five-year-old form of Jay-eye-see was sensa- 

 tional. He defeated such horses as Charley Ford, 

 Phil Thompson, Majolica, Director, and Clemmie G., 

 and at Providence, September 13, reduced his record 

 to 2. i of. Then he was matched against St. Julien 

 2.ni and the largest crowd ever seen at Fleetwood 

 Park was gathered there September 29, 1883, to wit- 

 ness the duel. Mr. Case arrived late upon the scene, 

 and for some reason was reluctant to start. One of 

 his objections was to the track, and I walked around 



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