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it with him to convince him that, although heavy, it 

 was safe. President David Bonner then said to him : 

 " The thousands of eager people up there expect you 

 to start, and, if you refuse to do so, I will not answer 

 for the consequences." 



The horses were called, and, as St. Julien was a 

 shade off in form, Jay-eye-see won easily in 2.20^, 

 2.i8i, 2.19. The race disappointed the multitude. 

 As a six-year-old Jay-eye-see trotted exhibition miles 

 at Belmont Park in 2.11, 2.ioi, and experts re- 

 garded this as better than his mile at Providence, 

 August i, 1884, in 2.10. As the 2.10 was better 

 than the 2.ioi of Maud S., Jay-eye-see occupied the 

 throne for one day. In the autumn of 1884 Jay-eye- 

 see was taken with a chill at Kalamazoo, and was 

 never himself after that. He went lame and his gait 

 was shifted to a pace, and his record at that way 

 of going is 2.06^. 



Under date of April 18, 1885, Mr. Case wrote 

 me, enclosing check for $2500: 



"I notice in your issue of iyth inst. that John 

 Murphy offers to match Maxey Cobb to trot a race 

 against Harry Wilkes, on terms and for amount men- 

 tioned, and adds that he is not desirous of matching 

 him against a horse with a record slower than 2.13^. 

 I judge this hit must be aimed at either Maud S., 

 Jay-eye-see, or Phallas, and, supposing that Mr. 

 Murphy is acting for the owner of Maxey Cobb, 

 Mr. Cohnfeld, I will say that in case Mr. France 

 does not accept Mr. Murphy's challenge, I will ac- 

 cept it and trot one of my horses in place of Harry 



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