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ST. JULIEN AND JAY-EYE-SEE. 



a " point " learned too late for the good of 

 " the old horse ": importance of hard work 

 (see pp. 19-77). 



On the day before the great race at Fleetwood be- 

 tween these famous horses, the Sun printed the fol- 

 lowing : 



{The day before?) 



"JAY-EYE-SEE ARRIVES, LOOKING TIRED. 



" Jay-Eye-See, Mr. Case's wonderful little five-year- 

 old, left Boston on Wednesday night, and arrived at 

 Fleetwood Park at 8:40 o'clock yesterday morning. 

 He looked tired. He had been shipped here after 

 trotting a hard contest, and had had no rest. Edwin 

 Bithers, his driver, remained in Boston to drive Phal- 

 las. Mr. Case will be here to-morrow morning. 



" Of St. Julien's chance in the great trot, Hickok 

 said : 



" ' I don't believe the old horse can be beaten on 

 this track on Saturday. He is working well, and / 

 have not yet sent him to the top of his speed.* The 

 fastest miles I have given him here were in 2:i4|, and 

 2: 1 5 \, and yesterday I jogged him a mile in 2:17.'* 



" The betting on the trot is at the rate of $100 to 

 $60 on St. Julien to win. It is believed that 10,000 

 persons will be present to see the contest." 



It was my belief, and I said repeatedly on the day of 



* The italics are my own. 



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