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AMEEIOAls^ AaEIOULTUBIST. 
[October, 
Jay-Eye-See. 
Having already presented a spirited engraving of 
Maud S, and her mate Aldine, drawn expressly for 
us by Edwin Forbes, we herewith give a spirit¬ 
ed portrait of Jay-Eye-See, by the satne artist. 
This picture was taken for tis by Mr. Forbes just 
before Jay-Eye-See trotted on the Prospect Paik 
Course, Brooklyn, August 26th, tliis year, wlien he 
trotted a mile in 2:12L Jay-Eye-See trotted a mile 
at Providence, R. L, in 2:10, tiius beating the then 
best record of Maud S, the Queen of the turf for 
over three years. Though dethroned for a day, 
Maud S subsequently, on the track at Cleveland, O., 
regained with great eclat her former first place by 
trotting a mile in the unprecedented time of 2:09J. 
Mr, Robert Bonner, wlio has recently jiurchased 
There was from the first a strong public sentiment 
against racing running horses, and the trotter has 
come up to supply a natural sporting want. The 
breeding of trotting horses for the sake of great 
speed upon the race track is not in itself desirable. 
But by developing quick roadsters the American 
trotter is doing a good work for farmers and all 
persons who can use a rapid stepping horse with 
profit as well as pleasure. 
Colts,—Hints about Breaking. 
Break and drive colts by using the home-made 
“rig” often described as a “breaking-cart”—a 
stout pair of wheels and axle with shafts attached, 
running out behind eight feet or so according to 
the higlit of the wheels. This is to iirevent back- 
this lets the animal have a view perhaps for the 
first time what is behind him—and away he goes. 
Then, the harder the driver puils, the plainer the 
horse sees the wagon. In buying a horse, make sure 
that he is not afraid of the vehicle beliind him 
when in motion. It is easily done by walking at 
his side and lifting the back part of the blinder. 
One of the most important things to teach a colt 
is to back and to stop backing at the word whoa ! 
This should always be done-at first on a gentle 
down grade. The backing of course must be done 
down the grade, which should not be steep enough 
to take the entire effort of backing off of the 
colt, but to lessen it essentially. As soon as the 
colt becomes a little accustomed to the cart, or 
even before he is put in shafts, he must learn what 
whoa ! means, and under any and all circumstances 
to stop short when he hears it. Then wlien placed 
“ J A Y-E Y E - S EE” — T H E FASTEST TROTTING GELDING. 
Draicn (by Edwin Forhes) and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
Maud S from Mr. William II. Vanderbilt, stood 
ready to likewise purchase Jay-Eyc-See from his 
owmer, Mr. J. I. Chase, should lie, on the Prospect 
Pa 'k Course, beat the best time of Maud S. Ilis 
time, however, was not as good, within two and 
oue-lialf seconds, as lie had already made at Provi¬ 
dence, the weather and the track both being 
against liim in this race against his previous record. 
Jay-Eye-See, a black six-year-old gelding, is a 
remarkable result of the breeding together of 
horses in whose vmins flow the blood of famous trot¬ 
ters. He is the fastest gelding in the world, sired 
by Dictator, a son of Rysdyk’s Hanibletoniaii, both 
famous trotting horses of the most natural type. 
Jay-Eye-See is thus a full member of the most 
celebrated of all trotting families. His sire is a 
brother of Dexter, the fastest trotter of his time, 
who beat the best record of Flora Temple for three 
successive years. These bits of pedigree show that 
trotting powers are an inheritance, i. <?., speed on 
Die track runs in tlie blood with marked certainty. 
Americans take an honest pride in their t rotters 
because they are the outgrowth of American ideas. 
ing and rearing. In making this breaking-cart, it 
is best to have the shafts rather close, as the colt 
is more confined, and soon gives up the natural 
tendency to turn around. Drive colts barefoot 
until the feet show' signs of wmar and lameness, 
usually until they are five years old. If the aim 
is to make a trotter of him, and he is given speedy 
work, that alters the case somewliat, and the hard 
pounding that some roads give, with the danger 
arising from striking stones in such a w'ay as to 
split the hoof, makes it necessary to shoe fast colts 
when they are undergoing training exercise. 
In breaking and training colts single, it is best to 
do so without blinders. They become (piickly .ac¬ 
customed to the .appearance of a vehicle following 
them, which must be a terrific siglit to a horse 
that has always been driven closely blinded, 
when by chance, having on a he.adst.all with loose 
cheek-pieces, or by any other accident, he sees a 
top-wagon following close to his heels. Many a 
frightful runaway has come from this cause. Long 
check-pieces, when the horse is suddenly drawn 
up, are naturally thrown out from the head, and 
before the breaking cart, some severe “check” 
should be arranged to be applied at once. Several 
contrivances are in use. A hard jeik upon the bit 
is made to take the place of the check, but that 
makes the tender mouth sore and irritates the 
animal. Some colt-breakers use a strap rein with 
a ring in the end, passed over .and .attached to the 
head-stall, the end of the rein being run through 
the ring, which hangs at the right side of the head, 
and goes back to the hand of the driver. At the 
word, a sharp pnll tightens the noose upon the 
colt’s throat and throws iq) his head, stopping him 
at once. It plays loose immediately on being re- . 
laxed, and while it gives the colt a palp.able hint, it ) 
does him no harm. The expect.ation of the “hint” 
will soon cause the colt to stop at the word, .as if / 
he wei'e struck in the face. Tlie Inabit thus acquired 
will last for life, provided the word is not im-’ 
properly used, and he gets an idea that whoa! 
means “not quite so fast.” Even a run.aw.ay 
horse, properly trained to stop at whoa! will often 
do so, and the habit is a sure safegu.ard against 
accidents, which can hardly be over-estimated.' 
