Jay Eye See

Jay Eye See was a harness racer who is known for breaking the trotting record in 1884, and for breaking the pacing record in 1892. Jay Eye See was owned by manufacturer Jerome Case, who named the Case Jay-Eye-See Brougham automobile after him.

Currier and Ives print of Jay Eye See setting the trotting record in 1884
Jay Eye See
Jay Eye See
SireDictator
DamMidnight
SexGelding
Foaled1878
CountryRacine, Wisconsin, United States
ColourBlack
Owner1. Col. Richard West, Lexington, Kentucky. 2. Jerome Case, Racine, Wisconsin.
TrainerEdwin D. Blither
RecordBroke the mile trotting record of 2:10 at Narragansett Park in 1884. Set a pacing record of 2:06.25 in 1892 at Independence, Iowa.
Honours
Namesake of the Case Jay-Eye-See Brougham automobile. Inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1996.

Racing career

Jay Eye See's name (also spelled "Jay-Eye-See") was a pun on the initials of his owner, threshing machine manufacturer Jerome Case. Harness racing was the sport of choice among the wealthy in the 1880s, and Jay Eye See was Mr. Case's favorite horse.[1]

The black gelding, foaled in 1878, broke the mile trotting record of 2:10 at Narragansett Park in 1884.[2] After winning many other races, the horse was injured and retired in August 1889.[3]

However, Jay-Eye-See was retrained by Edwin D. Blither to race with a new gait, and three years later set a pacing record of 2:06.25 in 1892 at Independence, Iowa. Both records were quickly broken; the trotting mark on the next day, and the pacing mark in a subsequent heat of the same race.[4] However, the feat of two records was unique enough that the horse became a celebrity. Currier and Ives did a series of prints[5] and the horse's image was used to advertise products by the Case company for years. The horse outlived Case and died in 1909 at the age of 31.[6] The horse "known the country over" had its obituary printed in national newspapers such as the New York Times.[7] Jay-Eye-See was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1990[8] and the Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1996.[9]

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References
  1. Joe Buttweiler (July 3, 1997). "Diggers uncover remains of Case's famous race horse". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  2. "Jay-Eye-See Trots in 2:10" (pdf). New York Times. August 2, 1884. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. "Jay-Eye-See Broken Down" (pdf). New York Times. August 3, 1889. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  4. "Breaking Trotting Records:Martha Wilkes does a Mile in 2:09 1-2 on a Kits Track" (pdf). New York Times. August 27, 1892. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  5. Currier & Ives (1884). "results containing "jay eye see"". US Library of Congress. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  6. Jim Kneiszel (June 8, 1997). "Jay-Eye-See". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  7. "Trotter Jay Eye See Dead" (pdf). New York Times. June 27, 1909. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  8. "The Horse Immortals:Name & Year of Induction". Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  9. "The Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame". The Wisconsin Harness Racing Association. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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