The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-03
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culiarity ofs.ride.
On the morning Of the race. my orders
,oere, to make slow, or whgt English
jockies call "a ,0aiting race" ofit--further
MOTTO take the lead, or force the running
if could help it, with Prioress.
| Tho Start took place; we ali went at a
bad pace for the first half mile; Prioress
unlike ordinary horses, when put to q gal,
iop. from her length Of stride, cannot 90 slow,
| aud the pace was so bad with the others tla,
in spite Of myself was forced to take the
lead, which maintained to The second turn
going out, up to which time had kept the
inside OF the track, the Others taking the
outside. | then gradually beu. across the
track as had been agreed Upon, which
| brought me n little outside of the others
who retained their original position. We
ran IN this way, at bad pace, to the top
OF the hill; when we arrived here the mare
Appeared to be very fresh, and though,
would make q good run home. Tho pace
now began to increase. kept with them
TO the turn into the straight run in, when n
stI!l greater improvement in speed took
place. At the half distance, they began to
quit me, and when within an hundred and
nifty yards of the stapd. ! found the mare
give way, and in few strides more, she
was gone all TO pieces" which imagined
everybody present perceived Here was an
end OF the race-the mare being physically
incapable, from want of condition, of doing
any better. As to Pryor, with neither
speed nor bottom, he had not the ghost of
chance IN any par, Of the race.
Nothing WAS said to me by Mr.. Ten
Btoeck, or any other person connected with
the stable, after The race was over. bu, |
learnt that whilst we were runniup. Mr..
Morris observed (when he saw me leading.
us was forced to do for short ,ime( that
was d'sobeying orders in taking the lead,
and that he would settle up with me in the
morning, and send me home. NOTHING
was said to me then, but my mind was pre-
viously made up to come home, any how.
whether | won or lost. Next morning.
MIR. Ten Brock sent Pryor and Prioress
back to the training stable Mt Slockbridpe.
After they had gone, ho said to me, "Why,
thought you had gone with the horsesi"
replied, mo. | wish to 30 home" on
which he remarked, he thought perhaps il,
was best, rs the horses were not fit to run.
and he did not know If he should run them
again this fall. Tie then settled up with
me, and left England, and here am.
have been accused of losing ground in
the race. Ii did SO, it was in compliance
with Mr.. Ten Broecks directions as to those
portions of The track TO be taken to suit the
mare, and whatever ground I NAV have
lost III tins way, | more iIan made up
subsequently. The simple fact is. the hur-
scs We're wnrn out with lo9,. and u,9is,s
Kind of work. During nearly twelve
month previously, Mcy had Eeoer eoel. had
s'0eat (so tie toys told mel from the time
they landed, anW arrired in E'nqlaad.
lie consequences may be imagined, name.
": want Of condition, and absolute need of
rest--they were full OF fat-Lurnt up inside
leg weary-and had no vitality in them.
In conclusion, have no hesitation in
asserting that had cur borses been prol.
eriy taken care % from the commencement
-careiully trained, aud brought to the post
IN any thing like the condition we have
seen them exhibit at home-that either of
them could and would have won the Good.
wood Cup easily.
'ue HHle q! my leaving, there was no
probability of either Of the horses-Pryor,
Profess, or Lecomte, running at Brighton
or Lewes. Indeed, | think it doubtful L
the American horses Will appear again pri.
or TO the four mile race over the Beacon
course, at the Newmarket Houghton meet
ing in October.
make the foregoing statement in justice
To myseH and i'm or,lar In he f,aal f,n,,, ia,
blame which has unjustIy been cast upon
me. have faults enough ofmy own, with
out being burdened with those of other
people. Had had my own way, would
have returned immediately after seeing the
horses; as 1t was, stopped, and did the
best could under the most adverse circum.
stances. Hence. do not choose TO incur
the odium merited bv Others.
Yours, respectfully, GILrArRIck.