Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
-,..ons for the American Horses being DeRteh
The Re" Statement.

, ,,.sons for the American Horses being beaten
A' -GnpatrIck's Statement.
C;,,o,r;ck who rode one of Mr.. Ten Broeck's hor-
~ ~ the race for the Goodwocd Cup, has considered
Il necessary to make statement 10 exonerate himself
~ hIoUoo In letter to Porter's Sphit of the
Times, he says: al, IA,
left New York June goth, engaged by Mr.. Ten
poat 70 ride either one the other of his horses in
80 Coodwood Cup. | arrived at Southampton on
Tho 3oth Of June and Immediately departed for our
training stable at Stockbridge which | reached the
foIIowinp day. | saw the horses Prior and Prioress
The former had just recovered from lung ieVer'
and had been galloped, Mr. Palmer tod me, if re-,
collect, but three times previous to my arrival Prl
Dress had also been aiing, hut seemed IN oeer con-
dition than Prior, who, though he looked pretty
enough to the eye OF an ordinary spet'ato was !" W
racing trim whatever. Immediately sci 10 Work eA
ercsing Prior, whom found lacapaoIe OF e1 eIu!nS
facIs forthwith communicated to Mr. Ten Brock ;
he did not seem to listen 10 my comments, and made
me no satisfactory reply TO-,
Matters remained in this state until about the 10Th
of Julv when our first trial took place, the distance
Tyos one mile and half | rode Prioress alone for
the first half mile when Prior, ridden by Ltleheld'
ioined in-he beat the 10 the stand, she treng
badly. showing signs of leg WEAKNESS. Things went
on in the same way to the next trial. which took
place on the 25th of July over the same Track a,
GA in rode the mare The trial was two miles Fllof
running the entire distance, and Proress joining IN
for the last mile and half. The mare beat Prior
about two lengths in this trial but exhibited the same
svmptoms of leg WEAKNESS on the previous occa-
sion.
On the following Saturday we leftfor Goodwood-
Mr. Ten Brock stopped with tie horses; mere was
much talk among ourselves about the prospects OF
the horses but nothing ransIred of interest to the
public. On Monday morning we commenced gal
iopipg on the Goodwood Course, which gallops we
repeated every morning until that OF The race. Mr..
Ten Brock walked round the Cup Course with US,
L l. ~ HaoEr Il
for on, especially the mare, as she was
such a long strider, that We wanted to obtain the
smoothest possible place for her to Iun on.
Mr.. Ten Brock pointed out to me those portions
of the track he thought best suited to the mare,
the smoothest and most free from fluctuations, which
might throw her out OF her stride, and accordingly,
on The day of the race, in obedience to his direc-
lions, swung out of the beaten path, followed by the
other horses, in order 10 obtain ground sulta Bile
to the mares popularity OF stride
On the morning of the race, mq orders oere to make
sOw on what English jockeys call acaating racer
Of t-further not to take the ead o. force the rum
ning if could help it, with Prioress.
The start took place; We all went at bad pace
for the first half mile Proress, unlike ordinary hor-
ses, when put TO galop, from her length of stride,
cannot 60 slow, and the pace so bad with the
others, that 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 gradu-
ally beat the track had been agreed upon,
which brought me little outside of the others, Who
retained their original position. We ran in his way,
at bal pace, to the top of The hill when we arrived
here the appeared 10 be very fresh, and
thought would make good run home. he pace
now began TO increase. kept with them to the
Turn in 10 the straight run in, when a still greater
improvement in speed took place. At the half dis
lance they began to quit me, and when within hun
dred and fifty yards of the stand, found the mare
give way, and in few strides more she was gone
all TO pieces, which imagine everybody present per-
ceved. Here end of the race-the mare be-
ng physically incapable, from want of condition. of
doing any better. AS TO Prior, with neither speed
nor bottom he had not the ghost of chance in any
part OF the race.
have been accused OF losing ground IN the race.
If | did so, it in compliance with Mr.. Ten
Broecks directions as 10 hose portions of the track
to be taken to suit the mare, and whatever ground
may have lost in this way, more than made up sub
sequently. he smpl fact is the horses were worn
out with long and useless kind of work During
nearly twelve months previously, they had neUer
eUen had sceat $50 the boys told me) from the time
then landed, until l arrived England The coA-
sequences may be imagined, namely, want of all con-
diliop and absolute need of rest-they we're full OF
fat-burnt up inside leg weary, ana had no vitality
in them.
In conclusion, have no hesition in asserting that
had horses been properly tax care of from the
commandments carefully trained and brought to the
post in anything like the condition we have seen
them exhibit at home-that either of them could
and would have won the Goodwoo1 Cup easily. At
the time Of my leaving, there probability of
either of The horses-nrior, PIioress, or Lecompe,
running at Brighton or LeWes. Indeed, | think it
doubtful if the American horses will appear aga!
prior 10 the four mile the Beacon course, at
the Newmarket Houghton meeting in October.