The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-18
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American Race Horses In vn .rx
Great Race for the rc.o,,, n-rcv-I..
Value and Impoy- a~,.Lr,,. s-..,..-
Horse Umpire. the First Favorit.-His
Ferfor""'.ccs ON tho English TurE-
Reported Illness and Death-Mr. Ten
Brock and His stable-Mr. Harlan
and His New Partner, &C., &c.
In the year 1885, when Mr. Ten Brock first took over
three American horses England the purpose Of
testing the boosted superiority OF English thoroughbreds
over those Of this country his enterprise looked upon
with contempt and derson by transatlantic turfmen
It seemed as the results justified them in placing low
estimate upon horses, judging from their perform
ances "a Pryor and Lecote unsuccessful In all their
races and 1t not until the fall Of the year that
Prioress nobly vindcated honor Of equine
panons by winning the great Cnsariwitch stakes race
after dead heat with two others Her stable companions
Pryor and Lecomte, fell victims 70 the influences OF q
sange climate before they could be got racing
condition as would enable them display those Qualities
Of speed and endurance which they undoubtedly Dos
sessed and had given such convincing evidence Of in this
country. undiscouraged by his heavy losses in tbs
deaths Of the above named horses Mr. Ten Brock per
severed and the following sent out Babylon Bon
and WOODBURY. and subsequently Charleston to continue
the campaign he had None Of these
sufficient racing merit TO do credit 70 the American bred
ton here; but notorious fact that he
sound horse whom he exported and the result proved
this, he broke down In his first He pur-
chased by Sir Joseph Hawley, ono Of the shrewdest
judges on the English turf as stock horse he rightly
considered that OF BLOOD combining the speed Of
the English with the endurance stamina Of the Amer
can racehorse, would prove emineusly successful
In the spring Of 1859 two horses LETT New York in the
steamer City Of Manchester, consigned to Richard Ten
Brock Esq., Newarket England. Those horses were the
three year old Sarke by Wagner out Of Reel and tho
two year old colt Umpire by Lecomte out OF Alice Car
neal The former had successfully in the Southern
States and great hopes entertained that he would
by his performances reflect credit upon his pedigree His
fret essays not successful but he was gradually
running himself into condition. At the Goodwood races
last summer he electrified the English patrons of the turf
Starters comprising Of the best horses of the day
He stripped again two days Afterwards for tho BEN
beating fourteen other horses and thus winning for his
owner bets and stakes races up wards of a
quarter Of Q million dollars.
But Mr. Ten Brocck's success did not terminate here
At the same meeting be started Umpire for Nursery
Stakes for two year ods and although opposed field
Of twenty horses he won 10 the easiest poss
BILE. He subsequently twice at Stockton winning
both races and beating some Of the Derby cracks The
., sse 10 h, h he wn .ns srong
him TO win upwards of $500 600 at the long odds Of 100
at once made Umpire the first favorie for the great
this position he has firmly maintained until quite recently
when, from hereafter mentioned he has given way
The Derby Stakes run at Epso In Surrey race for
three ODDS only The subscription is $3.50 each half
carried arecolts I1s lbs Hles liz lbs All horses in
this entered for it when yearngs, and ts vaue
varies with the number Of horses entered but generally
year when there 237 horses entered worth
ssl e2s This pseo) there 222 Subscribers for
II in consequence Of the fact that among the horses en-
gagged In are several which regarded being of
past The winning Of the Derby the great object Of
biton among the patrons Of the turf and Mr. Dsraen
relates that his friend, the late Lord George Bentnck
when the parliamentary leader OF the opposition party
IN the House Of Commons In 184s, when Sir Robert
Peel premier. felt far more keenly his III
(Surpice) TO his friend, Lord Cden, than he did
the defea. In Parliament Of his pet for the
Of Sne rsond g Se ss @ ns
termed Is equally the height of ambition Of the aspiring
jockey Some of this class have in consequence Of their
superior skill in jockeyshp been very fortunate in carry
ting of this great race. Sam. Arnul and his brother
James 1.-THE former four times and the latter Ave.
Robinson won II six times; William Scott four tmes-be-
ing two years in succession Atila and ootherston;
Tempeman thrice-twice successfully Cossack and
ORourke and West Australian Job Marson. in 1850 and
1851, on votgeur and Teddngton; and still more
man and Musd The pecuniary value Of the stake
its only the horse that wins immensely increased
in value by the fact Of his having achieved such victory
end commands very high price for the purposes Of the
stud.
The best public performed horses engaged IN sns race
for the present year are Umpire Mainstone Thorman
by, the Wizard, Lnpuus, Biccaneer, Restes aud Nut
bourne Mainstone belongs the present Prime Minister
Lord Pamerston who during his turf career has never
been successful in winning Deyby-an object be espe
cally ambitious Of accomplishing. He has run only
three times in public, as a two year old, winning
twice and losing once. Thormanby ia owned
by the great Scotch ironmaser, Mr. James Merry He
has started fewer than fourteen times winning nine
The Wizard belongs staunch patron of the turf
Mr.. A. NiCho!l, the of Newmnster and Warlock
both st. Leger winners He has won one race and lost
one as two year old Iupul]us beonps to M Thomaa