The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-19

TOM BowLINa's RECORD.

After one Of the most brilliant series of VIC
Tom Bowling, like all the great horses of the
past, is the victim of his own success. The
glories of the course are as exciting and as
fascinating to the race horse as to his fortu-
nate owner, but sooner or later they leave the
proud king OF the turf wreck at their shrine
Hence it is not at all surprising that Ken,
| tuckys last favorite, though young and hith-
| erto invincible, has even at an early day paid
the penalty which is the common lot of his
kind
Tom Bowling by Lexington, dam Lucy
Fowler ;o1 by imported Albion, was foaled in
May, 1870, consequently is now over four
years old. Though so young in years, this is
already his third racing season. Bowling
made five starts as two year old, and though
beaten twice by a neck, he was considered by
all odds the best horse of the year, even among
| such noted racers as Count 'Orsey, Springbok,
Artist, Survivor and Katie Pease, his we'll
known bad temper getting him bad start
in each Of his defeats, while his wonderful
speed secured him a close second in both
events. During the year 1872, Mr. McGrath
was able to take in about $4,000 in purses in
the three races which fell to Toms lot Last
year he began his career by carrying off two
purses at the Lexington spring meeting, win
ming the mile heat race over Sallie Watson (by
Daniel Boone) and one other, in the fastest
heat race on record 1:434 and 1:43} Bowl
ings next appearance was at Long Branch on
Monmouth course in the Jersey Derby of July
4th, which he won with great ease, beating
Springbok (by imported Australian), Count
dorsey 10y Kentucky Artist (by Asteroid),
and five others. This race was probably the
most sensational of the year, and caused more
ill-feeling among sporting men than any con-
IL u
caused the rupture between George Wilkes,
editor of the Spirit Of the Times, and the noted
gambler John Chamberlain, which has at last
resulted in exilling Wilkes from New York.
Bowling next entered in the Ocean Hotel
stakes at Long Branch, and expecting a |
walk over for the purse and stake was left |
without work up to the day of the start. Three
horses, however, put in an appearance for the |
second money, and the " crack" being en-
tirely "of, Lizzie Lucas, the gray daughter |
of Australian, caused McGraths favorite to
lower his colors to the dust This was suffi-
cient warning, and Bowling has never lost
another race Having another start at Mon
mouth Park he redeemed his reputation and
walked off to Saratoga with the "West End
Hotel Stakes
In New York he again met his determined
rivals, and once more vanquished both Spring
box and Dorsey, together with good field Of
Having secured two stakes he
rested on his laurels until October II, when,
after the easiest fashion, he won the rich Dixie
stakes at Baltimore, beating Merodac, Lizzie
Lucas and Sallie Watson. This ended the
three year-old career of this great horse, and
came very near ending him forever, for on
the road home he received a severe hurt on
he leg, which may be the true cause Of his
citing down.
Bowlings third season began this spring at
he Lexington meeting, when he ran his cele-
orated mile and half dash aginst Jean Val
lean and Crockford, (both by Lightning) win
ing the race, and continuing on for two
niles, in the unprecedented time of 1921,
'eating True Blues great feat of 3:323 by 81 I
econds. Bowling also won the three-nile
lash at this meeting in $3.50, under the very
trongest pull Bobby Swim could put on him,
nd could easily have finished the fourth mile /
n AZ, thus surprising his renowned sire's t
1T attempted, but never equaled feat of 7:192
Bowling has run twice since leaving Lex
ngton, at the Long Branch meeting, winning a
nth the greatest trouble the Monmouth cup y
nd the Mansion House stakes. We say with v
rouble, because it was so difficult to keep t
i'm from running two miles while the other t
orses ran one. But now this great hero is
robably gone forever, and while we all rejoice
yer his successes, it must be with a pang OF }
that he was not spared until, t
Saratoga in the great four-mile race, he a
hould have added the last star to his coronet I
y beating time itself in overcoming blind. b
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