Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-14
TEN RROEK'S Tbs 3-4.

will last for all ime. In the future
some horse mayccmpress four miles
Into fewer seconc but the son of i'm
ported Phaeton vi still retain a proud
place in eouip history. The horses
which marx ~theeduction of the record
stand like mile ones along Inc road OF
progress Theindicate the stages by
which the atance was made. we
thought none fless of Lexington when
Fellowcraft bt his record a quarter OF
a second. an,the star of Fellowcraft
will not 90 dyn IN darkness now that
Ten Broeck us lowered the tour-mile
time from 7 81 to 7:153. For nineteen
wears LexinSon stood at the head of the
list. Freq,nt but futile attempts had
been madto equal if not surpass his
| four-mile erformance, and just about
| when we ad made up our minds that
| the feat .ould not be accomplished,
Fellowcrt strobe from ranks some
| what obscre to the front. At Saratoga,
on the ?Oh of August. 1874, the son OF
Australian and Aerolite, then four years
old, sheltered $50 lbs. and Il four
miles in Z ::94. AS Fellowcraft carried
five lbs. mre than Lexington did, his
Performance was that much greater and
was regardd with an extra degree OF
wonder. We placed Il crown upon his
brow becaue he marked the second
stage of deplopment. For two years
Fellowcrat'sname stood at the head OF
the list, bu, row it goes down a notch.
On WednedIy, Sept. q. Ten Brock,
in the pres'n,e OF a great crowd. ran
four miles over the track of the Louis
vile Jockg Club, in z: 154. This is a
gap upon llellowcraft's record Of three
and three quarter seconds, and many
hold fast b the opinion that the per-
Torrance represents the acme of equine
power. 1t nay stand for a generation,
and then agan it may be eclipsed in a
year or two. We seem to be making
progress in Feeding and training the
runner as wei as the %trotter, and he is a
rash man whtwill predict that we have
reached the end of the rope. Ten
slower tim the calculation. The
time of the secnd mile was l :45A which
a violent increase upon the first.
The third milewas run in 1:46 ga, and
the fourth in l 30 81. Had the time of
the different mics varied less, 1t is pos
sible that the aggregate would have
been less than Z 10 3-4. This, however,
is only speculative. Mr.. Harper and
all interested have reason to be proud
of the performance as it is. The official
timers were B. {. Bruce,J j. Russ Butler,
and B. e. Thomas, gentlemen well
qualified to maze an accurate record.
Walker, who rode Ten Brock
this race against time, is a bright
looking mulatto aged eighteen. and
was born a slav. on the Harper estate
IN Woodford county. He now justly
axes rank among the great jockeys of
he country. That Mr.. Frank B. Harper
feel e1ated over Fen Broeck's
is natural. The son of ilnpor-
ed Phaeton is to him what Longtellow
to his Uncle John. When a man
las no wife or child to love, it is fit that
he affections of his heart should be Law
on a horse.
An absurd story came over the wires
rom Louisville Wednesday night. The
substance Of it was that MI. Harper had
'efu 'ed S120.0 900 for his horse. The fell
ow who t~elegraphed the yarn must
nave been in his cups. IF there is a man
D this country who has norva enonQh to
Jay SI2O,OO Tor a horse, we should like
% be favored with his photograph. Mr..
could not well refuse an offer
hat was never made. Ten Brock it is
announced, has run his last race. He
will be placed in the stud next year, and
meet with great success. 1t is
questionable if he is not better patron
zed than Longfellow, whose harem is
also on the Harper estate, at Midway.
Holton, the cam of Ten Brock,
like Aerolite, the dam of Fellowcraft, is
| daughter of Lexington; therefore the
lead stallion who first ran four miles
below go, who gave such fame to
Woodburn, and who sleeps beneath the
spreading oak, can rest calmly in his
grave while these victories over time
axe place. His blood flows in the veins
If those who have excelled his great
performance.
1t is to be regretted that Ten Brock
lid not carry in his race at Louisville
he same weight which Fellowcraft
in his struggle at Saratoga. He
s a very strong Iorse, and the extra
our pounds could not have made a very
great difference with him. AS it is,
are many who will never let the
opportunity pass to draw lnvidious COM
PARSONS between his performance and
hat Of Fellowcraft.-[Turf Field and
Farm.