The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1877-06-15
TEN BROCK.
The King of the Tnrf-IIis Great Race at
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The spring meeting of 1877 of tht
Louisville Jockey Club closed YESTERDAY
as brilliantly as it has begun. The at
tendance was nearly as large as on any
previous day of the meeting, Ten Broeci
being the chief attraction. The weather
was remarkably fine. from the opening
day until the watches stopped on the
last race. The principal events have
been the victories over time by Nc.
Whirter and Courier for two miles, and
Ten Brock for one and two miles. The
track has been thoroughly demonstrated
to be the fastest in America and the
great concourse of visitors from abroad
expressed a unanimous sentiment of
| qualification at the sport offered and the
Accommodations extended.
TEN BRoECK's FINAL TRIUMPH.
The "grandest horse that ever pressed
the turf" Ten Brock, yesterday closed
his racing career in another splendid
victory over time. The track had been
prepared expressly for him, and when
he came from his stable, in company with
st. Louis and Necy Hale, his stable com
paniOns, he was greeted with a ringing
cheer from the immense assemblage of
weli-wishing spectators. Ten Brock
tHok preliminary gallop around the
course under blanket, and, when brought
to the stand to saddle, seemed in excel
lent condition for his effort against the
record, 1921 for two miles. He was
started nearly at the One-eighth pole, ard,
with st. Louis at his side, sped away on
the road to glory. Billy Walker, who
was in the pig-skin, was instructed TO
make the first mile in las, and this
necessitated hard work from the Jump.
They got away at a rapid rate. They
reached the quarter in 252, the half in
81 the three quarters in 1:1S, St. Louis
close at the hero's side. AS they bound
into the stretch, Necy Hale began can
tering forward, and joined Ten Brock at
the string, St. Louis dropped out of the
race. The mile was made in | Al, and
Mr.. Harper, who was assisted by Mr.. j.
T. Williams, shouted to Walker to let
the horse go for all that was in him.
Necy Hale was unable to maintain the
extraordinary pace which Ten Brock
now cut out. She kept company with
him as far as the quarter; which was
passed in 209I, but was behind him at
the half, which was reached in 2:35.
AS they rounded the turn, horse never
ran as Ten Brock then. The three
quarters pole flew by them like a bolt
from a catapult, the flag falling as the
watches indicated the remarkable time
of SOL, and Ten Brock came springing
down the home-stretch, having bid Necy
Hale farewell. When the first mile was
run, the crowd with difficulty restrained
its enthusiasm at president Clark's sug-
gestion, but now as Mr.. Williams ran
toward the horse waving his hat to urge
the jockey to put the gallent steed to his
mettle's extreme, a wild burst of applause
went up to the skies, and Ten Brock
crossed the score with the spectators in
an uproar "Two, twenty-sixr" !" 1.-TWO,
twenty-eight !" "He beats Nc.
Whirter !" "rah for Harper and
other CALCULATIONS of a similar nature
were heard among the yelling throng
around the reporters desk. In a mo-
ment Mr.. Green stepped from among the
time-keepers and taking the figure ~"
held it up to view. Then there was
some lively excitement. The time was
directly known to be 3:274, and every
body was happy, and even General
Buford felt pretty well, thank you.
President Clark then turned to the
audience and announced that len Brock
had now made the fastest fOur miles,
three miles, two miles, one mile on
record, and that Ten Brock had run his
last race and would now retire to the
stud. Mr.. Harper was introduced, and
made his best bow to the applauding
host. Ten Broeck's record now reads:
For four miles 7:15f, September p,
1876; for three miles, 5:251, September
%, 1876; for two miles, ,3:274, May 90,
1877 for one mile, 1899 Ten Brock
is by imported Phaeton, who was by
King Tom out of Merry Sunshine, by
Storm. His dam, Fanny Holton, by
Lexington, is the dam of Lyttleton.
She was out of Nantura, by Brawner's
Eclipse, who was also the dam of Long
fellow. Match him !"- CoiTier-J0ur-
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