The New York herald., 1877-11-01
TEN BR0ECK'S MASTER.
What Mr.. Harper Says About
Ten BrOeck.
A STUD OF FoRTY-FNE HORSES.
Interesting Views on Racing and
Racehorses.


watching bis famous horse at Jerome Park night and
day. He and Ten Brock almost one; he for
him as tenderiy and AZ arectonaely he would for
MS own wfe, and as he Is bachelor there Is no
woman to be jealous OF Ten Brock When Mr. Har-
per is compelled TO close his eyes for few hours
sleep or hurry 10 his hasty meals at q neghboring
boarding house, his trainer, Harry Colston, . good
looking darky with little trig mustachs much
darker than his skin and bearing evidences OF careful
cultivation. watches over the precious charge II not
with flaming sword at least with very alert eye.
How many visitors to Jerome Park who, having not
even been deferred by the rain, had out to
see the celebrated rival OF Parole return tho
city yesterday in supreme state OF disgust because
Mr. Harper would allow them TO take oven peep
at Ton BroecKI
"He's got his clothes on" he would mumble
siveiy. "lps so damp that Im afraid he'if catch
coldo
''But, Mr.. Harper, may not look at him ms he is
II just get peep OF his head III DO satisfied the
visitor would exposruiaie.
The relentless Kentuckian would only shake his
head and murmur something about the danger OF
opening the door and letting in a cold draughL How
many men-she noblest works OF God'-were there
in New York yesterday as carefully protected against
a cold as was this noble and almost priceless quad.
ruped!
RRoEcKs = OWNER
The readers OF the HERALD already know how Ton
Brock looks, but something OF the great inter-
est excited by tho horse also attaches to It's mas.
ter Mr.. Harper, his owner, Is the perfect type
Of certain hard grained, tough class OF the Ken
lucky couDtryman or farmer, q big, raw boned,
heavy shouldcred man, with a sharp roughly cut,
long, rcd face prominent nose ana high cheek bones,
thin lips, smooth shaved, and with a brstly gray
beard covering the chin aud falling iull neck
tie. A man who has spent all his life out Of DOORS
and with good deal OF doggcd perseverance In his
hcavy eyes, which he keeps rivoted to the ground as
he speaks, Mr.. harper is a rather silent man. He
says but little, and seems to feel III at
sation. Nevertheless, the writer was able TO
draw out somo interesting facts regarding the man
and his horses during visit which he paid Mr.. Har-
per yesterday
THE HARPER FAMILY.
"Are the Harpers nalves Of kentucky 2" was one OF
the questions asked.
'We are Of Dutch origin,u Mr.. Harper replied
speaking with that ndescrbabs accent prevalent in
the more remote backwoods portions OF Kentucky,
aud which gave his words a peculiar spice. my
grandfather, Adam Harper, came from Virginia. Ny
father WAS born at Woodicrd, Woodford county, KY.
where he lived farmer, but no did also consider
able in trading horses still live at the old homo
stead in Woodiordn
"Was 1t from him you acquired your tasto for tho
turfS''
s'No, learned It from my uncle, John harper
When he was eighteen he went with old
named Burtridge training horses, and he kept 1t IL
ever afterward When he died, three years ago he
leIt MS horses TO me- and have been running them
ever slnce.''
"That was handsome fortune in horsencsn p,
swell, my uncle used to say no horse was ever
worth over Thousand dollars, but he added, with
cunning twinkle Of his cold, steady eye II think
"what other members OF your family have beon
connected with tho turif"
"wclL my cousin, w. II. Harper, used to train and
run horses He was pretty successful at it, too. but
he never went outside OF Kentucky"
"Have you any sons who have inherited your sport
"No, SIR; Pm . bachelor, Mr. Harper replied dryy.
"Tcn Broeck's my vile. But I've got several ncphews
who know something about horses-the eldest Is
twenty-two. don't know, though, what they'll do
with my horses when they get thom.'
FoRTY-pvE HORSES
..How many horses have you. Mr. Harpers"
"l've got forty-nve. They're all Kentucky bred"
Nv III you kindly tell me how most of them
brcd2
swell, I've got ak Of them by Endorscr, out Of
Wagonette, out OF Fanny g., by Margrave one is
Fanny Wells, by Sovereign, out OF kcei by
Planet. one by knghthood, one by Joe stoncr out Of
Washington; four three yearoid nlies by Longicow,
two one-y -yearold hes by Enquirer i've two-year- bids
BY Longellow, eight stud coils ana two yearng Dles
marc by Extract, out OF Nautura; ioar or hvo SUCK
ing colts, by Tom Bowling, and tho other by Long
fellow; Necy Hale. by Longleow, out OF Merriam, by
Glencoe. or course, you know about Longfelow and
Ten Brock. can't remember them all, oil course"
"What are tho names oi all your horses"
is Necy Hale: Extracs by Eudora; Pst,na and Fanny
Wells, two hall sisters TO Ion Broeck-l am breeding
them Lizzie Stone-she was very fast, but broke
down. Salhe NJ, two-ycar-old hy by Longielloa !;
Platina, 4 two-yearold gelding; Wild Fellow; Dun
krk-ho is an Enquirer and hall sister to Ten Broeck
halt sister to Ten Brock, a promising b-own nlly
very last These are about all tho namcs can remem.
Der just now"
MR.. HARPER's CAREER ox THE TURF.
SLOW long have you been running horses?"
~ never trained horses until about throe years ago,
when my uncle died -
"Bul while you with your uncc?"
well, suppose 4 began with him about ten
Nashville, Long Branch, Saratoga, Fordham, &c,
where he ran horses Before tina. Kept altogether at
.'where did you get your trainer?"
"oh, my uncle raised him, aud he was grooming
Longfelow and breaking our colts when got hold Of
hlm. Everybody told me then, oh, you've got to
get professional experienced trainer, but knew my
man and kept him along, and now Harry Colston Is
the front rank OF his profession. or course all horses
are bound TO gel oil some time or other, even with The
best trainers"
"You look after your horses yourself though, do
you notY"
"oh, don't bother much with thcm," Mr. Harper
returned, with an air Of coldy assumed Indifference,
~ just tell my trainer TO attend TO tGom and loot
the bills, that's all At homo don't go TO the stables
generally over once week."
what do you think Of the kentucky breedf
II think they're the best In the world Mr. Har-
por replied, with wonderful readiness and an empha-
sis which showed that he did not think this point
admitted OF much debate.
What do you think OF your past experience tho
turi?n
swell, think i've had pretty good luck Ny
uncle trained horses from eighteen TO the age OF
seventy one and he got Longeliow, and I've been only
three years at II and I've got Ten Broeck But for me
Ten Brock woudn't be racing horse now Hc
wanted 10 alter him and had To beg him not TO 40
IT." He added, with tho first glow OF warmth which
he had shown during the interview, ~ wish no wcro
alive TO sec him now and SEQ what he can do ~ He
paused Tor minute and tnen cloud passed over his
countenance as lac added, in suoducd voice, .But,
then, II hc were alive no wouldn't let HIM run here
hc wouldn't travel much. Louisville was al lar az
he'd 20 In his older days"
TEN BRoECK's vALCR
what do you value Ten Brock NJ, Mr.. Harper?o
"Oh, don't know" he said, carelcssIy. ~ rc.
fused 100000 for him at Louisville"
"And what do you valuo Lonsfellow at-s50, 900 at
loast, supposesn
'lknow tnat woudnt tako that for him. Mr..
Harper replied 81 can't put any ngure NJ Longiel-
low"
Which OF the two do you consider tho better
horse ~
''fen Broeck is q better horse than LongfeIlow, a
better horse than any otnor. He has done what no
other horse could. He's made the best timo on one
two three and four miles and one and nyo-eig MS