The New York herald., 1877-10-31
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
The Coming Champion Race
at Jerome Park.
Previous Performances Of the Eastern
and Western Horses.

Snouo inc weather Keep clear from now ontli SauE-
day next the course a. Jerome Park viii be In superb
condition for fast time, and that 10 ono OF the stipu
latons Of the race win DO safe TO anticipate tho best
race that ever took place over two miles and halt
Of ground will be this occasion. To make our
readers much acquainted with the champions ~
possible give below list Of their previous per-
formanoes on tho TURF
HARPER's BROCK.
Ten Broeck. by imported Phaoton-Fanny Hoton,
by Lexington, Ave years old, Is bay horse about six
teen hands nigh, very finely proportioned strong and
powerful He began his career on the turf In the Colt
Stakes Lexington a two-year old at the fall mce
ing OF 1874, the distance three.quartcrs Of milo
Seven started. Bill Bruce won. Boz woolIey second,
the Fanny Holton colt (sterward Ten Broock) third.
Time. l:1L In 1875 . three-ycar old, he started
nine times aud Ave The first race was at
Lexington for the Ph0nix Hotel Stakes, mile and .
quarter. Ten Brook in 2:ilH, Bill Bruce
was second, Gold Mine third Three others, In
Guiding Aristides, were unpaced Al the
same meeting. May II, Ten Brock was unpaccd
in tho Citizens Stakes, with Chesapeake first, Big
Sandy second, Gyptis third. Time, s37k. His next
race was the Kentucky DERBY, at Louisville, mile
ana hall, for throe-year-ods, 100 lbs up. Fifteen
started. Arstiaes by two lengths in 2:37A, Vol
emo second, verdigris third. At the Lexington fall
meeting In September he ran for the three yenr.od
sweepstakes, but not placed. Bob Woolley won,
King Alphonso second Elemi third. Time, "a. The
fastest mile and eighth ever At the same meet
ing Ten Brock won sweepstakes for three yearods,
mile and five furongs. beating Bob Woolley,
Eemi, King Alphonso and Emma c. In the order
named, In 2:49i4. At the Louisville fall meeting,
September 20, for the Kentucky ST. Legcr. two miles,
he ran second to King Alpnonso, i1 3:341s carrying
100 lbs, and threc days afterward he won the
Post Stakes three miles, beating Stampede, vandelte
Enli efap ArivO In fha ms
6:31. Ten Broeck's next was at Nashville, octo
Der 5, where In the Merchants Post Stakes two mile
heats, he beat Bob Wooey In 1861, 3:40x, very
easily. Four days afterward, at the same place, Ten
Brock beat Damon and Bob Woolley for tho Maxwell
House Stakes, mile heats in AK, 145 The horses
carried 95 each. This the mile
that had ever been the Nashville Course. This
closed Ten Broeck's career q threeyear-old. As
fouryearold in the spring OF 1876. he began at the
Lexington spring meeting, wherc he was beaten by
Aristdes IN sweepstakes for yearolds two miles
aud furlong, Weights 10S lbs These two the only
starters. This created great excitement at the
time Both were considered nvincble by their parti-
sans at Lexington. The betting Ten Broeck
led for two miles, which in 1881. Aristidcs
then collared HIM and won the race In 3:451a, tho
fastest time on record. At the Louisville spring
meeting Ten Brock captured purse Of S700, two
mile heats In 3:3SI, 1888, by dstancing Captain
Hutch inson in the frst and Brakeman In the second
heat At this meeting he also beat Monmouth for the
Louisville Cup, two miles and quarter, in 4:04A
and at the Same meeting won the Calf House Plate,
two miles and a half, in 43sA, beating Stcnbok
Damon and Crusan. At the Lexington fail meeting
Ten Brock won purse ono mile and five iurlongs
in 2:5lX, beating Phyllis, and also purse Of $780,
miles and vc furlongs, beating Reddng, In 4:5s
At the Louisville fall meeting he again cap
tured the Post Stakes, three miles, beat
ing Add, In 5:26A, and closed the season
by against time, dash OF four miles, and IN
this effort ecIipsed all previous performances and
reduced the time at that distance to 7:15I. This
spring Ten Brock began Lexington by walking
a mile and half He then beat Katrine anu Chestnut
Oaks two miles and a furlong, In 3534, and won by
ten lengths At Louisville hc ran mile against
timc, carrying 10 lbs, and made IL in :39A, and
with the weight two miles in 3:27k This
fall at Lexington Ten Brock FAR PIay miles
and furlong In 1856 u, and at tho place beat
Herctog, Bill Dillon and Katrne three miles In
534x. At Louisville he beat Courier mile
and quarter In 2:11A, and at tho same
place beat T0lona and Whisper two miles in
$3.50, IN a canter. Mr. Harper then induced to
bring Ten Brock the Allcghanes, and no ran
him at Baltimore last week IN sweepstakes OF two
miles aud half against Tom Ochitree aud Parole, in
which he beaten by tho latter In 3:37A and two
heats, as the representative OF Mr. J. W. Hunt Rey
nolds OF the subscribers that stake which he
won, beating Barricade, Algerine and Ambush. Time,
74fh 7:I1 Ton Brock has made tho fastest time
OF anv horse this country has produced, at mie two
miles, three miles and -four miles, as follows:-One
mile, :39A; two miles, 3:a7h three miles, 5:26h,
and four miles, 7:l5x.
MR.. r. LoRILLARD's PAROLE.
Parole Is brown gcldng, abou, fifteen hands two
inches hgh with good back wide hips good quarters
and good legs. HIS dam Maiden, by Lexington.
Parole was brcd by Mr. A. Wclch at Chestnut Hill,
and sold when yearling to Mr. Lorillard lilo ran
SIX times at two years old and won tour Of the races
In the other his stable companions won. Parole
made first appearance in the July Stakes at Long
Branch Qs75), thrccqua Of mile, for two-ycar
ods colts 100 lbs, Gllies gedngs 81 lbs being
gclding carried 81 lbs and by three lengths In
l:17a beating Freebooter, Bryan ana Knapsack. He
won again in the August Stakes, mile, beating Shir-
ley and Lady Clipper. In the Flash Stakes, at Sara-
toga, half mile, he was unplaced His stable com.
pauion Faithess, won, Sister of Mercy second, and
Pastor third. Eight others started. In the Sara
toea Stakos, thrce-quarters OF miIe nne started.
Parole won easily by six lengths. Adelaide was
second, Sultana third. Time, l:1sx. Six others
ran In the kentucky Stakes, a mile, seven
started, Parole easily by three longtns 10
Baltimore Parole second to his stable companion,
Cyril, IN the Central Stakes, mile, IN :49h. Two
others At three years old Parole first appeared
in tho kentucky Derby, at Louisville vagrant
first, Crecdmoor second and Harry Hill third. Eight
others started. Parole was brought back and did not
run again until the Saratoga meeting, where be
counlerod Tom Ochitrcc and Matte A. In tho sweep
stak for all ages, mile and quarter He carried
30 lbs., Tom ochree lis lbs. and Matte A. l13 lbs.
receiving 5 lbs allowance a marc In the summer
season. Parole went or very fast outran them all the
way and beat Tom twelve lengths In 2:12L. Matte
A. was twelve moro behind the big horse. In the
Saratoga Cup Tom 0cniltree beat Parole a length I;
Tom lis lbs, Parole 81 los Big Sandy bad
third, Nadge behind him. In the Sequel Stakes
a mile and lhree-quarters, with 1l5 lbs, Parole won
easily in 3:ios4, beating Freebooter, warock Odd
Socks. Al Jerome Park, in the Ai-Aged Stakes, me
and half, he carried 90 lbs, and clean away
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