The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-06-07
TEN BROCK.
The King OF the Thrills Great Race at
LOuisEiIIe.

The FSIns. OF the Thrills Great Race at
Louisville.
The spring meeting of 1877 of the
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 Brock
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.
Whittier 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 q 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
| teok a 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 1:45, and this
necessitated hard work from the jump.
They got away at a rapid rate. They
reached the quarter in 25!, the half in
81 the three quarters in 1:18, 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 Lac, and
! Mr.. Harper, who was assisted by Mr.. J,
T. Williams, shouted to Walker to lei
the horse go for all that was in him
Necy Hale was unable to maintain the
extraordinary pace which Ten BroecB
now cut out. She kept company with
him as far as the quarter; which wa:
passed in 2.094, but was behind him al
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 boil
from catapUlt, the flag falling as the
watches indicated the remarkable time
of 3:01, and Ten Brock came springiR3
: down the hOme-stretch, having bid Necy
{ Hale farewell. When the first mile wa
run, the crowd with difficulty restrained
its enthusiasm at president Clark's sug
gestion, but now as Mr.. Williams raj
, toward the horse waving his hat to urg'
! the jockey to put the gallent steed to hi
mettle's extreme, a wild burst of applaus
! went up to the skies, and Ten BrOecl
crossed the score with the spectators il
, an uproar "Two, twenty-six !" 1.-Two
twenty-eight :" "He beats Nc
Whittier - "'rah for Harper!" am
I other calculations of a similar natUr
were heard among the yelling thrOn
around the reporters desk. In a me
: ment Mr.. Green stepped from among tn
! time-keepers and taking the figure ~
: held it up to view. Then there wa
some lively excitement. The time wa
directly known to be 1921, and every
! body was happy, and even Genera
! Buford felt pretty well, thank you
President Clark then turned to tn
; audience and announced that len BrOec
l had now made the fastest four mile!
three miles, two miles, one mile o
5 record, and that Ten Brock had run hi
j. last race and would now retire to th
stud. Mr.. Harper was introduced, an
{ made his best bow to the applaudin
I host. Ten Broeck's record now reads
: For four miles 7:15I, September q
! 1876; for three miles, 5:25@, Septembe
/ 49, 1876; for two miles, 1921, May 2!
1877 for one mile, 1893 Ten Broec
. is by imported Phaeton, who was b
King Tom out of Merry Sunshine, b
Storm. His dam, Fanny Holton, b
D Lexington, is the dam Of Lyttletol
: She was out of Nantura, by Brawner
u Eclipse, who was also the dam of Ions
fellow. Match him p COWrjer-,Joui
= nal 1dy 30.