The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-05

tHsl'St manner. a morse WIS never seen WITH
nearer perfect running motion. No muscular
force no nervous energy are expended useless
". In running, he goes low level. aisl near
the ground. without lofty Knee action before or
sprawling. or elevation Of leg behind. In tenn
per he Is MS level. even, and smooih ms in bodily
temper. in form, and motion all combined.
Ten Rrocck was bred by, the lat" John ilar-
per ot W9odt9rd county. hcntncky; rs bay:
got hy imported Phacion. liam Fanny iiolton hv
Lexington. grandam Nanimra by Brawners
known as Counterplot; X. &. d. Quiz bv Ber-
IE%SFs ISrass T F%SE y KIM E% Ar'S ss
imported Traveller imported Wilmington:
imported Chlldcrs an imported mare.
This pedigree embraces many great race
horses. Fanny iiolton wns fine one. Nantura
Idam Of L,ongfellowlr was a great one Liitlcton
OF Grey Eaglcl was in IT. and he Q grent race
horse as well as great sire ot race horses. No
and Ten Brocck is the chief one Of a great line
the eliminating grandeur OF his race. Viewed
in all respects. Ten Brock is one Of the finest
As. o-year-old he ran third to Bill Bruce
Tor the Colt Stakes. three-qunriers OF mile. Mt
Lexington. Ky. Sept. l5 1874. in 1:i7. As
three ear-old started nine times. won five. lost
four. He won the Pho'niX Stakes, mile and
Value saSo beating % % Biil Bruce. rue idS GodSmne, ee MI
lionaire. Elemi. and Aristldes in the order
meeting. he was beaten by Arstides for
the four-year-old sweepstakes, two aud an
eighth miles, in 3;i5s; the last two miles
10y second and quarter. " Louisvill" spring
meeting he wen purse. 500. wo-mllc heats.
beating hrakesman and Capt. Hutch-on in
3;3SA. 1898. same meeting won the Louisville
CUP. sl4Q0. two and = quarter miles. beating
Monmouth in .O3's Same meeting he won the
Gait House Plate Stakes. 81 200. two and half
miles. beating Steinbok. Damon. and Cruisan in
In 1877 he walked over at Lexington. Ky. for
purse $500 milo and u half; same meeting
purse $500 two miles and an eighth. he bent
katrine and Chestnut Oaks in 353A. At LOU
sville. for purs" $3.50. against the fastest mile
he beat the best time, al =. IN :39h. Same
meeting. purse $3.50, he ran against the best
Lexington, Ky. he beat Fair Play Tor purse
$500 two and AN eighth miles. IN 3;56h same
tog. Katrine. and Bill Dillon in 5:34', At LOU
isvie. n.y.. he beat Courier. for ptrsc $3.50.
purse $3.50. two miles he beat Tolono and
WHISPER IN eamter in S'36; ~ B9l-
| by Parole, -, miles. in i:37a. Tom o,hil-
/ tree third. Same meeting won the Bowie
/ Stakes - $50. four-mie heats. boating Barri-
cate. z; Alscrinc and Ambush distauccd first
/ heat. Time. 7:i2is. 40 He WAS entered
! half, at Jerome Park hut was SO out ~ condi-
| ton that he did not start. At Lexington, in
| May. 1878. he beat Leonard Vera Cruz. Bill
| Bass. and Aristides. one mile and half. in
| 2:iN' a easily. making no running except at the
| finish. and with sore heels discharging matter
| as he ran.
|
| Broeck and Moic Mccarthy had been made.
| but he was In this last ruce by an entrance prior
| 10 the making Of the match. lie had other en-
gRgements q Lou sville and ~. Louis but his
owner Mr. Harper, gave them up. and sent him
To louisyille 10 train inr the great match.
Molie Mccarthy. IN March lnst. WAS 80 entirely
| the dominant horse of California and tho Pacific
slope that no one mad a thought that any horse
| there could beat her. Yet her opponents thought
! there were horses in the East that could defeat
her, some unknown gentleman in Calliornia.
| confident thHt Ten Brock could beHt MOllie No
| Gnrtny enmmisS led MIR I0uOIly la como frpm
! San Francisco and arrange with Mr.. i. B. Har-
Der TO match Ten Brock against Mullie. Mr..
| Winters the owner of the mare. had agreed 20
make tho match. Mr.. Harper Rccpded 10 Nc.
| Connolly 5 propositicn. and stood in para ~ the
| $1,000 to be lHid on Ten Brock. and the engage
ment was on lne same uny conriudei 10y, t.l,,
| grnuh 10 san Francisco. This WAS on the lst of
Aprll la7t IN We We, u,s lhhluE uE nil tii"t Jay
| the money was deposited in uank IN san Fran
cisco. and the match became absolute. The
terms were $1,000 aside, iour-,mile h.nts. 10 be
run at Louisville on the ith Of July. ls7s
The day was fine. but too warm for good
race. the Thermometer running above ninety
racccourss in Kentucky. There WAS little bet
ting and the odds ran as high as 10 on Ten
When the horses appeared Ten Broeck looked
dun. Otherwise he did not seem amiss. Moic
Mccarthy looked blooming and showed condi,
ton, but there was excitement about nor and
the look wins one that Indicated that She was u
her astrus or periodical period Each ap-
pcared promptly on the call. and each one being
| saddl~d took "A preliminary gallup OF mile
| Ton Broeck was first OF in his exercise, but he
| went flugElsllly anu carried ms ears on poll
his noted spirit was wanting. When himself
he i1 alwlys an eager g9tohrr rnshins r away
her gallop. but II was the dash Of nervous AK
element. The practlscd eye drew II conclusion
against the supposition TINT either horse was
right. The end showed that neither was III
for four-mile race. and much less for great
At the signal 10 com. up Mollie had the in
side. and both moved forward brsky 4 strong
rate WIS rushed into Cor q four-mile rnce and n
hot day. Mollie Mccarthy led of and showed
hat har ftIt 10 flf.
Broeck followed strongly. and lie in turn was
DISPOSED to iorce thc pece also, Putting hls
they ran thus past the, quarter pole. down the
hackslrrtch and on the far turn. Here Ten
Brock hurried the gait, and went M head and
and found that ne had the foot Of her. he was
taken m hand and hung on her quarter al@one @
done in :l9'.. They passed it a lap. she lead
ing half length.
Entering the second mile Ton Brock again
WAS taken IN hand, and was pulled back. and
went lAzily around the turn. The pace slowed
and the mare opened two lengths away in going
Ten Brock again moved up. and in forty rods
at mid stretch caught Mollie and hurried hel
on again. He hung on her quarter and gave
her stin brush on 10 tue fac turn Here he was
pulled back and mt SLOWLY around j.. Coming
into H. hom"stretcn. ne again moved IN Mollie
A ratlling gait rush d them up TO the stand
where they ufne n lap, the mare leading a neck
The second mile was done III l:56'a' the tive
Now the third mile commenced. Ten BroecR
hung on Molles quarter around the turn
Sweeping of it and going into the backstretcl
Ten Brock was called on for the challenge. i
was answered, and n dashng brush set in
| Half the stretch WIS covered Mt n sweeping
pace. and in II he drew to Mollie's head. and
soon he showed in front. and rcaching the half
mile pole Ind op.ned daylight between himself
and the mare. Around the turn he kept hi'
killing rate, and. ending i, he had opened ter
lengths away from her. Then he was taken IL
hand and the pace easod away. This lri
Mollie a chance to hold her own. and over
more, and with the lead diminishing he cam,
to the stand. ending the third mile In l:50A
and the three miles in 5:35
When the horses came to the stand at the end
Of three miles il was clear not only that the rae,
was done and Molie beaten but that nOtl
horses were done also. Both We're III nj ease
both were out OF stride; both had their mouths
closed all pace was given up. and their car'
were down on their polls. II was evident tha
Mollie WAS getting the spur. for her tail ilirted
and yet the steel raised nothing from her
There was nothing left To rally. The slow nG
Of the pace up To the stand at the end Of the
third mile had allowed Moie to get within q
couple of lengths
Entering the fourth mile. Moie dropped
down TO mere hand gallon, and Ten Broeck
was doing little more. but he had Just ga
enough 10 drop her ten lengths around tho
turn "a the ppla Kppbipp a "A stpnIA