The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-17


quarter stretch, Ten Brock was seen
coming wish his ears laid back and
LABoRING LIKE PLOW HORSE,
while the mare led him with ease BY
a half length under mild pull.
Then it was that the hearts of the
Kentuckians began to feel like
chunks of lead; and, as the flying
steeds passed under the string, com.
plotting the first mile in l:49a, they
sorrowfully calculated, "She's got
him! she's got him sure" Oh! the
mournfulness of that refrain. It
sounded like the piteous plant of a
soul in purgatory. The second mile
was rode like unto the first, though a
little slower, the two miles being
made in 3:454. AS they started
around the first time on the third
mile, Howson again
oUTGENERALED WALKER,
by pulling out so that he could take
the extreme inside of the course
Walker fell into the trap, but finding
the mud too heavy, he dropped back
and pulled on drier land. Both were
moving very rapidly on the upper
turn, and at the quarter-pole Howson
crowded Walker out again, but for
the last time, for when well-down the
back stretch and nearing the half
mile
THE MARE SUDDENLY QUIT
for a moment, as If she had struck
an obstruction, and Ten Brock for
the first time took the lead. The
roar of joy that greeted this show OF
advantage for Kentucky's pride was
one to be remembered while life lasts.
"Angels and ministers Of grace de-
fend us!' how those Kentuckians
did cheer and yell! If the patients
of ten thousand Bedlams had been
let loose at once they could not have
made more noise or acted more Graz
lily. Men shook each other by the
hands and thumped each other on
the backs in their joyous frenzy
On the lower turn Ten Brock was
pulled up, as there was no longer any
need of driving him at the pace he
had been going, and
he LED THE MARE TO THE MILE POST
by two open lengths, the three miles
being made in $3.50. The race was
now over to all intents and purposes;
for, though Mollie kept on running,
she exhibited such evident signs of
WEAKNESS and distress that it was
patent to every one that Ten Brock
could distance her, if Walker felt 80
inclined. Whether he was 30 mind.
ed can not be told; and if any had
doubts on the subject they were set
at rest on the lower turn, where
| Mollie threw up her tail, and, coming
to stand.still, was about. faced and
ridden to her stable, leaving Ten
Brock to finish the race in hand
gallop in 8:1934. The instant Ten
Brock stopped under the string
THE CROWD BROKE LOOSE
from all restraint, and rushing over
every barrier so surf ounded the horse
that it was with the greatest difficult
ty that Walker could dismount and
weigh. A thousand men surrounded
the beautiful animal, fondling and
caressing him as if he was a pet
poodle dog. After the excitement
had somewhat abated he was led to
his stable, more dead than alive
Indeed, for some little time it looked
as If he would turn up his hoofs and
keel over, as he was badly congested
and in semi-spasms. Mollie McCar-
thy was so tired that she could
scarcely stand, and she was as wet as
though she had been ducked in
pond.
THERE is TALK, AND PLENTY OF IT,
tonight among horemen, who incline
to the opinion that Ten Brock was
got at, Notwithstanding all the pre-
cautions taken to prevent it, and
dosed. Had Mollie Mccarthy been
able TO have saved her distance ne
neved could have faced the starter
for the second heat this afternoon.
1t was fully six o'clock this evening
when he was pronounced out of dan
ger. The mare rested much sooner.
The receipts of the gate amounted to
fully $50, 900, and as the expenses at
the outside were not more than q
third of that amount, it may be safe
ly set down that the visiting Califor-
mans have shown the guileless Ken
tuckians how to lose a race and still
win oil tho money "a there WAS Int