Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01
VII GREAT RACE.
The Ten Br0eek and MOIlie MoCaF-
thy Match.


Day" those who are fortunate enough 70
be present land who will not beY will
see the two great champions-Ien Bro
eek, representing Kentucky; Mollie Nc
Carthy, California-led forth to do bat
tie for their respective sections in the
great match for $4,000. four-mile heats,
over the grounds Of the Louisville Jockey
Club. 1t is meet that this great match
should be run at Louisville, KY, tor it is
historic ground in the annals OF the turf,
and has been the scene Of more great
races than any single racing point IN
America.
In regard to the foolish charge made
OF b~ippodromiug or throwing of the
great race July 4th, If such a thing wat
attempted at Louisville the parties would
be taught such O lesson as would never
be forgotten. Every %precaution has
been taken to secure a fair race, and our
readers may De sure that the public will
be protected and Ksntueky's honor
saved from any such stain so long as the
contest is over that beautiful course. No
matter who the owners, any attempt at
wrong, of would 20 their heads But
this idle talk, for no attempt at chicanery
or fraud will be made, and the horses
will run upon their merits, and it prom
ises to be the grandest race ever Wit
messed in America. Both horses are re-
ported t be moving well, and over such
q track as they viii run, barring the &C.
cidents Of weather, if the Cslifornians
are not mistaken in their representative,
old time will be knocked into smither-
Gems. Ten Brock we know is fast and
will 10 the distance He hath stolen
the laurel wreath from time to deck his
fame" with the best mile, 1893; bert
two miles, 3:274; best three miles, 5:26f,
and best four miles, 7:l53. Mollie Nc
CArthy. though she cannot boast OF such
a fast record, presents an unbroken score
of thirteen victories without losing a
heat or race. Both have a noble lineage
and a long liae OF successful and famous
ancestry, but their renown does not rest
on the deeds of their ancestors, for all
have earned for themselves a niche in
the temple Of fame by glorious exhibit
tions of speed, bottom. aud endurance.
The friends of Ten Brock claim the
prestige of success on his former time
tests, while on the other hand Mollie Nc
Carthy's unbroken record enlists the
confidence of her friends,
Should Ten Brock win, it will add
renewed honor, if such a thing be posi-
BILE, to his fame, and crown him a worthy
successor to his illustrious sire, Phaeton,
whose early and untimely death is SO
much deplored. Should Mollie Mccarthy
bear of the great match, it will place
her at the head Of the American turf
and will be a fit recompense for the
pluck of Mr.. Theodore Winters 10 bring,
ing bis noble mare three thousand miles
to meet the king of the turf upon his
own ground. With a good track aut
favorable weather the contest promises
to equal in interest any event that hal
ever taken place in America, 1t will b.
a race worthy of the Immortality tina
has been accorded to the great matcheI
of American Eclipse and Henry; o
Boston and Fashion; of Lexington
race against the old scythe bearer
time; of Wagner and Gray Eagle, ant
Of Harry Bassett and Longfellow for th.
Saratoga cup. These were combats 0
mighty giants that will live as long q
the turf.
The crowd OF Louisville promises Il
be the largest ever assembled in America
excursion parties are forming to attenI
the race from the South, East, West an,
! North, and to prevent delay person
should buy their tickets before going /
the course.
, Since writing the above we have r,
: ceived a letter from one of the mos
' reliable and best.posted turfmau in th
. country, now at Louisville, and we e,
tract from it all the points bearing O.
this great race:
3 so far, everything progresses favo
" ably; in fact, the outlook could not
more encouraging. The horses are bot
q in the finest possible form, and, as bot
e have had about all the work they nee,
0 there seems scarcely a chance left fl
mishsp or accident TO either. | thin
s they will each come to the post as we
e prepared for a contest Of four-mile hea
as any two horses that ever started
such a race. Their long and severe VOL
seems not TO have taken away the
l. speed. As an evidence OF this, l W
mention a two-mile run given that pee
less little queen, Mollie Mccarthy, {
Saturday last, with her shoes on, and
timed by a dozen gentlemen. The trat
was very slow and a big wind ~prevailiI
ls at the time. but Notwithstanding this 81
Il ran two miles in 1914. The first mi
IS was run in l:462 The fourth quart
N she ran IN 253, and the sixth in %. 7.
y following ia the correct time: