Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11
SPACE ANNIHILA.TORs.
Il MEMORABLE EYEsT IN THE mrs
TORY OF TURF SFoRTS.
Ten Brock. the Kentucky Crack, and
Mollie McCarty, the Wonder Of the Pa
ciflo Slope, to Try Conclusions at Louis
Vile, KY, July 4th-Brief Sketch of the
Performances Of the Two Horses
lChicago Times.l


number and interest of its events. During
the past week, however, an event has been
arranged before which any other single one
pales in interest. In fact, it promises to at
tract more attention than any race that has
taken place for half score of years. This
event is the meeting Of the king and queen
of the running turf of this country; Ten
Brock and Molly McCarty. The former is
owned by Mr.. F. B. Harper, of Midway, KY.
the latter by Mr.. Theodore Winter, of VIM
tiers, Cal. The match is for $4,000, four
mile heats, and is to be run on Thursday,
July 4th, over the course Of the Louisville
Jockey Club. Louisville, Ky. The
magnitude of the stakes, the distance TO be
cannot fail to draw horse fanciers from
every section of the country. The fact that
they are 30 far apart as to never have met
before, and never having tried conclusions,
at least in their present form. with the same
horse, leaves the contest in that delightfully."-
uncertain state. SO necessary to interest in
such an event. It is simply known that each
is supreme in his or her district, AID the
friends of each are ready to back their favor
ite for the supremacy of the country. AS
stated, the difficulties were great. Mr.. Win
ter, the owner of Mollie, is man of large
wealth. and didn't care to take the risk Of
transporting his valuable horse to such
great distance, unless for wager much
larger than the horse-owners on this side of
the Rockies care to put up. He set the
wager at $25,O0O, but was induced, finally,
to bring it to the sum mentioned, at which
the hackers of the great Kentuckian were
willing to facethe music.
TEN BROCK.
Ten Brock, the greatKentucky crack, is
blood bay, foaled 1872, stands sixteen and a
quarter hands high, with two white heels be-
hind, and is of almost faultless form. He
was bred by the late John Harper, of Ken
lucky, is by imp. Phaeton (son of King Tom
and Merry Sunshine, by Stormy, dam Fanny
Holton, by Lexington; I'd dam Nantura, by
Brawners Eclipse; Sd dam Quiz, by old Ber-
trand; 4th dam Lady Fortune, by Brimmer;
9TH dam Woodpecker's dam, by imp. Buz-
card; 9th dam The Fawn, by Craig's Alfred:
7th dam Shepherdess, by Wormsley's King
Herod; 9th dam by imp. Traveller; 9th dam
by imp. Wilmington, etc. The family is
quite a noted one on the turf. Fanny Hol-
ton was herself fine race-mare, and,
in addition to Ten Brock, the
Teton by imp. bennington. Nantura,
the granddam, was a very superior race
mare, and threw winner to every stallion
to which she bred-among them Extra, Ex-
change, Express, and the great Longfellow,
whose brilliant career upon the turf is familiar
to all. Quiz, the great granddam, was not
trained, but her full sister, Queen Mary. was
| quite famous in her day. Woodpecker by
Bertrand, out of the Buzzard mare, and the
| fifth dam was one of the most famous race
horses in his day, and defeated the noted
cracks from Virginia, Waxy, by Sir Archy,
and Collier, by Sir Charles, four mile heats:
he was very popular sire, being the sire of
Grey Eagle, the competitor of Wagner in the
great four-mile- races at Louisville KY.
| in 1889: Ralph, and host of other good
ones.
| Ten Brock was not started in his year
old form, but came out in the spring of 1871 10,
winning the Phoenix hotel stakes at Licking
ton, one and one-eighth miles, 80 pounds,
in 2:114, beating Aristides, Bill Bruce
Elemi, ETC., the track being almost knee
deep in mud. Same meeting was beaten fol-
the Citizens stakes, two miles, by Chesa-
peake, in 3:371a, being unplaced. Was un-
placed IN the Kentucky Derby, won by Aus
trallan, 100 pounds up, one and one-halt
miles, in 1874. At the Lexington fall
meeting he was beaten by Bob Woolley and
King Alfonso, for the Phoenix hotel stakes
one and one-eighth miles, in 1854, the fast
est race ever run at the distance, though he
turned the tables by defeating both of them
in the sweepstakes for 3year-olds, one mile
| five furlongs, in 24915
| During that fall Ten Brock was beaten in
the Kentucky St. Leger by King Alfonso
two miles, in 3:3411aa, finished second in from,
of large field. Immediately afterward he
won the Post stake, three miles, 80 pounds
in 5:31. Going from there to Nashville
Tenn, he won the Merchants post stake
| two mile heats, 80 pounds. beating Box
Woolley, in 1868. 3:404. Next he tool
| the Maxwell house stakes, mile heats, 8;
| pounds, in 1:44, 1:45, beating Damon and
Bob Woolley. This closed his three-y ear-olc
career.
In the spring of 1876, at the Lexington
spring meeting, he was beaten by Aristides
in the four-year-old sweepstakes, two anc
one-eighth miles, in 3:451las, each CARRYING
los pounds, the fastest and best race eve
run at the distance. His second appearance
was at Louisville, Kentucky, when he wol
the two-mile heats, carrying 1O4 pounds il
1884, 1888. His third appearance was a
the same meeting, when he won the Louis
vile cup, two and quarter miles. 10.
pounds, in 4:O33l, beating Monmouth. Mex
he carried off the Gait house plate two an,
a half miles, lOt pounds, in 1861, maxim.
a good race. At the Lexington fall 1neetinI
he won purse, one mile and five furIongs
IN 2:5lM, los pounds, beating Philla
also the two miles and five furlongs, 1Oi
pounds, in 1852, beating Redding. An
pearing at the Louisville fall meeting, h
won the Post stakes, three miles, in $685.
1O4 pounds, the fastest race ever run at tn
distance. His next achievement was fou
miles against the best time on record Gel
lowcraft's TITO, winning in the mos
extraordinary time ever made (7:152), an
which will long remain as mark for cham
pions to shoot at. He carried 1Of pounds
, Fellowcraft, l08 pounds.
{ His career during 1877, until the race
Baltimore, was succession of brilliar
| triumphs. At the Lexington spring meetin
, he walked over for the club purse, u mile.
! and won 211s miles, lis pounds, in 1851
t At Louisville, in the spring meeting, he "a
l mile against the best time on recor,
Q:41116l, and won handily in 1:3934, carryin
8 ITO pounds. Same meeting, ran 2 mile
+ against the fastest time on record, (3:3215
$ and again lowered the record by runnin
IN 1929, ITO pounds. Going the
s to the Lexington fall meeting, /
t walked over FOR q club purse, and VIC
9 the club purse. 211s miles, 1l5 pounds,
: 3:5615, also purse, miles, 115 pounds,
= 5:S44. At the Louisville fall meeting b
!. took the club purse, IL miles, 10 pound
Z IN 2:ll4, and tho 2-mile purse in 1876, II
s pounds, beating Whisper. After his defes
at Baltimore, Oct. "a, by Parole, in til
: grand sweepstakes, 219 miles, in 4:37115s. /