The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-15
TEN BROCK.
speculations As TO His Break.

Down,
The secret Of the grand tiasco at Lou.
isville on the Fourth Of July is still the
subject Of much curious speculation, and
the subjoined letter from an experienced
81. Louis trainer, who saw the race, Is
therefore OF interest. The opinions ex-
pressed are by man whose judgment on
such subject Is exceptionally good. he
says:
Since the race have studied the thing
closely and tried to solve the mystery Of
Ten Broeck's poor performance. Things
which saw with my own eyes during
the running have given me cause for
much study. The mulatto boy on Har.
per's horse twisted and worried that great
racer with the reins and bit as II he was
trying 10 throw him down, and at the
same time was driving him with his heels
at every stride. I have always spoken
OF that boy as half idiot, notwithstand.
ing the opinion Of others relative 70 his
good riding. have never been able to
zee his performance in that light. he
generally rides as bis trainer tells him,
but II left to his own judgment l do not
think he 10 worth cent.
His conduct and the manner In which
he rode Ten Brock in the race, was only
10 accord with my previous opinion Of
him; but alter studying the case fairly l
am induced TO believe that he used his
heels,
FOR PEOPLE TO SEE
him trying to win, while at the same
time when along the back stretch close 10
where I took my stand, he used the reins
to throw his horse down, or to make him
blunder, 80 that he could fall of and not
be suspected Of doing SO intentionally.
Mollie McCarthy's reputation was much
greater than her real merit, for had she
been half such racer as we all were In. |
duced to believe that she was, Ten Brock |
would have been distanced instead Of the |
mare, and that such was the purpose Of
his rider Ihave no doubt. The best
horse won the race. There Is no doubt |
OF that. No one can dispute 1t, but the
condition OF the winner was such after
the race as 10 leave no doubt in my mind
that he had POUNDS
JUDAS IN A DRUG.
Frank Harper, the owner Of Ten
Brock, IS believed by all who know him
10 be az honest as any man living-1 do
not think that he could be induced for
mountain Of gold to practice fraud on
any body-at least he is as good man
Us lives but his head ia no better than
He is au object to pity,but not
10 hate, and his penuriousness is his own
right and nobody's business. He has IN.
limited faith in his stable gang and
leaves everything to them, knowing less
OF what they are dung than the man 10
the moon. In fact, be has so little to do
with his horse that he ought
NOT TO BE MENTIONED
In connection with the great racer. The
hot sun could not possibly affect the
horse in way to cause such poor per-
formance. Ten Brock can run loose in
in corn.feld tor month and get fat |
like hog, and in twenty -four hours time
OF preparation run better than he did in
this race. could not possibly train him
In way that he would not do vast deal
better than he did on this occasion.
The secret OF his poor run is locked in
the bosom Of somebody sure, probably |
never 10 be known to any one else save
the Creator, who knows all things.