Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-06
Ten RrOeck.s Great Victory.

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THY AT LOUISVILLE.
A New FORK H-rdId special from Louisville,
Ky. July 4fh, gives the following account Of
the the great ,rs four nile race: As is known
throughout the country. Independence Day
was selected to bring together Mr.. r. b. lIar-
per's bay horse Ten Brock and Mr.. Theodore
Winters brown mare Mollie Mccarthy in
TIN If race of four mile heats for $1,000. The
publicity given the preliminary arrangements
OF this event and thu repeated assurances
that both animals We're in superb conii ion
Gated something like the enthusiasm com
mon in Oldtn times in this country over long
diSarce racing. Ten Broeck's career WIS
well known. and il was soon aScertanPd by
all patrons of the turf that MOlEa's record had
been one unbroken series of victories. She
La long been styled the Queen of the Pacific
S"p". and her performances entitled her to
The title. The match was made in April last,
nd III due season Mullie arrived at Louis
vii e. wei and sou d, and was Immediately
rut mo training for the event. The eX
afrd character of the matched ami mails,
their grand performances, high breeding.
the great regard OF all kentuckia is
for Ten Brock, and the desire to witness a
keenly contested race, brought together an
immense attendance. For hours through th :
gate in front of the grand stand and on the 0p-
loste side of the course there passed into the
enclosure living streams of humanity. They
came in all manner OF ways, By rail, ret
cars, carriages, omnihuSes. carts and hun
dreds did the distance from the city on fnOt Z.
Twenty five thousand people is a low estimate
for the gathering, Every available space was
utmost capacity. All along the qutrJer-
stretch there were thousands. while in the
field. on the fences and outbuildings sur
rounding the track the crush was simply tire
mend0uS., Even the trees about the course
were black with people, every branch of sut-
tcient strength having one or more venture
some occupants. The day was hot md Sultry
and The track was deep and heavy fro the
rains of the last two days.
When the bell called Ten Brock and NJ ,llie
Mccarthy to the track the excitement was in
Everybody wanted IN hos hri I,
particular stars OF the tart, and much lStlug
and cr0Wding was the consequence. The bet
ting was so much One-Sded, owing to the earn
est support OF Ten Brock by his dnirRrS,
that there was great surprise expressed. Ten
Brock brought 500 and Mollie only So, these
rates ruling in nearly every pool. TLere was
no delay in saddiug. MOlie drew the pole.
and when the horses were started the enthu
SiaSm was simply indeS serbia bl the ladies seem
Jig to be almost beside themselves with excite
ment. 1t is pity that the result was OF such
an Indifferent character: il did not Justify this
enthusiastic demOhStrati m MOllie went a way
with the lead. and at the quarter pole was one
length in advance. leu Brock kept her run
ming and as she bad the speed the pair ran
with scarcely length dividing them TO the
half mile pole, past the three quarters pole and
grand stand. Ten Brock still kept the mare
cate of the first, the mare leading by a short
length. At the quarter pole on the third mile
Ten Br0eck moved up and Tapped Mollie, and
before reaching the half,mile pole he was twt
| beaten. Ten Brock galloped away from hel
| the remainder OF the heat at pleasure, and
| Moie stopped at the end of three and three
| quarters miles completely tagged out. and sllt
| was distanced. Tile first mile was run il
| l:493i two miles, 3:f34: three miles 5:53, anC
the four miles in S:l934. Ten Brock was badly
| clamped after the heat. The multitude were
| simply disguised al the miserable character o.
| the display.
| CAUSE OF MOLIIE M'CARTHY's FAILURE.
Nh NJ Lewis Clarke, president of the Louis
vile Jockey Club, te egraphs the fOllowin!
explanation of MOllie McCanhy'S defeat b!
| Ten Brock The day was intensely hot ani
close and the track very heavy. The mare Sc
the pace to kill the big horse, both running
| about thirty or forty feet from the pole. Afte
going two and half miles the mare began t
weaken, and when passing the stand the thirt
| time She was very much distressed. Ate
passing the half mile pole Oh the last mile sh
began to reel and was stopped before reaching
| the quarter pole, and with difficulty could b
brought to the judges stand. The excesSiv
heat has been telling on her lately, ana tn
! cci0se, hot day was foo much fer her: lie
BrCeck was much distressed, and could NO
| have gone abe second heat Az