The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-05
pOOR MOLLIE OUT OF SIGHT.
,yr BIG MY SIx- YEAR OLD STILL THE
KING or THE FOUR -MILERs.
uroeck Pushing the California Mare TO
u,r Beu speed for Three Miies Lead.
u.r An the Fourth. widening the Cap at
-, Jump, and Gsllops TO the stand.

o.. All the Fourth. widening the Gap at
y,ery Jump. and Gsliops TO the stand.
tor1svrr.IE. KY, July i.--The great race
-, Ten Brock and Molio Mccarthy was
.,o.dav. II was match for $4,000 side max
~o stake Of 10000. The amount Of money
..,ats vas not what made the match of inn
..,.nce II was the great reputation Of tho
- horses in their respective portions of the
..nr,rv and sectional and State pride and in
terest
Tan Brock is admittedly the favorte and
A.mpion Of the great Mississippi and Ohio
alley. as Mollie Mccarthy is ofthe whole Pacific
,lone and California especially II was not the
ay.r,c slope against the Pacific hut the great
.or,ral valley Of our country against tho region
tarond the Rocky Mountains. A such tho
80. met representatives OF widely separate
..c,lons Of the United States.
Molie Mccarthy is a brown or dark bay mare.
,..lsd 1873. was bred by Theodore Winters OF
winter. California. and is still owned by him
w.s cot by Monday. dam Hennie Farrow by i'm
nor,ed Shamrock grandam Ida by imported
pslshnzzar: e. G. d. Madam Bosley Gam
mas dam by Sir Richard; g. &. <. q. by import
ed Eagle; &. &. &. 6. d. Bet Boslcy by Wilkess
wonder: Chanticleer imported Sterling; Clo-
dlus; imported Silver Eye; imported Tally
Roger: imported Partner; imported Monkey
mare imported by Mr.. Harrison Of Virginia,
whose residence. Brandon. was on the james
river. in that State. Hennic Farrow was bred
in Tennessee: was the property OF Capt 7. q.
Moore Of Crab Orchard. Kentucky, who sold her
N Mr. Francis Morris Of New York The latter
sold her to Mr.. Adolph Mallard. formerly OF
Bordentown. New Jersey but for nearly twenty
years a resident OF San Marin county. Califor-
mia Mr.. Maillard took Hcnnie Farrow to Cali
10, n fnnl In Monday
Eclipse. Jr. The paternity seems to be claimed
for and allowed to Monday After the arrival OF
Uennie in California she was sold by Mr. Mail
lard to Mr. Theodore Winters and in 1873 pro-
duced Mollie Mccarthy. which she took in her
womb to California.
In the line Of Mollie's pedigree there are
many prominent winners. Her dam produced
Blue Flag. a good one; Prvateer. capital
four-miler now owned by the family Of the late
Mr.. Lopez in the island of Jamaica. West In
dies. In tho pedigree are Madam Bosley.
noted winner tshe the dam Of the great Gam
mall Ida. Hortensia. g.. 1t has for genera
tions been a racing family.
Monday. the sire Of Mollie Mccarthy. was by
Cotton Ia son of lexington. dam Mollie Jack
son, by Yanda sire Of the great stallion Virgil.
Mollie Jackson was also the dam Of Fanny Lud-
low. Mole Jackson has the credit of running
the best third heat in a race Of three mile heats
ever run. viz. :2eI. The time Of the three
heats was 5:35i 5:34h. 5:2Si,. This race was
won in 1861. over the Louisville course. and in
seventeen years after, a granddaughter OF Mol
he Jackson. through her son Monday. appears
again on the same battle ground to do battle. for
her own honor. the honor Of her family and Of
her State and the great Pacific coast
Monie is a brown. or dark brown bay. 15h
ssSs asa g hi nsd PF bss Mr w,th nd
inarrow blaze or strip down her face ending
In a sni -; has no other white; ear lender. well
yet. and neat: has good neck, deep at the
throttle somewhat long, and il sinks in front NJ
,er wilhers. and is straight ABOVE and below,
without arch or curve, and she carries her head
and neck low. whether standing or moving.
Her barrel or body is round her ribs large and
swelling, and very deep in front Her back IS
yhort, her chest very deep and covered by very
strong and very toblque shoulders. which
sweep far backward. She droops trile in her
sets low. covering great thighs and gaskins.
She is trlfe light in her ilauk Is remarkable
for her great forearms, her long thigh bones
well muscled large knees and hooks. W IN good
bone below both knees and hooks, and is very
short from both knee and hook Ia the ground.
She stands neatly on her strong pasterns. whtrh
are Just medium between the upright and the
sink Ing. She is very neat and bloOd-likc. hut
not beautiful. Her action is low and easy,
merely clearing the ground. She may be said
10 be great animal machine in a small space.
making her running without any haste OF mus
,uar eXertion or Of nervous energy. Her tenn
per is very, quiet aud Of The best.
Molle Mccarthy appeared only once at two
years old in 1875. winning "A 5000 stake, one
mile, at Sacramento. Cal. beating a field OF
seven others. with great ease. in 40 Al three
San Jose she beat Eli2ab.th Tilton. purse 5000
pile heats. in :4S 4, / :57; She next beat Ward
Beecher for the Latham PIate, ss75, mile and
half. in pa She won the Salano stakes
$500. mile and thrce-qunriers. carrying thre.
pounds extra beating three others IN 3;l3-
She won the Winter stakes 5000. mile and a
quarter. beating Rosewood in 2:l3 and then
won the California Spud ol me InneS stakes,
Elizabeth Tilton in l:45i. :45A She wound
up her three -year-old career by winning at San
Francisro. $1,000 purse, four mile heats, beat
Nnu MafFf. 4 both tftN aaffl
Loo Lodi, Emma SkaGgs. and Gentle Annie
dstanced the first heat. Tme-73st, 1891.
At four years old she commenced the season
BY winning at San Francisco $500, four nile
heats. beating Bazar. distnncing Lady Amanda
IN the first heat and Bradley and Billy bingham
In the second. Time. 7 7:i3'a, 7:42A. AZ Sacra-
mento she beat Lady Amanda. purse 5000, two
mlles and quarter. winning ,"as ily ~ 200: Al
and Lady Amanda two-mile h.nts. $500 in
S:Sst, 1861. Same place. Sept; II. purse siO0.
one nile, she beat Madge Duke. Josie C.. Cosmo
and Vanderbilt In 43. and at the same place.
sept 22 purse $500 two-mle heats she beat
Modoc Chief and Rob Roy with the .greatest
ease 10 3:4l =. 3:54. At Sacramento March 2.
ls7s she beat Jake match for $4,000. with
400 added hy the association. two-mile heats.
n345A 3:3ss. She gave Jake, the same age,
Mponndsa n this match. 1t Will be seen that
inohr Mccarthy has an unbroken record, hay-
us@rte ,Hg started thirig"n times and won all OF them.
Ten Brock is light clear rich bay. with a
noo noe Iourh o. white on both hind pasterns. and
biGs9ther white He is more than sixteen hands
nlsh n long and level. carrying his head neck
aiu DolY very leyel At all times, whether stand
ihg or moving He does not AT all look the very
iatse morse that he really is. owing 10 his great
valance oi proportion all over, and his quiet
itnanher ana level carriage Of his whole body
at"m nT mead 10 heel. And this is made the more
em'guNe lor the reason that he Is never eN-
slteu. ana never makes a display Of himself
never eevates his head. and never pOsturizes
N excitement. standing or running. 1t is hard
70 convey "A lust Idea Of such "A horse AS Ten
proeek Is. he Is grand from Size, neat from
balanced conformity and adjustment of all his
parts. His head is neat. clean, bloody.
win clear eye and calm expression,
showing good temper. non cNcitabiliiy,
and both courage and resolution. II
lndlcates his power and willingness to do all
mat is in him when asked lor. And all
Of his racing shows this, for he never failed
IN race. whether well or i'll. To- do all that n
willing and determined brain and stout heart
could DO His neck has no elevation, but goes
ieVei away 70 his withers in neat straight line
ahd IONS his body in a graceful way, II l.
deep at the junction. and his throttle and wind
PIPE are both large, detached, and free. giving
ule pest Of breathing pipes, which enter deep
MeH-alread chest, so large that lungs and heart
Have abundant room for both great size and
action. A large horse. long from shoulder
Ellhl 10 rump end, he ~ yet short on his back
ms shoulders Ar" very obliqur. long. and wide
ana sweep far back over his ribs. His hip
POINTS reach far forward. and lying beneath
Slrhi broad Ions, yet 50 near his shoul-