Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-07-25
THE BIG RACE.

How the People Talk After il is Over
The Mare Regarded as the SWfGtest
An1mal-TenbrOeckG Never to
speed the track again.
CHICAGO, July 6.-The Times Louisville
special says The race between Tenbroeck
and Mollle Mccarthy continues the universal
subject of conversation here, and Warm dis
cussiOns upon the relative merits Of the
racers have been the order Of the day. Not
withstanding the fact that the mare was dis
tanced the first heat, she has more friends TO-
day than she had yesterday, and were the
race to be run over, the odds would be less
and the number Of her hackers greater.
Though those who argue for her have the
worst of it at the outset because of the fact
that the horse did beat her, yet they present
good reasons for the result in the double fact
of the oven-like temperature and heaviness
of the track, both of which operated against
her and in the horses favor. The hea. simply
doubled her up before the distance was cov-
cred; accustomed to cool, bracing atmos-
phere, the sweltering sun of Louisville just
melted her speed out of her.
Her staying qualities are admitted, and
after yesterdays performance even the most
of Tenbroeck's friends conce1e that she can
out-foot him for two miles. 1t is certainly
true that she set the pace at rate that did
not tax her powers to the full, and kept it tor
two miles and more, and that it was so rapid
that it took urging to bring the big horse up
to it. Her stride was certainly perfect
combination OF grace and power, and until
the heat fairly broiled her marrow, she kept
at rate that put Tenbr0eck to his best.
The way in which the horses went around
A. H. e. OnI soh
of Gen. Buford's theory that it was hippo
drome. and little credence is given to it. The
general belief is that in the language of Frank
Harper, it was race, "from eend to eend."
1t was evident that neither horse could do
more under the sun, Notwithstanding the
comparative slowness of the time. Neither
side cared to take the chances of second
heat, and each was put on the track for the
express purpose of distancing the other, if
possible.
The mares training did not contemplate
four miles at the top of her speed, and the
for three miles in the belief that she could
hold it that distance, of which her, trainer
was in some doubt under the circumstances.
1t was thought the horse would be done up
and che could come home at her leisure. That
his fears were we'll grounded, the result
showed.
The instructions to Tenbroeck's rider were
to ride the horse right through and distance
the mare if possible 1t looked very shakey
for the horse the first two and half miles,
but when he came in at the end of the third
five lengths ahead and the mare laboring,
Harper saw his opportunity and stepping out
from the weighing stand he yelled to Walker,
"Ride for YOUR life" and he did.
At the close of the race Mr.. Winters offered
to renew the match for a future date. The
challenge was not accepted. Harper says he
will run the horse no more. AS racer he
has acquired all the reputation that it is pos
sible to obtain, and any further matches
would only expose him to the chance of los
ing some of it, to the detriment of his value
as stallion.
Miss Mollie Mccarthy, the dashlng Califor-
mia blonde, after whom the little brown mare
is named, came all the way from San Fran
cisco to see her namesake run, and attracted
much attention in the grand stand. Her dis
appointment at the result was very keen, for
she is proud of the fleet Westerner that has
so often carried her colors to the fore.
The Iri6une's special says: While Mollie
Mccarthy grew instantly better when the race
was over, Tenbroeck on the contrary grew
rapidly and constantly worse, and for time
it was doubtful if he would survive, but finally
by the most assiduous attention was gotten
out of danger. Everybody, even some of the
partisans of Tenbrock, admit that the mare
is the better animal of the two, and that her
defeat was due wholly to the intense heat,
which made her sick and thereby made the
victory for Tenbroeck only q question wbeth-
er he could stagger to the wire in the last
mile Frank Harper's declaration last night
that he would never run his horse another
race, will undoubtedly be abided by, for even
were the old man disposed to again try con-
clusions, it is doubtful if Tenbroeck would
stand training.