Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-27
"a PERFECT FURORE."
That ~ a Nature OF tho I~Rterest
Ia the McCarthy-Ten Brock Race
NeAt of the Mountains

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IA the McCarthy-Ten Brock Race
West of she MOUNTAINS.
The New York World publishes the
following anent the big turf event on the
glorious Fourth:
The expectations of Messrs. John w.
Conley and Budd Doble that the match
between the California mare, Mollie Nc
Cartby, aud the Kentucky horse, Ten
Brock, will be the big turf event Of 1878,
seem to be in a fair way of realization.
The interest west Of the mountains
amounts to q perfect %!urore, while the
managers OF the railroads centering at
Louisville say that all the signs Indicate
that an enormous crowd will be present
on the Louisville course on the Fourth
OF July. Much has been printed and
more has been said about the genuine
ness Of the match. That it is a genuine
one there seems to be ne doubt, although
the parties TO the contract heve certainly
acted in a way that makes the whole
affair look very much like a gate money
exhibition, Mr.. John w. Conley, who.
1t will be remembered, was associated
with Mr.. Peter Kellogg as manager OF
the Breeders Centennial trotting meet
iHg at Philadelphia, in 1876. spent the
past winter in California. and while there,
and after Mollie Mccarthy had beaten
Jake at two mile heats at Sacramento
early in March, conceived the idea of
the match. He at once made a PROPOSE.
ton to Mr.. Henry Winter, owner of
Mollie Mccarthy, and obtained his con-
sent for the race, providing that he ICON.
leY) could get Hsrper's consent TO run
Ten Brock. Conley then came East,
aud going to Lexington, met B. G. Bruce,
Of the Kentucky Live Stock Record.
Together they met Mr.. Harper, and OBJ.
tanned his consent TO run the horse in
the race and took a portion of the stake.
All this had been done under the pledge
of secresy. Mr.. CoRley then went to Louis
vile and hired of Lewis CLARK, president
of the Louisville Jockey Club, that clubs
racecourse, with all privileges, for the
4th of July. After the agreement had
been consummated Mr.. Conley Informed
Mr.. Clark that be wanted the track for a
match between Ten Brock and Mollie
Mccarthy, whereupon Mr.. Clark rushed
into print, saying that he had arranged
for the match, evidently hoping that by
50 doing the Louisville Club would get
the credit for bringing about so great an
event. Jealousies and rivalries between
associations and owners have gradually
brought out me truth. The Louisville
course on the 4th Of July, to all intents
and purposes, belongs to Mr.. Conley,
who has given or sold the pool.selling
privilege to Budd Doble. The race will
be under the rules Of the Louisville Club,
and the club will furnish the judges and
other officers, 80 that there need be no
fear Of anything wrong" Budd Doble
has associated himself with Watts 4 Co.,
the official booksellers, which he virtual.
ly had to do, as they had all the machin-
cry. Knowing that the race would at.
tract thousands to Louisville, the Louis,
vile Club arranged for two days Of rAc.
ing to precede the " big race" and for
one days racing to follow. So it now
appears that the Louisville Jockey Club
gives q summer meeting on I'd, Sd, 4th
and 9th Of July.
As to the two horses, the following ex.
tract from q private letter received on
Friday can be thoroughly relied on:
The horses are in the best possible
shape. Henry Colston says Ten Brock
is as fac as be can be, ard Walker. his
jockey, says he never liked him better.
The horse ran q half mile the other
morning, weight up and with heavy
shoes, in fifty seconds, which shows that
he has his speed, while he did two miles
in the early part Of the week low down in
the "forties." Henry Walsh says MolIie
Mccarthy was never better in her life.
that she has not undergone the slightest
possible change by reason of climate or
otherwise, aud that il she continues to
do as well as now, and Ten Brock de-
ieats her on July 4, he will beat her at
her very best. There has been little or
no betting, the Mollie Mccarthy party
having been asking too great odds, they
wanting three to one. Things will be-
gin to settle next week, when more ae.
curate quotations car be given, but in
the meantime you can rely that the race
will be run on the true merits Of the
horses.