The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-06-26
THE GRAND RACE.
Ten Brock and MOIIie Mccarthy
The Orient ~. the De-
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Inc OFhtnL W. the De-
8 cident
; The greatest race of the moderr
times will 10 doubt take place at tn,
Louisville ,Jocky Club race course, OF
the 4ih Of next July. As great inter
est is felt in the matter, we. though
our readers would like to know some
thing of tie record and merit of thr
contestants. So we clip the folIowiu.
from the oldham Era by a horseman
Ten Brock is Il bay horse standing
. 161 hands high, Of immense power
and muscular developments, very quiel
in disposition and temper, is very easy
to train, not at all fretful or disposed
to break away, and remarkably easy
to handle in a race, however many
horses there may he running. He wa.
bred by the late John Harper who at
his deaf bequeathel him to his pres
ent owner Mr.. F. b. Harper. He wa.
got by imported PhaetOn, and out OF
Fanny Holton BY Lexington, who was
out of Nantura by Brawner's Eclipse,
sometimes called Counterplot-who
was also the dam of Longfelow, 81
dam Quiz by Bertrand, Lady Fortune
by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dam by
Imp Bnzard etc.
/ TO go into n detailed and minute
account of all the races in which he
has started, would exceed the limits
prescribed tor this article. will there
fore Confine myself to a general review
of his turf career. lie started but once
as Il two year old, and was beaten, and
since then although occasionally beat
en-, his career has been one of unex-
ampled brilliancy, particularly in point
of time. Aristides beat him at Lex
ington on one occasion, and Parole at
Baltimore last fall, on both of which
his friends fell very heavily. He low
cred the record at all distances from
one to four miles as the following Ia
BILE will show. One mile in 1891; two
miles in 3:273; three miles in 5:26d ;
and four miles in 7.l5i; and the best
previous performances were mile in
1:4lf 1921, 5:274, 7:19t for one, two
three and four miles respectively.
MOllie Mccarthy is a brown flly,
standing 15t hands high, level built.
very powerful muScled, with small
bone, good feet, and unusually large
tendons Like the horse she is very
easily trained and managed in a race.
She was sired by Monday, dam Hen
ME Farrow by Imported Shamrock,
second dam Ida by Bslshazzer, third
Gamma by Pacific, fourth by Sir Rich
ard. BY an examination it will he
found that they both are very finely
bred, rs .Pheaton was by King Tom,
one Of the best sires in England, while
Monday was by Cotton and he by Lex
ington. Nellie Mccarthy has run in
some thirteen or fourteen races, and
has never been defeated. She has run
mile in 1:4l4, if | mistake not, and
at-three years-old scored heat of four
miles in 1888. Her friends claim what
she has done is no indication of what
she is capable OF, and their unbOunded
confidence is evinced by their willing /
ness to match her against Ten Brock I
for five thousand dollars aside, and I
make the trip from California to Lou
isville to run the race. If the chances
of the two in the forthcoming match .
are to be Judged by their respective
performances, as regards time. it I
would seem that the filly has but little 1
show to win. 1t is thought by some
that the change of climate and water
Will operate against her, but l sup
pose that her friends apprehend no
from that source, otherwise
they would not have made the match.
My own opinion is, that she should
have been brought here now, and made .
the race this fall. The confidence re-
posed in her must be very great, as
they knew what Ten Brock had done
and if in condition what he can do
again, if he has not been injured by /
his previous harl training and run
ming. He is strapping big strong
horse, and probably better able to car
ry his weight than the filly is. Very
much depends upon the condition OF
the horses, anj the circumstances I'M
der which the race is run. If they are
both in their best possible condition,
the track in fine fix, and the condition
of the weather is all right, | look for
the hest race of the distance ever run
in this country, there is not enough
difference in their speed to make it a
dead sure thing for the horse, an acct
dent Seemingly unimportant OF any
other time, might decide the day. !
What we want is fair field and no
favor, and may the best horse win. /
| see the filly has arrived at her quar-
tiers in Louisville safely, and in good
condition to receive the grand prepara- /
ton, and hope she may be in fix to
run for king 5 ransom.
HARRY BAssETT.