The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-02

cow. Canterbury, Des Voeux, Newman,
Exeter, Durham, Wilton, Winchelsea, Grey
de Wilton, Ailesbury, Zetland Johnston,
Andover, Lagrange, Daru, Capel, Shickler.
Stradbroke.
Commoners-GeorgeP Payne. Admiral Rous.
Colonel Forester. General Charlie, Colon ell
Burnaby, Colonel Baker.
Recently the editor of the Spirit of the
Times of New York offered Mr.. Ten Brock
handsome sum for an article reminiscent
of racing fifty years ago.
The following is the first OF the series of
the letters:
Nothing ertenuGte, nor apght set dolon in
malice"
HERMITAGE, SAN MATEo, |
Cal, October, 1890.
/, Richard Ten Brock, in 1887, being
driven from England TO California by govt,
in 1889 selected San Mateo. which only
wants people TO make it an Arcadia, where
| bought iye-acre lot and built the Hermit
tage as my last earthly resting-pace.
About twenty years before this period,
when my American horses Owned and
many bred and ridden by me in gentleman
rider matchesl had won most of the great
long races in England. Philadelphia pub
niscences." Having much money and little
time. L declined. At present, having less
money and more time, / will write series
of letters, which will commence with pedi-
gree. as is done with race-horses.
Maternal grandfather, Henry Bicker, of
Philadelphia, officer with Washington, men,
Der of the Order Of Cincinnati, which l iu-
heTit, with his portrait a century old, set in
pearls and diamonds, which my wife is now
wearing as bracelet and which my son.
sole scion of my house and heart, will in
heIit when | depart, with all else | possess.
NV father Richard horn : |
in Albany, \. Y. and his father, Colonel
Dirck Ten Brock, was likewise Revolu-
tionary officer. Anthony Ten Brock was
President of the convention Of the State of
New York in 1776 and Mayor of the city of
Albany in lTS1, and died in 1910.
In 1929 | was cadet at West Point with
Robert L. Lee and John Magruder. subse-
quently noted Confederate Generals. Lee
was at that time apparently about % years
of age, tall and gentlemanly, amiable and
popular, and was captain OF his class, which
graduated that year. John Magruder, also
from Virginia. was in the same class, and
whilst Lee was reserved, Magruder was the
reverse. |, plebeian cadet acting as
sentinel ON guard, arrested Magruder for not
being in his room a. tattoo, at which he was
very angry. Subsequently, when he had
forgotten this, | met him in New Orleans after
his return from the Mexican War. covered
with laurelS and spangles, and when | asked
about the withdrawal of General Worth to
Washington before the Mexican battles
(from point of etiquette with General Tay-
lori l said General Worth must have fell
acutely the loss of the laures he would have
gained had he remained Magruier replied:
'' Sir, such suffering has never been seen
since the crucihXion of Christ"
Emery, later a Unionist General. was in
the same class, and was the most perfect
figure of young man l ever saw. He was
from Maryland. and meeting him many
years after in New Orleans, he was in "the
sere and yellow leaf" Arnold Harris was
in my Glass; from New York. He married
a daughter of General Armstrong of Nash
vile, who was the bosom friend of Jackson
during his Presidency. Through that con-