Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-02
NAPOLEON OF THE TURF"
Death of Richard Ten Brock. for Year. q
Familiar Figure at the Race Track.

Death al Richard Ten Broeck. Tor Wears
Familiar Figure at the Race Track.
News comes Of the death Of Richard Ten
Brock at Menlo Park. Gal.
His death has been long expected. His
second wife Was the widow of II. II. NewcOmb
father of Victor Newcomb She is living in
Louisville with her brother. Roger smith.
Richard Ten Brock was born in Albany.
\. Y, in $50 o: old revolutionary stock. On
the paternal side his grandfather. Col Ten
Brock of Albany, WIS revolutionary soldier,
and on the maternal his cider brother inherited
from Capt Becker OF Philadelphia the member
hip Of the distinguished Order 81 Cincinnati.
inst ituted by Gen. Warrington. Gen. haoN
and other officers Of the regulution. By pre-
scriptiye right Of slch pedigree Richard Ten
llroeck was educated at the Military college 81
West Point. Subsequently he studied law in
New York
He gained his earliest racing experience from
Col. johnson of Virginia. remembered bv sport
ing men as the Napoleon OF the turf. in con-
junction with whom he made ventures lie
established a stable OF race horses in Havana.
and later on in Canada. where his hor-cs
started nine times without ever once being
beaten. Then Mr.. Tea Brock purchased Lex
ington as a three-year-0ld from Br. MG-iiell.
who ran him in his first race under the name ~
barley. His form ami points NJ once fixed the
-. 900. then regarded a. a handsome sum. lie
at once matched him with Mr.. Smith ~ Ala
hama, a rival candidate for his purchas".
against Sallie Waters and won. and next Year.
carrying the colors OF KENTUCKY. bore away tine
state stakes of $40 000-four mile heats Is
was sub selueIItly. however. beaten BY Lecomptr
over the same distance in 7.26. Lexington in
1855 at New Orleans lowered the four-lnile
record 20 7lys[.
1t was in 1856 that Mr.. Tea Brock shipred
the first installment Of American hpr-cs g. Eae-
land The stable included the celebrated enc I
nut horse Lecompte. the chestnut colt Prior. ~
bay lilly Prioress and Lexington. Befur. the
opening OF the racing season in fSJs IecumVte
and Prior died. The frs; race won b. Mr. Ten
Broecks stable was the teasarcwitch stakes. cap
tured by Priore-s al the Newmarket second oc-
tobcr meeting. Thirty-four horses started in
this race. Among them were Fisherman,
Saunterer and Warlock. the three most cele-
brated horses on the English turf NJ that time.
After n very severe struggle. IN which the
American filly Jared poorly, being badly guided
by the jockey 1ankesley, she made the c,le-
brated dead heat with FL Haklm and Qlrcn
Bess Mr.. Ten Brock secured the services #
the celebrated English jockey Fordham. who
rode the hlly in the run of. winning the race.
The number OF races won by Mr.. Ten Brocck
horses argued strongly in favor of the idea
that the American system Of training was
more favorable TO endurance: that the English
system was more conducive 10 speed. The az
gregate winnings of Mr.. Ten Broecks stable
during the ten years he remained in England
were Sl97.75s. of this sum Mr.. Ten Brooks
American stable stands credited with STATES
and the English stable with sl23. Gao.
Some years ago, when short of funds. he sold
at auction all his cups won on the British turf.
Belonging to the jackson school Of going 20
the front, Mr.. Ten Brooch had . few OF what
are called IN the South little difficulties" In
his last he received four bullets from a revol-
yer, the last entering over the eyes, passing be-
tween the skull and scalp and coming out be-
hind.