The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-09
Ten BROCK.
About the Famous Turf
man Who Died In San
Mateo, California
he First to Win In England With
American Bred Thorough
brods. .45

no clr9t 10 WIN III hu2l6u0 VAIN
American Bred Thorough
breds.
Eory Of His Trlals and Triumphs Abroad
His Mind Unbalanced During
His Last Years.
Richard Ten Brock. the famous turf
an, who died at San Matso, CAL, Monday
horning, was over 80 years Of age. and had
ben an invalid for man years. His racing
hroer began in the thirties and ended in
November, 1887, when he moved 10 Oslifor-
la, purchased q dve-acrs lot in San Mateo.
Footed 4 dwelling which he christened the
Hermitage" and in which he closed his
Yes. In 1890. writing Of his homo, he said:
Dwelling in Gods OWE country, I am
bading . quiet, peaceful and contsnted
lfe."
Richard. or ''Dick" Ten Broeok, a. hs
as familiarly known, will sver live in the
acinR history Of America. His career on
(he turf. with it, brilliant succesaes and
liter disappointments, would fill . volume
nd more. He began racing In the '3Os. and
ontinued almost necessarily until 1887,
khsn he retired. His horsss have run
oms Of the greatest races IN record. and
hQutcs created BY them many years ago
It'll stand.
Mr.. Ten Brock Was = genial, we'll be-
owed companion. m honest, enthusiastic
horseman, and the most intrepid gambler
hat ever backed a horse, bucked the tiger,
br bluffed on a pair of deuces. He was the
lrss to score . success with American
horses in England, and tho story OF his
rails and triumphs there ia best told in his
pwn words:
"Having collected, a. I thought, a win
ming stable, I started in 1856 for England,
where I received a most cordial welcome
from many of EnRland's greatest men.
Among these were Sir Henry Hawkins, Sir
Henry James. Sir Charles Russell, Prince
Of Wales, Prince Christian. Prince OF Hesae.
nnIsa " " W%all;ne n%as,n R;oSmo nei' Nevo.,t sIe
Hamilton. Westminster, 81. Adams, Port
land; Lords Derby, Palmerston, Carnarvon,
Portsmouth. DroRheda, Anglessa, Chester
field, Hastings. WestmorelaRd. Annesley,
Ellesmere, E%hanRham, HARRINGTON. Win
chelsea, Coventry, Falmouth. strathmore,
otASIt .JkOS AuAu DO6 SO0AAt
shrev sbury. Wilton. Ailesbury. Exeter,
Capell, Dacre. Zetland, Londonderry,
Qu%eensberry, Fitzwillian, Andovsr; Vivi-
IN, Admiral Rous. Count de Grange,
Baron schickler, Sir Frederick Johnstone.
Sir Walkin Wynn. Sir Joseph Hawley and
Messrs. Greville, Crawford. Payne and
Forester.
Though entering upon my racing career
under the best auspices. my horses failed
10 earn bracelets, and I had determined TO
give up the venture, and send my family,
stable, and servants to America at once,
when, in October Of the year 1867 I went to
Newmarket to zee the Cesarewitoh, in which
I had entered my mare Prioress. After
calculation I found / had but e1O remaining
utter settling all my bills. Going to the
course on horseback without the least in
tsntion of betting, I rode to the ring be-
fore the start for the Cssarewitch. and,
from curiosity, inquired how much Prior
bacon. said: I will bet you 100 TO !, Mr..
Ten Rroeck.' I ansvered: 1000 to 10. Done.'
Immediately several ~bookmakers said: ]
will bet you the same, Nj. Ten Brock
Having no more money. I rode OF in dis
gust, and - the sky indicated a storm, ]
order to prevent the dirt from adhering, and
some whisky 90 a tonic. and additional
blankets to protect her from the approach
ing storm. My American Jockey, knowing
nothing of the course, got shut in by the
front ranks, and the mare swervsd badly al
the finish. A dead heat between three wal
announced. Prioress being one of them. In
the interval between the race and the run
off there was a terrible downpour. durinf
which Prioress Was carefully blanketsd ant
rubbed down, while the two English horses
shivered in the cold and rain. On the advice
have won by q length if pro,e rly ridden
for the run-of I engaged Fordham, the lat
famous Jockey, to ride Prioress, and thu
mare won the lun-of by a length and
half.
.Fordham. then called the Kid. rode a
eighty-three pounds at this time, and hi
riding so favorably impressed ME that I be
came at once his first master at a salary 0
ElOO q year. III duke Of Beaufort fanciet
Fordham's riding so much that he beoam,
his first master soon afterward, increasing
his salary per year just twenty times; but
stiIl retained second call upon Fordham.
u.w "iD hops and and courage '' Thss "' followin'
year l returned to England. and met witt
considerable success. The basis of all nj,
racing triumphs in England was the game
ness Of my American horses, the ability o
my American trainer. Pryor. and the su'
periority of my English Jockey, Fordham
"At Newmarket / had many matches wit
Lord Glasgow, q rich Scotch nobleman
who, like Rous, was 4 sailor before he 90
his title. Suffering cruelty from neuralgi
caused him to be very irasoible. and whel
he and ! had the two favorites for tn
Guineas. a noted Newmarket race, he mad
an appointment with me and others to star
from the Jockey club rooms and see hi
horses, which had just arrived. As on
party went In, a noted writer for Bali
Life, asked permission to follow. Glasgo,
made no reply. whom one of his friends.
mischief maker, said: Glasgow. who
that?" Still no answer. The questio
was again repeated. when Glaf
gov said: II Is that rasca
Beaconv The next day he oane to til
breakfast table in a %jocular man
ner, reading a letter, When q friend sale
What have you there, Glasgow He an
swered: ! have = letter from Beacon
solicitor, saying I must apologize for m
cpprobrious% language against his client c
he will institute a suit His friend sait
What did you replyp Unanswered thai hi
client was a rascal, and he was anothsrn
"Fordham rode my horse this race ia
the Guineas. Gen. Peel, Glaseow's hots'
WAS ridden by Aldcroft. They led the fol
twenty yards, their arms and legs going q
ia they had been dragons. and Gen. Pc
won by a short head.
"As a rule, after the Jockey club dinner !.
Newmarket. Lord Glasgow used to ask n
what horses I had to run, and we procsede