El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-13

{ pole the mare had her head i'm front and
I bcttered her position slightly two
thirds around the turn The race was
obscured from my sight until they en-
tered the stretch. when the mare held
him at her cirths and in this position
they raced to the stand i'm 1-4J 81. both
under a pull. the horse with his head
4 turned i'm toward the mare.
The mare ran with such a beautiful,
apparently easy stroke, and the horse
seemingly at labor. but really annoyed
at restraint, that a shout went up that
she already had him beaten But 1T is
a far cry to LOchawe.' and only one
mile out of four had been done The
mare now drew away and had a length
. the best OF IL at the mile and a quarter
mark. I'm which she released TO half
a half pole i'm 2-fI- Around the turn.
until 7 again lost sight of them, she
held him at her girths. and I'm this 20
sition they second time reached the
stand In 2-f5 IA As they entered the
second mile the horse drew up and
bettered his position. but MOllie stiu
had her head iu front as they passed
the two mile and quarter mark IN
1-16 3-A
loses the Pole.
"But from this point the horse
showed his superiority. He drew ahead
and took the pole from her ass they
went down the back stretch and as they
passed the two mile and q half post in
4-4S 1-2- he led her an open length
From the time he got his head I'm front
she was beaten mare and though she
struggled Camely. the horse continued
TO make distance until at the compile
tion Of the third mile he led her at least
20 yards at the score in 5-55 and held
that lead past the three mile and
quarter mark She continued a stern
chase at this disadvantage for another
quarter of a mile, when she threw I'd
her tail and gave 10 up The horse gal
lOped home leisurelv when his jockey
saw that he had the mare distanced-
Time S-19 8-t-over a very heavy and
sticky track. so much so that. notwith-
standing the slow time the race was q
very severe one for the winner. Such a
shout as went up over the triumph of
Ten Brock and such a scene OF Wild
and eNtravasaut excitement I never
saw before and never expect TO again.
outside the impulsive state OF Ken
lucky
Exciting Discussion.
The discussion that followed this
event was as wildly exciting as the
controversy that had ragged about the
respective merits of the horses before
the event took place. Unfortunately the
race proved only thar Ten Brock was
better than MOllle Mccarthy under GER
tain conditions What the result would
have been on fast track OF course no
one could say, but the supporters of the
California mare were as confident OF
her proves as they ever We're The de-
scriptiOn Of the condition Of the track
quoted above hardly presents the pic
ture adequately. for IL is said that it
was exceedingly sloppy.
There were present turf followers
from all over the country-from Maine
to California they had come and the I'M
satisfactory finish aroused lot Of re-
sentiment The kentuckians, of course,
were. perfectly satisfied. and are to this
day That the race was contested TO the
last ounce of endurance but some OF
the hackers of the California mare sent
up terrific yell and claimed that she
had not been ridden out
a tremendous sum Of money changed
hands as q result of the struggle
sum hitherto unknown in the history Of
Kentucky racing, it is reported, and
undoubtedly the pinch Of the losses had
much TO do with the display Of bad
craftsmanship on the part Of the back
ers Of Nollie Mccarthy.