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|EN BROECK is a bay colt, foaled Spring 1872, 

 bred by the late John Harper, owned by F. B. 

 Harper, of Woodford County, Ky., by iuip. 

 Phaeton (son of King Tom and Merry Sunshine, 

 by Storm), dam Fanny Holton, by Lexington; 

 2d dam Nantura, by Counterplot (Brawner's Eclipse); 3d 

 dam Quiz, by Old Bertrand ; 4th dam Lady Fortune, by 

 Brimmer or Blue Beard ; 5th dam Woodpecker's dam, by 

 imp. Buzzard ; 6th dam The Fawn, by Craig's Alfred ; 7th 

 dam Shepherdess, by Wormsley's King Herod ; 8th dam by 

 Moreton's imp. Traveler; 9th dam by imp. Whittington; 

 10th dam by imp Chalders ; llth dam by imp. Babraham ; 

 12th dam by Old Starling ; 13th dam by Bethell's Arabian ; 

 14th dam by Graham's Champion ; 15th dam by Barley's 

 Arabian; 16th dam by Old Merlin. 



Ten Broeck made his first appearance at Lexington, Ky., 

 September 15, 1874. In the Colt Stake for two-year-olds, 

 J of a mile, he was placed third to Bill Bruce, Bob Wool- 

 ley being second, in 1:17. His second appearance was for 

 the Phoenix Hotel Stakes at Lexington, Ky., May 10, 1875, 

 for three-year-olds, $50 each, play or pay, with $200 added, 

 15 subscribers, one and an eighth miles ; this he won in 

 2:11J, beating Bill Bruce, Goldmine, Millionaire, Elemi 

 and Aristides. His next was same place, May 14, Citizens' 

 Stake, for three-year-olds, $50 each, play or pay, $250 

 added, 10 subscribers, two miles; he was unplaced, Chesa- 

 peake winning, Big Sandy second, Gyp.tis third, in 3:37}. 

 His next was at Lexington, Ky., September 6, Sweepstakes 

 for three-year-olds, $25 each, play or pay, with $400 added, 

 $100 to the second ; in this he was not placed, Bob Wool- 

 ley winning in 1:54, King Alfonso second, Katie Pearce 

 third. On September 9, at the same place, Sweepstakes for 

 three-year-olds, $25 each, play or pay, with $500 added, 

 $100 to the second, 9 subscribers, one mile and five fur- 

 longs; this he won handily in 2:49 J, beating Bob Woolley, 

 Elemi, King Alfonso and Emma C.; this was the fastest 

 race run at the distance to that date. His next appearance 

 was in the Kentucky St. Leger, at Louisville, September 20 ; 

 in this he was defeated by King Alfonso in 3:34}, Ten 

 Broeck second, Verdigris third, with a good lot behind 

 them. His next appearance was in the Post Stake, for All 

 Ages, at Louisville. September 23, $150 each, pay or play, 

 with $800 added ; $200 to the second ; 9 subscribers ; three 

 miles. This he won handily in 5:31, beating Stampede, 

 Vandalite, Enlister and Arizona. His next appearance 

 was at Nashville, October 5, in the Merchants' Post Stake, 

 of $50 each, pay or play, with $1,000 added; $100 to the 

 second ; 7 subscribers ; two-mile heats. This he won, de- 

 feating Bob Woolley in 3:36} 3:40J. 



He next won the Maxwell House Stakes, for three-year- 

 olds ; $25 each, pay or play, with $500 added ; $100 to the 

 second; 16 subscribers; mile heats; in 1:44 1:45, beat- 

 ing Damon and Bob Woolley. His first appearance as a 

 four-year-old was at Lexington, May 10, Sweepstakes for 

 four-year-olds ; $50 each, pay or play ; $600 added ; second 

 to save his stake; two and one-eighth miles. There were 

 seven entries, but only these two faced the starter. The 

 Woodford County delegation backed Ten Broeck almost to 



a man, and McGrath, in a rosy mood, recklessly accepted 

 all bets offered. Swim, on Aristides, was content to trail 

 Ten Broeck until the last half mile was reached, when he 

 braced himself in the saddle for the deadly conflict. Gra- 

 dually the son of Leamington closed the gap, and the two 

 horses rounded into the home-stretch side by side. In the 

 run from that point to the wire, Aristides developed the 

 highest rate of speed, and he beat the son of Phaeton 

 thirty yards. The time was 3:45}. The last two miles 

 were run in 3:31. It was a great race, and the victor was 

 cheered to the echo. Each horse carried 104 fts. McGrath 

 won thousands of dollars, and the speculative crowd from 

 Woodford went home " dead broke." Ten Broeck was 

 high in flesh on the day of the contest, but as the race was 

 the fastest on record at the distance, it is hardly proper to 

 make excuses for Mr. Harper's horse. Ten Broeck's second 

 appearance was for the Club Purse ; $500 to first and $200 

 to second, at Louisville, May 16, two-mile heats, which he 

 won easily, beating Brakesman and Captain Hutchison, in 

 3:38| 3:38. May 18, at same place, won Louisville Cup, 

 for All Ages, $50 each, pay or play, with $1000 added, 10 

 subscribers, two and one-quarter miles, beating Monmouth, 

 in 4:03J. Same place, May 20, won the Gait House Plate, 

 for four-year olds, $50 each, pay or play, with $1000 added 

 by the Gait House, $200 to the second, 10 subscribers, two 

 and one-half miles, beating Steinbok and Damon, in 4:35 J. 

 The Fall Meeting at Lexington, Ky.. September 14, Ten 

 Broeck won a dash of one and five-eighths miles, in 2:51 1, 

 beating Phyllis; first horse $300, second $50. Same place, 

 September 16. won Jockey Club Purse, $600; $450 to 

 first, $100 to second, and $50 to third, two and five-eighths 

 miles, in 4:58}, beating Redding. Louisville, Ky., Sep- 

 tember 23, Post Stake, for all ages, $50 each, pay or play, 

 with $700 added, second to receive $200, and third $50, 

 5 subscribers, three miles; Ten Broeck won in 5:26}, the 

 fastest time ever made at the distance, beating Add. Same 

 place, September 27, purse $1000, Ten Broeck to beat Fel- 

 lowcraft's time 7:19J Ten Broeck won in 7:15J. This 

 achievement made Ten Broeck the long-distance champion 

 of America. At the Lexington Spring Meeting, May 16, 

 Ten Broeck walked over for a purse of $350, for all ages, 

 one mile and a half, and two days afterwards defeated 

 Katrine and Chestnut Oaks for a purse of $600, two miles 

 and an eighth, in 3:53J. He then went to Louisville, and 

 on the 24th of May he ran the first race against time at 

 one mile, and, as usual, he lowered the standard, even 

 against "catch-weights," to l:39f, and now has the best 

 mile in the world. On the 29th of May, the last day of 

 the meeting, Ten Broeck ran two miles in 3:27}, thus cut- 

 ting down all past records, even the unofficial but neverthe- 

 less real one of Tom Bowling of 3:27f. Ten Broeck's 

 record now stands, one mile, l:39f ; one mile and five fur- 

 longs, 2:49J; two miles, 3:27}; two miles and five fur- 

 longs, 4:58}; three miles, 5:26}; and four miles, 7:15J. 

 After these brilliant performances he was thrown out of 

 training, and stands for mares at the hospitable home of 

 his owner, near Midway, Kentucky. Turf, Field and 

 Farm. 



