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go to live at Russley, but in another chapter I shall 

 speak of that part of my career. This is, however, a 

 fitting opportunity to say something about Mr. Ten 

 Broeck, the Yankee sportsman. 



In the year 1857 Mr. R. Ten Broeck came over 

 to England with some very good horses to try his 

 luck on the English turf. Amongst them were 

 some of the best that America could produce, and I 

 must say they did not disgrace that country. They 

 included ' Lecompte ' — I believe a real good horse. 

 Miner, the trainer, always told me he was a long 

 way the best horse they had seen in America for years, 

 and he certainly looked it. He was one of the 

 finest animals that I ever saw, and looked like carry- 

 ing [4 St. to hounds, with no lumber about him. 

 Previously to coming here he had been at the stud for 

 two years, but was very quiet. He stood his pre- 

 paration for some time, but was taken ill, and never 

 recovered sufficiently to be put in training again, 

 so we never had the chance of seeing what all 

 American trainers considered the best horse they 

 ever had compete with ours. Some of the others, 

 however, did credit to their country and them- 

 selves. ' Starke ' won the Goodwood Stakes in 

 1859, and the Goodwood Cup, beating ' The Wizard,' 

 in 1 86 1. Mr. Ten Broeck's colours at this time were 



