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match attracted some attention, as it was considered a con- 

 test between Kentucky and Tennessee. Rudolph repre- 

 sented Kentucky and Angora stood for the honor of Ten- 

 nessee. 



Probably the last great race of all the long distance con- 

 tests was that between Ten Broeck and Mollie McCarthy. It 

 took place at Churchill Downs on July 4, 1878, and resulted 

 in a victory for the former. Ten Broeck was owned by 

 Frank B. Harper and was by imp. Phaeton out of Fanny 

 Holton, by Lexington. He was bred in Kentucky and car- 

 ried the colors of the grand old commonwealth, as Kentuck- 

 ians are wont to designate their state. Mollie McCarthy 

 was owned in California, but she was bred in Tennessee. A 

 match was arranged between them for $20,000 a side, and a 

 special train brought Mollie McCarthy and a thousand 

 Californians to " the dark and bloody ground." The Ken- 

 tuckians were loyal to the great son of Phaeton and 

 wagered everything they had on the result. But the 

 people from the Golden Gate were said to have brought 

 fortunes with them for the purpose of betting, and they 

 quickly covered every wager. 



Ten Broeck took the lead from the start, but Walker, 

 his rider, was a diplomat and he did not race his horse out 

 at the very outset and exhaust his speed. He rated him along 

 for the first three miles nicely, always leaving Mollie close 

 behind. When the finish came Ten Broeck was first under 

 the wire, but the game California mare was not far away. 

 Then when the concluding heat came it was apparent that 

 the Californian was fast tiring, and Harper gave instructions 

 to set a clip that would end the matter, for he was positive 

 that his horse had the bottom that the mare lacked. 



Around the course flew the mighty Ten Broeck. Three 

 times the circle was made and Mollie was staggering. 



" One thousand even that Mollie does not pass under 

 the wire again," yelled Yankee Bligh, the greatest detective 

 the South ever knew. 



" Done," said a patriotic Californian, and the money 

 was put up in the hands of Major William Owens, who, by 

 the way, was afterward a noted detective of Louisville and 

 the South. 



Mollie was staggering. Her race was nearly run. At 



