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I RICHARD TEN BROECK IN ENGLAND. It may interest some of our readers at home and overseas if we give an account of Mr. Ton Broecks match with Captain Little at Warwick, and also tell of his mare. Prioress, running a treble dead heat in the Cesarewitch. this being the only time in the history of this handicap a dead heat among three took place and it was the first victory of the Americans on English soil. The match between Ten Broeck and Little was over five furlongs, with owners up. "The American." says Custance. "was dressed in a most extraordinary manner. He wore a pair of large worsted cord breeches, black jack boots, a racing jacket cut very low In front, like a dress waistcoat, and to finish up with had a cigar in his mouth. Tom McGeorge started the horses, and Mr. Ten Broeck. putting away at his weed and sitting quite back In his saddle, looked more like riding in the park than racing. When the lag dropped lie was soon seven or eight lengths behind In a live furlong match. Needless to say. he was beaten, but not so very far, as lie came with a tremendous rush when the race was all over, and Mr. George Payne, who had done Mr. Ten Broecks commission, said: "If I had not put him on .,000 1 would have sworn lie had pulled the horse." When .Mr. Payne met him coming back to the weighing room, the American remarked: "Waal, I guess lie had the foot of me all the way." Mr. Payne laughed hear-tilv. although he had lost ,500 himself, and said: "Well, my advice. Ten Broeck, Is never ride again. I never saw such a mess in my life as you have made of it." Mr. Ten Broeck invaded England in the year 1S57, but fortune did not smilo on him. A start was made In August, but in two months, so much at a discount had the Americau become, that In the Cesarewitch the four-year-old Prioress was dropiied to 93 iouiids. Already the resources of Mr. Ten Broeck were becoming rapidly exhausted, when a turn in his fortune came with the victory of Prioress, whose chance was regarded as being so hopeless that at the start 1.000 to 10 was freely offered against her. After the first heat, Mr. Ten Broeck. who had employed American talent only, was induced to substitute George Fordham for Tankerley, who had ridden in the first heat, and with gratifying results, as the mare won the run-on. There were forty-live starters and the summary of the deciding heat follows: The Cesarewitch Free Handicap of 25 sovs. each. 15 forfeit, with 200 added by the Jockey Club; tile second to receive 50 sovs "out of the stakes; the winner to pay 30 sovs. to the judge. The Cesarewitch Course 2 miles. 2 furlongs, 28 yards Mr R Ten Broecks Prioress bred in America 4 yis 0-9 Tankerley Deciding heat. O. Fordham -. .. 1 Mr. W. Robinsons El Hakim, 3 yrs., 0-9 Lit-tie Deciding heat, Bray ................... - Mr. Saxons Queen Bess, 3 yrs., 4-10 Grimshaw Betting at starting 1 to 1 against Monsier. Dob-ler 8 to 1 against El Hakim. 25 to 1 against Queen Bess, 1,000 to 10 against Prioress. It appears that after the dead heat Prioress was "iven a gallop of three miles to limber her up. but It did not seem to hurt her. Over seven miles alioping, and some of it at racing pace, was quite sutlicient for one da.v. Dublin Sport.
