Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-06-18
A THRILLING TURF TRAGEDY.
McWhirteI' Heroic Ibcarh at ~ .
Louis Wednesday.
st. Louis Republican, jntv G.

st. Louis Republican, jute G.
The SaddeSt and most Eelrt-reud-
ing scene ever Witnessed on any race
tIack in the world harPzned III the
three mile dash, yesterday. when
New mIr,er's fure.e9> broke down on
the back stretch while the thIrd mile
was being run. McWrirler, Mahl
stuck. Red Buff and Jue Rotes wert
the starters in the race, the !.rmer
two soon taking the lead and keeping
even neck and neck until after the
@quar'er pole bad been passed
in the second mile. About midway
between the three quarter and cighih>
mile posts McWhlrter stumbled -
Old hor>emen standing near that part
of the track knew Immediately thai
the horses career on the rare>c"uTSe
was ended forever, for il was 0niv too
evident tha. his lnrelees bad broken
down, Nj. Geo. CadwalIer shouted
'or the rider to STOP the horre, bnt
with persistence uneXpia nable he
KEEP: ahead. pushing McWhirter to
hlS utmost speed, IA, was perfectly ev-
ident to all. By the time The first
quarter of the third .nIie had been
reached McWhIrter had dIupp, d ue-
hind MahStick Iength aud u bait,
and ~hrn just entering Oh the back
stretch he
STUMBLED AGAIN,
and before the half mile pos. was
resched Joe Rudes hal passed him,
and Red Bluff was pretty close be
hnd. Just about al the second imn
Red Bull WAS seen To pass McWhir-
Ter. aud the same tine ran against
him. throwing him do.n and >erd;ng
lht inckey into the dirt. A htrl.
further ON, Red Bluff stumbled and
fell down. As = Un as MahlStick and
Joe RodeS had passed the JUICES
stand. a great rush was made for
that part Oi he track where Me-
Whittier fell. 4 most Sickenusg
sight met the eNeS of the c-Oau as il
gathered around Whrter who by
this time Vas on bis legs again. buJ
only "n two feet. The poor horse
was hohbIirc arnund on the stump>
of his fnr-lr9>, the limbs having be-
come unj"intrd at the pa>ieru Joint
ana tie h"niS were banging loose.
joined to the legs by only a sn,a |
nt tbn 'rn.,
Link, stood near the head Of his
horse. crying, and SAYING that they
"musn't blame ham tnr IT. lie didn't
know The horse legs were that
way " 1t WAS decided Immediately
that Inc h"r>e must be Shot, aud Off
Ger Kreh er. ni the Fifth drsrrlct,
was ietriled to do tie unpiea~ant
joh. When the fficrr pulled out his
revolver. and placed the muzzlr
against WLirIrr', head. The poor
dumb bruic did u0t even wink; and
when the shot VAS fred he only Jumps
ed liLii,. With his fnrele9S, and the
secord shot I'D not effect him much
GIorc. Neither nf these shots WIS
placed where 1t should have been
But the third shat. near the left
eve. was cViIeutIy more. painful then
the first shots, aud ulde the h0rse
jump. and he finally started across
the track, hohbIing nB the bare bones
of his forelegs. Il vas tneD that the
>pectat0rs turned away, sickened from
TIE HORRIBLE SIGHT
and quite number cried oat to the |
officer Ito end his miserable job |
without any niure biundering," and
he did. shooting the racer for the
fourth time in the forehead The |
horse reared "n his hind legs and |
then teii down, bit not dead by any |
means. lie laid on the ground KICK
lug for several n.inu;es. and When |
hauled away few minutes afterwards |
was still alive. AS soon rs he was |
down number of jockeys and sta
BILE boys gathered around with pock>
et-khive- in their hands aud began
tC cut # little bunches of his name
and tail Tor memenfOes but the uffi
Ger d ID not ALLOW them t0 IN Ike very |
m ny hauis 0t the long chestnut har
The celebrate d racer reS.S under an
elm tree liz The southeast corner of
u grounds, near the track, where ia !!
after years, they said, he could hear