Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-03
SPORTING.
A Tragic Day OF Accidents al the
Brighton Beach Races-JOckey
Moran Killed.
The Washington Park Races Pass on
smoothly Weather Good, Track
Fn,t and Time Records.
BnronroN BEAcn RACES.


NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The track was in
good condition at Brighton Beach to-day
and there was more than an average at
tendance, but the pleasures of the day
were completely married by chapter OF
terrible accidents, by which one of the
most promising Young Jockeys, Moran,
was instantly killed and several others
narrowly escaped with their lives. The
second race was started with TIM.
~ -onc horses, although twenty-five own
crs had sent In an application to have
their horses withdrawn, as the number
was too great and the track too narrow
TO give their animals a chance 10 win,
and beside they were afraid Of accident.
Caldwell got the horses off in bunch
and OF course they raised an immense
clond Of dust In which those behind the
front rank could not see where they
riding to. At the half mile post Moran,
who was riding Miss DAILY, as well az
could be seen wit d the dust, was on
the outside third place, (haying Joe
Howell little in front and closely follow
ed by Garrison on Blizzard and Lane on
Bonnie Lee was seen to suddenly pitch
high in the air, and was quickly followed
by the other two falling also. Aforan's
neck was broken and death was almost
instantaneous. The other riders, Garri-
son and Lane, are all right.
In the third race another accident oc-
Cured which in one case may prove
fatal Rivers, who was riding Wander
ment and Williams on Cardinal AIcClos-
key, were thrown as they entered the
homo s.1
home unconscious and unable to move.
Williams escaped with few bruises.
First race, for two-year-olds to carry
100 pounds, five-eighths mile starters;
Jackson Bessie b, Glenbrook, T.aclare,
Nun, Minnie, st. John, Salute, Soprano,
Rock and Rye, Bordellaige and Strong
Batter won by Bessie Is by head, Sa-
lutte second, Rock and Rye third time
;029. GlenOrook ended the race by
pitching his jockey over his head.
Second race, selling race, three-fourths
mile; starters: Patapsco, Tnllyman,
Miss DAILY, Garfield, Korei, Miss Glennen,
llesperlo, Ailean, Nezenay, Ubertu Joe
$. Navarro, Paul Herman, Audacity,
Normic, Gentry, Thundcrbolt Rid
die, Thcodora, Paradox, Blizzard,
Joe Howell, Joe Murray, Bon
ilt i'tt Hltulu, iluTllc, BsllsLlf,
James Mac, Fellow Play, Success, Miss
Barnes, Miss Baldwin; won by Navarro,
by three lengths; Garfield second; Joe
Howell, third. Time, l;l7.
Third race, selling race, milc--Start-
ers, Queen Esther, Wonderment, Val
ley Forge, Miss Goodrich, Cardinal Nc
Closkey, Hatachimc, Ben Thompson, Val
pariso, Tom Kerns, Shelby Barnes, Dir
zle Blond, Mcndina; won by Ben Thomp-
son by neck; Miss Goodrich, second;
Valley Forge, third. Time, :3l -
Fourth race, handicap, one and one
eighth mile--Starters Boatman, Corsair,
Lyon, Woodflower, Blue Peter, Bonnie
:, Mollle Walton, Capt. Warren and
Glenbar Won by Lyon by one and one
half length; Boatman, second; Molic
Walton, third. Time, ;5S.
Fifth race, for all ages, one mile
Starters; VlndcX, Sovereign, Pat, Bar
mum, Punka and Ripplettc Won by Bar
nun In cantcr by two lengths; Punka,
second; VindeN, third. Time, ;46,