Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-09
A RIDE TO DEATH.
FrigIltful Fall OF Seventeen Horses
and Niders on n RacccOu sc.

Frightful Fall of Seventeen Horses
and Ride RS ON n ltncccOu sc.
The Australian papers give details of
dreadful accident in the Caulhcld cup.
The race was handicap of 1900 SOW
ereigns, and the distance one mile and q
half. Forty-one horses went to the
post. One or more of the runners fell as
they came racing up the straight, and
no fewer than seventeen horses and jock
cys were in few moments struggling on
the ground, in seemingly incxtricable
mass. The following extracts are taken
from the Adelaide Adtertiser:
Suddenly shout rent the air, gap
was made in the centre of the flying
ranks.as though park of artillery had
opened fire upon them; down went a
cluster of horses-of horses and riders
on came others en- top of them, and
shrieks, ycls and cries told of sad dis
aster, while another section of spectators
who did not see or could not realize the
extent of the calamity, were singing out
'Britisher wins; no, Marie Louise: no,
Grace Darl ng-Grace Darling Where
the horses and riders were heaped pcll-
nell, ready hands were quickly at work
to extricate the poor lads from their
dangerous position. No less than seven.
teen horses had becn brought to earth, and
the scene while it lasted was terrible
one. Some say it was Tom Brown,
other Too Too, and some again aver it
was Claptrap who caused the disaster
and was the first to come down. 1t was
pretty certain, however, that Sardius
was the second or third horse to fall.
poor Wyman pitching heavily on his
head. Then fell Lord Exeter and his
rider. The unfortunate rider, Donald
Nicholson, was seen for q moment to
struggle upon his feet, when crash into
him came Prince Imperial with shock
that knocked the horses teeth down his
own throat. and struck N,colson lifeless
to the earth. On came Mozart, Despot,
Winchester, Kingship, falling over and
over their riders, who were either thrown
out OF the saddle, crushed beneath their
weight, or kicked by the horses in their
struggles to regain their feet. 1t was in
this melee that the riders Cracknell. Wy
man, and McGra,h sustained their seri-
GUS injuries. Nicholson was pulled out
from beneath two horses n shapcless
mass, with features so pounded and mu
tilated as to be unacceptable, and just
enough life within him to breathe his
last gasp. Yeomans had n most unfor-
tunate escape with Welcome Jack.
Thank God am back again. said the
crack horseman. Il never had mar
rover squeak in my life.' 1t appears
that he saw two horses down on the
ground in front of him, and rising We'll
come Jack with both spurs in his sides,
he jumped him right over them, aud in
| landing cannoned against other horses,
Welcome Jack going down on his nose,
but he ultimately shed away to the
right and c'e,red further danger"
"rhe placed horses had scarcely been
| weighed in when melancholy process
sion of dead and wounded men was car
ried to the jockeys room. The first to
be brought in was M'Grade, the rider of
Tom Brown, who appeared to be very
poor little Nicholson appeared, and he
was succeeded by Cracknell, the rider of
kingship, who was so severely injured
hat his case seemed hopeless one.
McGrath, who was on Prince Imperial,
and Wyman, the rio r of Sardius, were
next, and they were both insensibe.
ga brief examination revealed the fact
that Nicholson had been dead for some
minutes. and that Cracknell had his
breast bone broken, and had received
other internal injuries, MGrade had Il
broken shoulder and nose, and was in
! sensible; Wyman, who was on Sard us,
sustained q fracture of the skull :;
McGrath. who rode Prince Imperial, was
su ifer mo- from concuSSiOn of the brain ::
Winchester's jockey. Huxtable, was in
sensible, and had nasty wound on his
face; and Toomcy. who rode Urara, who
was killed, was very badly hurt indeed.
Moore, Ellis, Ivemy, Hutchens and Nor
rison who were riding Lord Wilton,
Despot, Impulse, Country Boy and
Sirocco respectively, escaped with a
severe shaking each, but Frahm and T.
Brown, who were on Claptrap and Too
Too and fell in front of all the others,
escaped without scratch. and the
| 70; mer won the last race on Merrimu."