St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-11
A Startling Accident Mars the
Races at the State Fair
Track.
Misses Poole and Lane Hurled
to the Track and Seri-
ously Injured.
Lee Russell and Pilot w Ian d
the Tpots and Prince
Mac the Pace.
Several Interesting Brushes
of Spe ed Enliven All
the Events.

The track events at the State Fair
yesterday were married by distressing
accident which occurred in the ladies'
running race. Miss Villa Poole. OF
North Dakota, is an unusually clever
and expert horsewoman, and has passed
through many painful accidents in her
turf career, but none so serious as this.
Miss Mamie Lane, of North st. Paul,
was the other victim of the catastrophe.
The race came OH shortly after
o'clock. Miss Poole, mounted on Dea-
kin's Little Joe, applied the whip at the
very drop of the flag and shot ahead,
but the horse was not fast enough to
show the way. Buckskin,> ridden by
Miss Grace Armstrong, of st. Paul,
pushed past, and then Miss Neal, OF
Philadelphia. mounted on big chest
nut thoroughbred, came up level with
Miss Poole. The two were having an
exciting struggle when the horses
swerved and Little Joe went down,
heavily throwing Miss Poole with
tremendous force to the hard track.
Miss Jennie Rush, of Kentucky, with
the horse Dyer, was close up behind.
She could not rein out and had 10 take
the leap. This Dyer effected without
all accident, but unhappily Miss Lane,
urging her horse behind, did not OBJ
serve the mishap, and she dashed full
speed into the pfostrate forms OF Miss
Poole and her horse, which were lying
helpless in the center of the track. with
Miss Poole struggling to free herself.
The collision was terrific. The second
horse fell with tremendous force across
Miss Poole and threw Miss Lane upon
her face. The latter'S horse eXtricated
himself, sprang to his feet and dashed
away, but the two ladies and Little
Joe were unable to rise. Help
reached them as soon as posi-
BILE. Men drove across with
carriages, and DR.. Murphy also ran to
a carriage and was hurried to the scene
of the accident. But it must have been
full two minutes before the two unfort-
innate ladies were released from their
perilous position with the PROSTATE
horse. The ladies were badly burt.
They were conveyed in carriages to the
officers building, where everything pos
sible was done to relieve their suffer
ing.
1t is impossible to state the extent of
the injuries received. Miss Poole had
her left shoulder fractured, and both of
Miss Lanes arms were broken. In adj
SIG was UdulJ HuiI tIlC
face. Her front teeth were Knocked
out, her jaw broken and several con-
tusions about the face bled profusely.
1t is feared that they both suffered in
teranal injuries that may be dangerous.
DR.. Murphy remained with mis- patients
until a late hour, getting them as COM
Portable as possible after setting the
fractures.
The claim was made that the horse
ridden by Miss Neal is a vici GUS ami
dangerous animal, aud also that he was
responsible for the accident. In other
words, Miss Poole's friends assert that
the horse is a ''Dolter," and that he
bolted into Little Joe, throwing him off
his feet. On the other hand, the owner
of the horse in question declares that he
is tractable and safe, and he denies that
he bolted at ALL explaining the accident
on the theory that Little Joe stumbled
and fell.
DR.. Murphy returned from the Fair
ground last night at 1890. He said he
left his patients much easier. 1t is his
opinion that neither is injured in
ternally. Miss Lanes jay is fractured
In two places, and her facS will proba-
bly, be disfgured for life.
"They will come out all right" said
DIR. Murphy to GLOBE reporter. II
feared worse injuries than they really
received"