Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-01

FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. AsAPH.-
The racing at the st. Asaph track yes
terday evening was marred by sad
accident, resulting in the instant death
of Richard Corbley, a jockey who was
thrown against fence and his neck
broken. The accident occurred about
five o'clock in the last race. Ten horses
had started and four of them went
down in the dust with their riders.
They were Kirkover, with Corbley in
the saddle; Charlie r., ridden by Geo.
Mclaughlin; May Irwin, with Congdon
up, and Punch, on whom "Dink" Don
nelly was mounted Mclaughlin es-
capped with broken collar bone, Don
nelly was painfully hurt about the
head, and Congdon was only shaken
up. Punch broke his leg and was shot
at the head of the home stretch, where
ne fell. The accident was caused by
Punch, who broke down just as he was
turning out of the back stretch. He
slackened his pace so suddenly that
Kirkover, who was right behind him,
was thrown down, and May Irwin and
Charley r., who followed, fell over
Kirkover. Punch kept on to the head
of the stretch, where he fell. The race
was five furlong scramble, and r. F.
Dee getting away in front led just clear
of Silver Queen and Punch: They
were barely clear of the bunch which
was headed by Blackfoot. There was
practically no change to the end of the
back stretch, where Punch dropped
back and Blackfoot took third place,
with open daylight between him
and the rest of the field. The
thick cloud of dust stirred by the
fying leaders obscured the view of ali
but the first three, but just as the rear
division had begun to round the turn
some of the spectators caught glimpse
of struggling horse going down with
its rider. The dust was thicker than
ever after that, but immediately after
the excitement of the finish three rider
less horses tore down the homestretch,
their reeking coats all smeared with
dust and their empty stirrups swinging
wildly ut their sides. Kirkover made
the circuit of the track three times be-
fore he was stopped. A dozen of the
horse owners and stable people ran to
the scene of the action. Corbley was
living on the grass in the inield and
gave no sign of life. He had been
thrown through the fence. Re
storatives were procured promptly, but
their use brought no result, and a mo-
ment later Frank Weir, Corbley's en-
ployer, reached the spot. He felt for
the boys pulse, placed his ear down on
the gaudy, dust-stained jacket, then
crossed the Jockeys hands upon his
breast and turned away. The accident
occurred directly in front of Weir's
stable and the.scene when Corbley's
body was carried in was pathetic in the
extreme. The stable boys knelt down
beside the lifeless form and gave vent
to their grief in loud sobs. McLaugh-
lin, who sustained a broken collar bone,
is connected with the same stable, and
all his concern was for Corbley. DR.
Ashby, of this city, was summoned, but
the young man had been dead some
time before he reached the track. Corb-
ley's body was removed to Mr.. De-
maine's undertaking establishment, III
this city, to await the coroner's inquest
which was held this morning. Nc
Laughlin was brought to this city and
taken to hospital. Corbley was about
twenty.four years old AMI had le L
with Frank Weir three years. b
home is in Jersey City, where his
mother is now living.