The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
STRUCK BY SHARP HOOFS
He Suffers a Fracture of the
Skull Which May Cause
Death.
SIX FAvoRITEs ARE BEATEN.
Geyser Wins the Annual and Nebuch.
adnezzar the Capital City
Stake.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. IA
shadow of gloom was cast over the i'm
mense crowd that attended the races at
Agricultural Park to-day by probably
fatal accident to the popular young
steeplechase rider. Frank Cuddy, who had
the mount on Huntsman, one of the
favorites in the Detung for the hurdle
event, the last race of the day. The &C
cident occurred at the second Jump, in
front of the grand stand. Gold Dust took
the obstacle first, followed by Zaragoza
and Huntsman. The latter horse, close at
the heels af the two leaders, did not raise,
but apparently waded through the hur.
dies and fell, unseating Cuddy. One of
the other starters struck the fallen rider,
rolling him over on the track and Uncle
Sam, Immediately following, struck the
PROSTATE jockey with one of his fore hoofs
on the skull, back of the left ear. An ex-
animation of the injury in the Jockeys
room showed the skull to be fractured, and
Cuddy was Immediately conveyed to the
Railroad Hospital, where the operation of
trephining was performed, with slight
hope of recovery.
Before becoming too heavy to ride on
the fat Cuddy rode for Orville Appleby,
the San Jose horseman, but for some time
past has been in the employ of N. S. Hall.
The accident was deplored by horsemen
and track employees in general. with whom
the injured jockey was very popular.
Six hot favorites were chalked up by the
pencilers, and these same six choices all
bit the dust at different times, causing the
talent, which was out in full force, to weep
tears of bitter anguish. All sorts of shots
skipped past the delusive wire, from
Geyser, y to second choice, to rank
outsider like La Flecha, a 20 to 1 chance,
Zaragoza also won at remunerative Odds
and altogether the betting public enjoyed
a most tickle and unhappy day.
The star feature OF the big card was the
Capital City stake, handicap, which re-
suited in the defeat of George Roses
grand three-year-old Ruinart, which was
asked to pick up 115 pounds and give
away weight to some splendid performers.
He was downed by Nebuchadnezzar, the
sturdy little Brutus colt, only after
gruelling drive, and this after being cut
off in the stretch. Ruinart was a warm
choice in the betting, his price quickly be-
ing swiped from to to 10 g Wheel of
demand at 2I, with the Boots pair, In
stallator and Nebuchadnezzar coupled.
third choice. Marcel was the outsider.
Narvaez on Instrllator went out and
made the running, leading his stable COM
panion into the stretch for home by half
length, with the Wheel third and Rmnart
fourth. Below the furlong pole Ruinart.
next to the rail, closed up the gap between
himself and the leaders, and as the quartet
was strung across the track almost on
equal terms, the result seemed query.
The finish was the prettiest of the meet
ing. In the hardest kind of a drive, Nc
Claim got ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS past the wire
a head before Ruinart, with Instaila or at
the pls ce horses saddle girths. The mile
and a furlong was covered in 1:55%.
Wheel of Fortune was fourth, but a neck
back OF lnstallator, showing ommendable
work on the part of the Handicapped. Had
not Ruinart been cast off below the fur
long pole in attempting to come through
in the center of the track, the result mipht
have been different.
The California annual stake, valued at
$3.50, for two-year-olds, over six furlongs,
went to Gevser, a crippled son of Ben Ali
sporting George Roses coors. There
were but six entries with the Elmwood
stock farm duo, The Roman and Hohen-
zollern, going to the post favorites at to
5 backed down from twos. Geyser, which
8 to 5. Long odds were laid against the |
others.
True Blue, Hard Tack and Hohenzol- !
lern made the running to the stretch. |
Hennessy on True Blue Carried the last
named two youngsters out wide at the |
turn. Freeman on Geyser slipped through |
next TO the rail, took the lead and in a |
drive headed Hohenzollern out at the end |
by three parts of length in :15Z. True
Blue was good third.
George Roses Miss Maggie NJ was an |
even-money favorite for the opening six |
furlong dash for two-year-oIds, but ner
hard race the day previous evidently told |
on her, Tor she was beaten rather handily |
by the 8 TO second choice, Vincitor.
Dolce was an ordinary third.
Eleven selling platers started in a six
furlong scramble that followed. Caliente
Of Ell Primero stable was a redhot 4 tn 4 |
favorite and failed TO get mark. Thelma. |
an to l outsider, cleverly ridden bv |
young Lew, drew out of the bunch in the |
last sixteenth ana won easily by two |
lengths from Ricardo. Mainstay. with |
the false price of 100 to l against him. |
headed the bunch into the stretch. Iookine
ali over a winner, finally winding up |
third.
The fifth race of the day was also a six
furlong spin, with thirteen platers facing
the barrier. Carnation held sway in the |
the coin. Little Shepard, astride the 20 to |
outsider La Flecha, came with rush at |
the finish and beat Silver State, the sec |
ond choice, out by two lengths. Blanche |
Bates, 80 to 1 shot, ran well, finishing a |
good third.
TIE mile and three furlongs hurdle
event resulted in another big dump. ]
0 G and Huntsman both carried big
bundles of coin. either being held at 2 to / |
in the books. ZaragoZa, backed from ~
down to TO 1, took the lead after taking
the third jump and won galloping in rec
ord time for the distsnce-2:35. Baby
Bill took the place from the third choice,
Gold Dust.
Six furlongs, two-year-olds; purse $780,
El mwood farms b. C. Vincitor, lU6 by INN
Brutus- Mollie III (Narvaez), 8 to 8 5....... -. l
George Roses b. Miss Maggie NJ, 10b, by imp.
Midlothian Fricksey (t reeman), even.
Pueblo stables ch. &. Dolce, no. by Flambeau-
imp. Janet (McGlone). l2 to o1..............3
Time. 1:16.
F, Link Boy, Billy Vice and The Plunger also
ran.
Six furlongs, selling; purse $40O.
Pueblo stab els br. m. Thelma, 1U3 by John
HaDpy- -PansV Hsewl. L. I