The record-union., 1898-04-17
TraVerser Wins the Stake Event at
the Oakland Track.
Runs the Mile and an Eighth In the Fast
Time Of l.53 "a.
Two Bad Accidents at the Newport
Three Jockeys Are in the Hos
pital, One Race Horse is Dead
and Two Others Are Probably
Permanently Crippled.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16--Tra-
verser, the fast but uncertain son of
imported Rossington, added to his lau-
| rels to-day by capturing the Palace
Hotel stake, running the mile and an
eighth in the excellent time Of 1888.
Results:
Six furlongs, selling, Daily Racing
Form Gray, Is to 5, won; Morcorito
(Woods) to 5, second; Loeb Ness pig
gotD, 20 to /. third. Time-1: 1412.
Diggs, Rebel Jack, Sea Spray, Howard,
lNervoso, Ricardo and Towanda also ran
-Four and a half furlongs, Malay pig
gotD, even, won; Distance (Spencer), Z
to 1, second: SINH Ruiz), 5 to 1, third.
Time-0:56A. Polka, Also Ran II and
Merops also ran.
One mile, selling, Don Luis (Clawson),
II to l. won: Charles LIE Bel CThorpe),
II to 1, second; Mistleton (Spencer), Il
to l. third Time-1 40 Floronso, Good
Friend, Elsmore, Duke of York H., P.
A. Finnigan and Jim Bromwell also ran.
| Mile and an eighth, Palace Hotel
handicap. purse $1,000, Traverser
(Thorpe), to 5, coupled with Candle
| laria, won: Candelaria (Clawson), sec
ond; Fonsovannah PiggotD 10 to l,
coupled with Judge Denny, third. Time
I-1:53A. Buck Massie, Ostler Joe,
Judge Denny, Wheel of Fortune, Buck
wa and Linstock also ran
Five furlongs, the Candelaria handi-
cap, purse 81 800 Rainier Gray, 20 to
| l. won: Humidity (Clawson), l 60 3,
coupled with Panamint, second: Sevens
(Hennessy), Z to l, third. Time: 02.
Ecome and Panamint also ran.
| Mile and a quarter, selling Earl Coch-
ran Oh. Brown, 5 to l, won; Don Clar-
encio (Spencer), 10 to 3, second; Sweet
Faverdale CThorpe), s to 1, third. Time
| -2:09H. Atticus, Little Cripple, AL
vero, The Dragon, Sir Dixie and Day.
| light also ran.
| Six furlongs, selling, Miss Rowena
| CWoods), II to 5, won: San Mateo pig
gotD, 5 to 2, second; Montallade Gray,
10 to 2, third Time-1:15. Sly, Pick
otto, Pat Murphy, Santa Paula, r. Q.
Ban, Wenoma and Castake also ran.
RESULTS AT NEWPORT.
CINCINNATI, April 16-As a result
of two bad accidents at Newport to-
day, three Jockeys are in the hospital, a
racehorse is dead and two others prob
ably permanently crippled. The Jockeys
that were hurt are Ross, Murray and
Gormley. Murray and Gormley's collar
bones were broken, while Ross had his
back severely wrenched. The accident
to Ross and Murray occurred while the
field was passing the first quarter pole
in half mile dash. Ross was on Her
mion and Murray on Ernest Wiles.
Hermion stumbled, causing Ernest
70 h fy,1 ell fo1I ~ !,
Gormley at the last sixteenth pole in
the fourth race. She was winning
easily, when the boy let go of her head,
and the filly went down with her rider
under her. Her leg was completely bro
ken off. and she had to be killed di-
rectly in front of the grand stand Wea-
ter fine. Track heavy. Results:
One mile. lockwood won, Pop Nixon
second, Royal Choice third. Time
LAT.
Four furlongs, Norma Tiller won, Pro-
tect second. Flying Bird third. Time
0:51h.
Seven furlongs, Deerfoot won, Rover
second, The Naulahke third. Time
1:31.
Four and a half furlongs, Shinfane
won Pete Kitchen second, Allie Belle
-O:54.
Mile and twenty yards, His Brother
won, ePte Kitchen second, Allie Belle
third. Time-1:46.
Seven furlongs, Little Music won, OK
nard second. Onagon third. Time
1870.
AT MONTGOMERY PARK.
MEMPHIS, April 16.-Weather at
Montgomery Park pleasant: track fast
Results:
Four and half furlongs, Lieber An
ton won. John Mannon second, To Be
third. Time-0:56.
One mile. Banished won. Mill Stream
second, Eitholin third. Time-1 Az.
Seven furlongs, Tennessee Brewing
Company stakes, High links won, Time
Maker second. Estaca third. Time
1:2SX
Mile and a sixteenth, Reap won, Boa
nerges second, Performance third. Time
i: 50A.
Half mile, Ruth Black won, Lizzie
Kelly second, Irene F. third Time
0:51.
Six furlongs, selling, Sidonian Won, AL
Lone second, Sedan third. Time-1: 1872
AT JENNINGS.
WASHINGTON, Apr1l lb.-ReSultS at
Bennings:
Six and half furlongs, selling, Plain
tain won. Tinker second, Snapshot
third Time-1:26
Mount Vernon stakes, four furlongs,
Prestigidatrice won, Chemisette sec
ond, Sister F. Fox third. Time-O:51.
Owners handicap. one mile. Banwell
Won Sophomore second, Duchess An
nette third. Time-1 40
-Four furlongs, selling Tyran won, Sir
Kenneth second, Specialist third Time
-051% Tyran disqualified for a foul.
Sir Kenneth placed first and others
moved up.
Eastern steeplechase, about two miles,
Marsian won. Ingot second, Russian
third Time-4:2 20.