New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-31
RACING.
CONTEND WINS THE PARKWAY HANDI-
CAP AT GRAvESEND.
A BAD FALL WHICH WILL PROBABLY COST
BOOKER, THE JOCKEY, HIS LIFE-AN-
OTHER RECORD BREAK
ING CROWD.

Every day seems to be a record breaker this year
81 racing. bigger crowd went to Gravesend yes
terday than Brooklyn Handicap day, when
thirty-f1ve thousand persons went there TO break
the attendance record. The accommodations of the
track were overwhelmed yesterday In every part
and the holiday pleasure seekers must have had
far from pleasant day IT delightful weather.
but everybody elbowed and walked by
somebody else, jolted and Jared unfortunately by
the various transit lines reaching the track and de-
layed both in coming and going, 10 an intolerable
extent
The redeeming feature Of the day. from the point
OF view OF the public the victory OF four favor
ites out of six. The thing that did more the
days sport than anything else was the unfortunate
accident that occurred while the third was
being run and which will probably result in the
death Of mighty good Jockey. The race was the
Bedford Stakes, for two-year-olds. and good field
was entered. Africander and Turnpike We're equal
favorites account OF their good performances
previously. Africander shot out at the rise of the
barrier and got into motion rapidly that he had
lead Of three lengths before his rivals had settled
into their strides. Cinquevalli next TO get
going, and after him came Red Knight, on whom
Booker had the mount. The three headed the pro-
cession IN this order until they swung about the
turn into the homestretch. Africander still
away IN the lead and Red knight pressing
Cinquevalh for second place. when suddenly he
stumbled and down. The next two horses
leaped his PROSTATE carcass and several others
around him. Red Knight scrambled TO his feet and
just he did W. l.. Powers's gelding ZadOk
rushed into him at full speed Both horses went
down again. but got to their feet moment later,
apparently not seriously hurt.
Booker, who rode Red Knight, not lucky.
He lay unconscious the track, and picked
up and hurried the Seney Hospital The boy
apparently kicked In the head by Red knight.
At any rate, he sustained a compound fracture OF
the skull. and at the Seney Hospital late last night
81 said that though he might live through the
night, the odds against his recovery great
The accident occurred at the same place where
Cervera, Sterling Fox and Lamp O Lee went down
& week ago in the tumble in which Odom and J.
DAILY nearly lost their lives The place is that at
which the crowds allowed TO from the
90 cent field into the field Enclosed by the track,
and theory Of the accident has Il that Red
knights stumble was caused by his coming sud
denly from the soft going TO the hard path by
those who crossed the track. At any rate the evil
dence is strong that there is serious defect
point in the track. The responsibility likely
to be heavy, but IL is yet to be placed. Booker is
Of the best boys riding I'm the East this season.
and his loss would make gap hard to fill among
the top notch jockeys NJ. Thompson. who rode
up After the fall Africander went and won
The public went down hard when Advance Guard
was e5sae ted in the # s aSndissp for three
Z vance Guard has come 20 be something of public
betting ring, when the casual public turns in
Il large numbers 10 the races; He was at TO yes
money bet on him remained in the capacious pock-
had number Of exceeingiy hard races his spring
i He Is iron horse. but iron Will out,
and he shows signs OF stating off II Is doubtful II
Z be can ROW be got into as good shape for the
i Suburban as he was for the Brooklyn Handicap.
Contend. who broke the track record for a mile
( and a furlong a few days ago. heavily backed
! yesterday from skies down three and many
books declined 10 take any more money him. He
raced up TO his most recent form. despite the
I that he was carrying four pounds yesterday
than Tuesday Cochran rushed him the
start. and he led the field 10 the wire. Ali the way
= along the backstretch he with his mouth open
with The Regent in close attendance. When the
rest moved Up Cochran let him out q bit, and he
drew away. Watercure moved up the rail in the
. for the wire, but Contend stalled him
/ IN a drive. by a length. in fast time. Advance
I Guard closed gamely OF yore. but the best h,
Z, could do fourth to The Regents third
II Frank Farrell, who. according 10 recent reports
Fl IS the purchaser of Canfield's palatial New-Yorl
gambling establishment. put another good thinE
i across in the fifth race, which by nj,
black colt. Colonel Padden. Shaw got his mount
or flying on the rail. and moved into the frs
place IN the procession before dozen strides wer,
taken. Namtor. the favorite long IL
sliding into second place. and these TWO led IN.
field TO the turn for the stretch The lot were vel
punched here, and II was stu anybody's race
Colonel Padden was never headed. however ant