The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-24
REDFgRH'S NARROY ESCAPE.
JOCKEYS COLLAR DONE BROKEN
IN A FALL AT AQUEDUCT.
Aiado. VINO throws Him. 10 Instantly
kilied-sa ccharometer Breaks Track
Record In the HAndicap-PIushin
Stakes for Potente-Four Faverites Win

Stakes for Potente-Four Faverttes Win
Arthur Redfern. the highest sAlaried Jockey
In America. who will ride for william G.
Whitney this year. had o narrow escape from
fatal Injury at AQueduct yesterday afternoon.
Redfern had the mount on W. L. divers
Alado. who kicked up such a disturbance at
the post that the great jockey could do very
little with him. When the field was sent
away Alado made several attempts to bolt
going up the baokstretch and reaching the
far turn he broke down behind. Redfern
tried 10 pull him up. but the horse plunged
through the outer rail, throwing Redfern
on his head down the embankment The
geldlng was instantly killed and crowd OF
stable boys rushed to where Redfern lay as
II dead. Women shrieked In the Grand
stand and men roared hoarsely for the am
bulance.
ITS Redfern." was the cry on all sides.
and the boy Is killed sure"
As the crowd around the PROSTATE Jockey
increased In size Sydney Paget. who had
Jumped into his automobile behind the grand
stand. rushed up In hurry. Redferns father.
as white as sheet. got there on foot about
the same time. A few minutes later the one
horse ambulance came out OF the stable
behind the paddock and started up through
the inheld at q snail's pace. when half OF
the journey had been completed the harness
Droke ana the driver had TO Jump down 70
A surgeon who examined Redfern said he
wo u collar or
His father was clearly unnerved by the acci-
dent and a woman friend Of the family who
for she is very III and II would xiii her to know
asaSes ns5 boy hs
years. SI ana where little Sfs fS
near en- ding his life. Mr., Whitney will proba-
bly, be without Redfern . services In y mum Der
e Gaming sks the
when he was TO have the mount on Black
The horses ran so true to form. yesterday
PIT the plate and The ring
fSs ms WI RoSa "a si sRt faSorte
at az 70 over Demurrer and Saccharometer.
" WITH SAo nunSs At y fanns
taking the track the moment the barrier
went up, and winning by two lengths in ~.
tanning : track record. Royal. with q, pounds
up. finished In the place three LEM ths before
aSSn"es sers killed e by s ssc start wnSS sn:
poor. Dyelist being left standing still.
The Flushing Stakes. for, three-year-olds
to senator Mccarren's Potente. the favor rite
who showed the way from start to finish
and won easily from Ethics by length In
IA7 l-5
X. W. walden's Miss Nancy. a receding
favorite in the first event, for two-year -olds
at five furlongs. stood a heavy drive from
Burns and won by head from Foxhall p.
Keeness Cyprienne, second choice. who was
four lengths before J, J; McCafferty's
McGoni1le, n 10 to I shot. Burns made the
Oneck Stables Tickle. an odds-on favorite.
win the fourth event, for maiden two-year-
old flies at four and a half furlongs. in a
similar manner from Miss Eugenie Sydney
Paget's Australina. 30 to shot. swung
clear TO the outer rail coming into the stretch
and then finished third. two lengths away.
The talent overlooked j: j. McCaffeIty'~
Frank Rice, sired by the famous DR.. Rice
In the fifth race. the colt winning by a length
at Odds OF 20 TO /, running over his field In
the last furlong. Star and Garter. a IL to
shot owned by A. c. McCaYerty. ran second,
a length and a half before Rostand Father
Bill Days colors were carried TO the front In
the last race by Illyria. Odom up. who was
a TO 6 favortte. Courtmaid. beating Alan
by half a length for the place. The time
was 1:N SIS.