New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
MANY HORSES FALL.
AGNES BRENNAN WINS.
Grand Opera Breaks TRACK Record
Changes an Course.

Z The Queens County Jockey Club Il 70 continue
its -nagnaniraous open door policy OF accepting
= lists al the outworn equine ruins
owners and trainers choose TO lead forth IN the
eise of thoroughbred racehorses. it should in fair
r-ss 10 is patrons and 70 the ruins. modify its
rules 70 # the new conditions. 1t might be
had idea put them floats and have them
drawn sedately over the course This method GER
ts.-lv would not be lacking in dignity, and should
be comparatively free from danger. Failing in this.
E tine limit at least. should be arranged. whereby
9 wreck when ne goes down. should receive
certain number Of minutes which get up and
struggle. else lie still and be counted out.
on Friday one Of these racing relics fell and
seriously injured Of the best jockeys in the
land Yesterday Of them followed his
example. and in going down carried two other
horses with them. The event IL which this hap
pened thus became merely exhibition Of ground
and lofty tUmbIing That the result was not Of
more tragic nature was no fault Of the sad OLD
c-fpples directly responsible Il was in the third
race & mile and seventy yards Fifteen
selling platers the brave colors Of various own
e-s went 70 the post, and in this number were
Mark Cheek, ridden by Waterbury; Tenagra, on
-vbn-, ATirse- had the mount. Harrison. ridden by
an apprentice boy named Sailing, and Lord Turco'
with De souza, another apprentice up In the pad
dock before the race, The condition Of the ancient
Mark Cheek was the subject Of good natured Jokes
Y hope that cripple stands up" a trainer com
-nerred Il want Waterbury 10 noe lot me 10
-no--ow afternoon"
you'd better cross our fingers his friend sug-
rssted pointing TO the animals shattered legs
Evidently the spell not effective The horses
had run not quite half OF the journey, and were
racing through the backstretcb when Mark Cheek
crossed his weary old legs and went down Di-
rectly behind him the Tenny flly Tenagra-
AHinder had no time TO pull up or draw out ana
the fly, not being steeplechaser feH on Top Oh
the first horse.
The grzndstand had scarcely ceased gasping when
another CITY went up and two more horses down
Lord TT1-co was responsible for this upset AS the
-f-,rA--r- 2
s+re+ch The horse swerved into the in7eld fence
and fell crosswise Of the track Harrison a three
z7ear-old colt owned by N T Danaher, fell in much
she same manner s the Tenny hlly. Struggling
horses and prostrate jockeys strewed the track.
Waterbury was severely bruised about the head
and face, and the other boys were badly shaken
Up. The horse Mark Cheek was so seriously hurt
The Woodhaven Stakes. for two-year-olcs. at five
~ Agnes Brennan in long drive through the
stretcr from August Belmont 5 Nlnepln- y. - Z
rack record-ths time at seven furlongs The colt
ond faster than the previous record. held by l. =
sens 1aot - -. 7ee-fo~7rs1ce
was nor 2 fuke by winning again YESTERDAY u!ier
was set down for day Tor disooeolehce aI lie
4 zzas announced. at the track yesterdsy that
land adjoining the course, anc would build a 1 nVg-
viii also be widened work beginning next month
SUMMARIZES
rrRz- RACs-s.IIizz: : yea-s su5 over; surlonss.
Gss''tnF BE p
z e=ahaz-s blk Petra Il By Po5tas 79a,Y -,2.-
l15-attus 3 odonn' 1e-l 4-l
2s-rrt Gaines 8 7os CT Burns. so 10 AID 10 TO !
o5either one l04 CAicCluA1eyt 10 70 ana F4oro @
- 55,Ise-i 15 10 ana 70 /: ocawaha 4 1oe Gan
aa5 20 70 ! Ran Afte- 1o1 CToonar 100 70 and %
a. . -s5 "a sts-r good Won driving Time. 1:l4s
SECOND RAcE-2-yesr-oIds which had run and not won
~ he meeting. ~ furlonGs-
eTssH 3 Mo7rzs q i - Is
f25sfa55oas 4zse-ia5s ios - saoE FL q
% DAILY! -, - 70 - and sf.3 -.3 20 l. s,sr an9
F5gs E2si Sn 80 (psI F. isgss q 70 ra. 9aa os5 ~
THIRD RACE-se-ing. y~--- and over which had not
won more thar ore rae, 1902 and 1903; mile and
. Yards
o 7. rIrha-ds,s CT c Lord Advocate by
Ez1taIls-Goden Fleece. 3 Jos. Carmen I =, q -
7-s b. 7ss5s Ss, lo3 Ie4is5 sfs5 50 ID
B9 s s 2aq 5 y fhsss ss9 - % 20 q Psp5ns aad % 20
age loZ % LoUg5i1 70 TO ara 70 9er5bi2 hil's ea
sa5 2 81. i AIss5t I!s5ts 1Gs Is 2 l95 9,11 g
- = sSa-i Creek sgsd- tVvaterburyl 70 l and
= 10 J. -Teasgra : 105 sAinde1. 80 70 and 10 . !
.Eia-rlso-. 3 100 Sailing - 70 ana 70 alo
sra-- fair won br a half length Time 1914
pei
FOURTH RAc--TIzE Ho0DHAvEN STAKES; 2-year-
olds. fgrlo-g=
? Blreg's b Agnes Brennan % y voii, 2Tr - -
El-et-E 1l1 'A inltis
fl5a-frorl c-l
-7s-=-sraur. - fzasck, 70 aud TO s. and The TIE
Brown al1uarcH tAi~CafertyD 10 10 ana = = ! also
start good. Won driving Time l1oi's-
FIF~H RAcE-Hsadcsp. , years and over; farlonss
g J. Smiths Dix e. Grand OpeTs. oy .
Bonn" E.rC ;. III fSha~l
E-l'-.ee-ezd. 80 La-yt
Fer Ff-r.ar5 Z. OCCunorj 1Oe-4 oo-l
FT-uc But--ess. Io7 tEEaack) 10 70 ano : 70 -
Bo-uite-t. 2 Martin. - 70 ana 70 J. o.
ss-@f Alice ? ;. Dart 70 ! and 20 = also ran
Sre-f good by lengths. Time, Ia
SIXTH RACE-selIne: maiden 5-year-ods' Soriohss-
-tculas Cla-e-s rfl z Ocean Dream. hF
j DalsJ 5-l q
Posevrsfer 1n3 7 Burns
Erbe l0s .f5annonJ u
Reckless tPckeringl. and L 70 S
tlo1 l0s % Sell 70 and 3 % 1; sSe1-.s-ev5
tHice u Alice Eon- 1eS -
- % ana = Flying Cps lo5 - Mer'i. = =
s1f Jos II hIcll&eIsy'
and 70 ] C-qrrsber lbs Hicks ano - 70 =
Zadcs IG5 fHaacA and % ! Inc s 1fyos-1
II Cochran ! and y 70 ]. b DozIs- 70 =
- . and r Cloth cf Gold lo3 tfre5-lL-, 80
and 10 J. Crecu,iry. as FGlier)- i 20 ahg - -
El1s Jay l@a G-areyJ- 50 70 1 s1e = 70 J. "'N' ~
t-z- driving. Time. 1-iS5s-