The sun., 1903-05-15
JOCKEY BARRY UNCONSCIOUS.
STEEPLECHASE RIDER HAS COM
POUND FRACTURE OF SKULL.
Doctor Thinks There ID . Slight Chance
for Recovery--Mexican Pulls Up Heed
ing After Working and May Not Start
In Withcrs-Morris Park Racing GOssip

Lawrence Barry, the steeplechnse jockey
who was thrown In the Knickerbocker Hurdle
Handicap at Morris Park on Wednesday,
was still unconscious ut Fordham Hospital
yesterday. DR.. jackson Campbeil. VINO IN
In charge OF the case. said that. while Barry
the skull there was a slight chance OF re-
covery. According to Or. Campbell. Barrys
wonderful physique may be the means OF his
pulling through. Still he said. the Jockeys
life was hanging by a thread. and fatal re-
suit might be expected at any moment.
h. r, Wilson Jr.s crack three-year-old
colt Mexican seems to be In hard luck. Just
after winning the Produce Stakes at
Brighton last year. Mr.. Wilson purchased
him. only to discover that the son Of Mirthful
had gone lame. Trainer Healey temporarily
retired him. and when he began training this
spring Mex lean showed no signs OF his all
ment. He won a smashing race at Morris
Park last Monday, but yesterday morning,
after working an easy mile In la5. he pulled
up bleeding.
For this reason it is possible that Mexican
will not be a starter in the Wlthers on Satur-
chance.
Before the races Yesterday Frank Farrell
and place in the second race and Minotaur
straight and place In the, Van Nest stakes.
Because es I Ahe's he said that the Sir Dixon horss
could not be pronounced ft,. although he had
worked well in his preliminary MIR. Far
on Blues, but went to Minotaur with a bet
s5ss S sa to Nm f mp ~e
his own Judgment, placed $1,000 on Blues
e. even money While Mr. rleisgnmoRRIn} was as
was held up on jerome avenue by a mounted
policeman. who informed him M that +, he WAS was
Mr. ElpiSchmunn told the
he was allowed to proceed to the track, as
he wanted to put bet on st. Danei IN the
The policeman pulled a., neswsPaper r, from
@ sdfkf II an tHe nns ns sven ht' S
had handed over his card, st, DANIEL, by the
and was favorite. was not fa1cedby smart
bettors, who snid that he needed n couple of
and wh ShG aFsd sSd Sd nt M Hardy pn
General Prig, who was backed down from
ffties to twentics and ran third, If he had
won. the Westerners would have put crimp
in the layers bank rolls. ..
mitoRGogks Grey yoFa Fire dee"red and d. OUT
VI. c, DAILY has sold the mare san Andres
to Der Sta ID Sse. proprietor o' the h'n'eF
George Odom. the jockey, now occupies
the former Brooklyn home of Elliot F. Shep-
As Green r. Morriss Gold Van was crowded
to the rail in the handicap on Wednesday ana
severely bruised he may not be sent TO the
post in the Withers.
John w. Schorr. the Memphis tur rfman
made his first appearance at the races in the
East yesterday.
For disorderv conduct at the post In tho
Van Nest stakes Starter fitzgerald set Cochran
down for two days and fined Burns. Connel
and Cannon s25 each.
Pateey McCue had his first mount OF the
season yesterday on Sparkle Esher In the
first rnce.
NJ y. Mcfarland. secretary Of the new
Memphis Jockey Cub, was visitor Mt the
track.
Martin carried off the riding honors yester-
day with two winners and third:
In view Of the cramped conditions OF the
field betting ring Mt Gravesend an eNtensi ion
| under canvas will be added for the coming
, meeting which will accommodate twenty
, five more books.
II. nj Zieoler reports tn" death Of two two
year-old colts Happy, Land by imp Deceiyer ", r
| Heroine, who were recently burned In the
fire at Shcepshcad Bay.
| case OF Jockey Shaw yesterday.