The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-26
SPEEDWAYTROTTER' SMADRUN
CHARLES RILEY LOSES CONTROL
or DOILADE WILkES.
Mounted Policeman Wakes bold Effort
10 Held Runaway, hut Driver Ia Injured
swift and ANtriio Win Lively Brushes,
hut 10 Not Meet IN Deciding Test

sensational events were much In evidence
al the Speedway yesterday morning and
one of the worst accidents since the drive
WAS openrd sent Charles Riley 10 the
j. Hood Wright hospital Al this time
the Speedw mounted police force IL ordered
elsewhere, leaving on" man alone 10 guard
the entire course On saturday Auabrieve.
plO,<, ran away with Charles {. Lloyd and
only that Mounted Policeman Maloney was
where he could give prompt help The con-
eeouences might have been disastrous
When Mr. Riley arrived yesterday. behind
the trotter Dollade Wilkes. ?l0h 1t did not
take a practsed eye To see that the little mare
WIS ripe for mischief. In the nrst brush
with the trottar Ed Loch 2I2 Dolade fin
ished on a wild run, and it was easy to see
that she was high in flesh and short OF work,
When MIR. Riley turned her for the second
trip down. she went away with rush ana
coon broke into run. Mounted Policeman
Mexican hurried to Offer aid. but he says that
Mr.. Riley called 10 him that no help was
needed. II was soon evident to even the
owner that tho mare was beyond control.
and then he called for help. BY this time
the mare was running wildly. and 1t was a
hard chase before Mexican could get up
and grasp the rein.
This made the frightened horse still more
wild and II swerved back and forth with
the officer tuRging at the rein. and the road
crowded with vehicles until finally one front
wheel of the wagon collapsed. due. the specta-
tors said, to the hoof OF the policeman 3
horse striking it in the mad run Mr. Riley was
pitched forward. striking on his head. He
Law unconscious until the spectators reached
him and carried him to the lawn. DR..
Thomas Tuggle promptly turned his horse
over TO Il friend and went to the injured
mum. 1t was impossible to tell how badly
he was hurt. but he had sustained several
scalp wounds and his face was covered
with blood An ambulance soon arrived
and he was taken to the J; Hood Wright
Hospital, where IL was found that his shoulder
was dislocated.
The bay trotter Ed Lock, 2l2. driven by
M. H.. Simon, opened the morning sport In .
brush with the trotter AL Newton. driven by
I'd Lock beat the PAGER, True Chimes, driven
by A. E. Perrin and in the next brush carried
Dolade Wilkes to break: -,
One of the best brushes OF the morning
took place when Ed Lock and the black trot-
ter Joe N. 2;ie1.. driven by Frederick GeTken
came together. As far up the stretch as
those at The finish could see aet y was nip and
the last stride, when Joe n. broke into run.
and the crowd voted the brush to Ed Lock;
Charles Weiland. behind the chestnut trotter
With the ' bay trott"r Nellie Wilkes, had four
we'll contested brushes, and the Elyria mare
won them all Then she was sent one brush
by A Farmer sf scott and again Mr. Weiand rode
George Huber sat behind the handsome
matinee winner Vrgis Belle. and his trainer
hue Clark, drove the trotter Marie Pandect
in two good brushes each In turn was winner,
In the second brush George v. Grotss, behind
q tss @d 00f hsrf FSnf R s% sent Lazy
Gallant to join and finished last.
The trotter llderim. 224'., who had finished
second in each heat OF mis- race al the matinee
S iark. iiderim HBB Beat tt the trotter Freeland
2i7H. driven by David Goodman and finished
IN front Of Nlignon. driven by Moody SOM.
Then ilderim figured in two brushes with
Anna Little. 2123a. winning the frst by. a
nose and being beaten by the mare in the
james Kennedy behind the PAGER n 7 B.,
MAJOR p. s;ssx; driven By JShn h u
baum sent the chestnut PAGER Isaac Daven-
port to make it three cornered, but when
Davenport made break hs lost all chance
Among the best contests Of the mo5nn 3
sosh driven BY A Alex Fra nisn
i was hammer and tonss for every foot q
The Journey and would have been credited
TO virgis Belle by head had she not lost
hE os SsfHes ct b 5ss TIE PAGER King
Tom, 2Isa, won two good brushes, beatin 8
fast field that comprised ,Ambide1ter
SliK. driven by Patrick Kennedy. and Cres-
cent, with Alfred Epstein up, in the nrst
nsnd. driyea by Thomas GS.snbsam baum. a,n.
GRETCHEN. and Farmer Farmer Scott drivn Usn the
PAGER Earle Scott. had three spirited tilts
Finishing each time as named. Earle Scott
beat Gretchen single banded.
Andrew Kane behind the PAGER Amokin
pliK; Elmer Stevens with Melville c, Boyn-
tons Tony. M. 2ltH. and Thomas Green
siee brush rnf anishnS IN the order s 'I named
Then Tony NJ. was sent one brush against
James A. Murphy's Free Advice. 2l0H. and
he finished in second place
The matinee contingent transferred the
contests from the Empire track to the Speed
way and gave the crowd the best trotting
brushes of the morning. Melville Boynton s
trotter Woodford c., 2l2<, tackled the matt
nee .trotters and brought them each in turn
to their tiptoes to beat him.
Woodford c.. and In a hurricane finish he
Just won by head. when Woodford lost his
balance near the finish. Then NJ {. Harrison
sent Axtello. 2:l5, to tackle Woodiord c., and
again the Grand Circuit winner was beaten
by q narrow margin,
Swift and Axtello, come together. but each
owner seemed TO be waiting for the other 10
take the initiative. Later Swift beat AHA
brieve. 2loh. driven by T. &. Davis, in two
front n. Of Edssxo1d S2E S,sh a. Perrin
wood from Arthur Lape. giving the pa cer
Bud Stout as part payment.
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