The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
TIMBER TOPPERS
IN BAD REPUTE
Cheap Horses Cause Many
Accidents.
MAY BE STOPPED BY LAW
Negro Jockey Perhaps Fatally Injured.
Mannix Entries Refused-H. Phil
lips Cleared of Charges.

BRIGHTON BEACH. July I4-NIany
persons who saw the steeplechasa at
Brighton Beach yesterday denounced
this branch OF the turf in uumeasured
terms and expressed wonderment that
the Jockey Club continues to tolerate
sport of this kind.
G. Green. a colored jockey. who rode
Thomas Hitchcock. ir.'s Terrible Terry.
who was purchased at Morris Park in
the spring by his present owner for the
paltry sum of 800. was thrown al the
IrSt jump and was carried off in an M
Dulance 10 the Coney Island Hospital
me surgeons said last night that Green
was suffering from a compound frac-
ture OF the skull and would die. Green
Is tWenty-fOur years old was born in
Virginia, and = married
There have been numerous accidents
In the jumping races TnIs year. but this
Is the first probably fatal affair since
the killing of Barry on Seminole q wear
ago. The public has long since come TO
regard steeplechaSe events as bad bet
ting propositions, not only because of
the chances for spills but also because
or the fact that many such races have
mad an unsaVOry faint. Cheap horses
that could not win on the fiat have been
purchased TO be sent through the field
with the result that the sport has de-
Perforated into farce.
Reform Needed.
It would not be surprising. unless the
proper authorities step in with a check
rein. to see a bill introduced at Albany
next term prohibiting steeplechases
within the confines Of New York State.
Hurdle races were abolished after last
years campaign because the element Of
danger was too great, but the work of
needed reform was not completed.
After investigating the last two races
OF Neponset. who won the steepIechase
at Brighton last Monday, the stewards
decided yesterday 10 refuse all further
entries from T z. MannIx, the owner
or NepOnset and 10 refer the case 10
the stewards of the National Srelnla-
chase and Hunt Association NeDOnset
according 70 the stewards, showed such
q remarkable increase IN speed over his
previous performance when he was oa1-
~ beaten by illuminate. Black Death
ana ConoNer. that the case could NOT 20
Dy without official condemnation
Phillips Cleared.
ne stewards also gave out an official
statement clearing Jockey H Phillips
from the charges lodged against him bv
h K Thomas. Phillips is under con-
tract 70 ride for Thomas for $4,000 this
year. but il is believed the bow viii no
longer ride for the millionaire turfman
owners --iiiii9
When Cay Boy and Major Pelham
ran dead heat in the Jamaica Stakes
Mlllcn was a selling AFFAIR, a great many
hofsernen wanted TO know who in case
@heTe nad been a bid UP on either horse
would haye received half of the r1In-1Ir,
Nhleh usually goes TO the second horse
IN such events. There was much epacT
Auon over the point until an official 90
the track decided the question with the
statement that the money would have
gone 70 the owner Of the third horse
1ngoid, A. Featherstone
Souvenirs of Highban.
Highbalrs suffering was ended on
Tuesday evening by DR.. 0. c. Farley
who. after chloroforming him. shot him
IN the head. The great horse was sur
rounded by a crowd Of weeping stable
Toys, who cut bits of his name 10 re-
member him by.
Hlldebrand rode three winners yester-
day. and Yeager backed all OF them. He
began with Workman in the second
race, hcascr getting down s. 900 AZ ? IN
! Then the star jockey handled Major
REMAIN n the dead heat. Yeager berting
Sz-JuJ each way AT 20 ] and even. The
Llunser mad another 5000 wager on
Sahqlad IN the last race AT even money
besides playing TOboggan in the handi-
cap Tor ore OF his characteristic bets.
Big Play On Workman.
Workman was played by all the big
Spectators for that matter, as were
IOboggan and Candida. Frank Iantar-
man had $500 on Workman. while
George Wheclock, Drake, Lewiston.
Gideon. and others were also aboard
Billy Du Bots, the owner of the colt
had a big wager down. too, the club
house contingent following him almost
70 a man. Wheelock went up and down
tHe me on IooOEsan. the amount Of
his commissions being $4,000 il was
said His lead was followed by almost
everybody VINO got onto his curves" in
the ring. Senator McCarren had a large
commission ON the Keene colt, also
backing candida and Workman.
AS Redeem was suspended for four
days by starter Cassidy after the last
race last Tuesday. Martin rode The
Kecne horses for the first time in his
career. Cassidy also suspended Higgins
and y. Malsh NesLaraaH Tor two 80.