New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24
OFT WELLS WINS DERBY
4 DAY OF DISASTERS.
Jockey KMed-Fights on the Laacn
-Traditi0n Venus.


Racing Associa;icn's most ambitious race Gay
was marred yesterday by the tragic ara dis-
agreeable incidents which occurred IN the COURSE
Of the afternoon IL the programme oI SeFe"
contests were included the renewals OF Inc
Brighton Derby for thret-y ear-olds. one and one
half miles Brighton Steepiechase. over i1le ii'
course. and the Venus. five furl9hg dash ior
two-yesr-old FLIES These fixtures were sulncleNI
spite Of the threatening weather, 10 prihe
tremendous gathering to the little track by the
sea ana not since Brighton Handicap day has
there been such a tll-ong within ats gates
The unpleasant incidents came thick and FAST
and had even the hardened regular unnerved be-
fore racing over in the second race. Ernest
SwalweiI a steeplechase jockey, went down with
mis- horse at a brush jump. and was so seriously
injured that he died before he could be taken TO
the hospital
While the Jockey was on his way TO the hos
pital started a night in the betting ring. and
when the Pinkertons tried arrest him woman
rushed his aid. and officers woman and man.
surrounded by a big crowd fought. bit and
scratched. from end Of the brick lawn 10
the other while the grandstand looked and
cheered Justify. Scarcely had the police succeeded
in getting the lighting pair through the gates ana
into Coney Island Patrol wagon. when woman
in the graadstand set up a shout Of ''pickpocket
and accused every one within range of her long
arms of stealing her bankroll. The attempt 10
find the thief was not successful. and the un-
feeling patrons refused take up a collec-
uon 10 make good the long armed womans loss
-FOUR STARTERS IN THE DERBY.
John A brakes Wells. winner OF the Com
monwealth. and the Realization, added the Brigh-
ton Derby 10 his list victories. but only after
lSr0or1stick on which Burns rode reckless, crazy
headed race had forced him TO the lest ounce.
There only four starters in the Derby, and
OF these both Bobadil and Ort Wells carried the
colors OF the Western horseman- Broomstch ana
knight Errant the others With l2s pounds
up each OF the three gave Bobadil who pre-
sumably in the race merely TO make pace for ort
Wells fifteen pounds. The stable was made favor
Ste, at 10 on, and carried the money OF both Its
owner and public In the through the stretch
the first time Burns tried steal the rail- and in
doing so bumped and crowded Ort Wells almost
20 his knees. From a mile knight Errant and
Broomstick led but ONeil. Ort Wells. was
always close behind and in the backstretch he
made his move and ranged alongside the leaders.
knight Errant had enough and let go. but
1Sroonstick was made of better stuff and hung
10 the last making Ort Wells extend himself to the
utmost 10 win by an open length. 1t did not take
the stewards long TO decide that Broomstick had
been guilty of foung OTt Wells. and he was
promptly disqualified and second place was given
10 knight Errant Both knight Errant and Boba-
ill pulled up very lame. The distance Of one and
one-half miles in 2:S2 a-5, within two
ffths OF a second Of the record made by Hermis
last October
BRILLIANT FIELD IN STEEPLECHAsE.
The Brighton steeplechase brought out as brill
liant field the steeplechase department of racing
affords at present, and resulted in hard fought
hattie has been seen through the field this year
or the top liners Mr.. Chamblet's Land of Clover
the only decline the issue. and in his
absence the well known colors were intrusted TO
the aged Rayon dor gelding Red Path For the
first mile Donohue. J. z. Wldener's old Candle
horse Ten Candles, set a pace that brought
Red Path down at the brush opposite the heldstand
To the spectators il seemed though Veitch must
have broken his back or his neck but before they
had decided just which Of the two mishaps had
occurred he I'D. and Swalwell. the Canadian
jockey who had the mount Opuntia. was down
at the first jump in the backstretch The horse
rolled completely over him. crushing him fright
fully. The crowd waited for Svawel to get up as
it had Eeitch do a moment before bur the
boy did not stir. and when the ambulance reached
him he was unconscious. He died on his way to
the hospital
Between the jump where Swalwen went down
and the next ore in the backstretch Kelly fell
from Flying Buttress. and Foxhunter Layator
Mystic Shriner and Ten Candles were left TO fight
II ou'. F0Xhunter. which seemed TO grow better
and TO fence faster the further he went gradually
drew away, and. turning into the stretch had his
company hopelessly squandered Lavator would
have been an easy second had Mara mistaken
Mystic ShTiner for Flying Buttress and pulled up
The Venus Stakes. with its Guaranteed gross
value OF 800 was merely present TO Sydney
a companion for her. the Rubicon fiIIv Czaraphine
The hopes Of the stable and Of the public however
were win Tradition. and she did betray them
Win IA pounds she compelled TO give her
stable mate pounds, and Campo, Ascot Belle
hno SPARKLING 70 pounds each. W s. Fan
shawe,s schulamite was the only hiiy that met
tradition on even terms. and until the very la
5 55 she proved her most worthy opponent The
Paget pair, coupled in the betting Were held at the
lrohlbiuNe price OF 20 10 on. Hildebrand waited
behind Campo and Schulamte until the turn out of
Inc backstretch. where he gave her her head and
she went by them like ghost Schulamite stuck
TO her work plucky. and, although the task OF
heating Tradition was hopeless. She might have
gained second honOrs had Redfern been a little
more industrious. and kept her going TO the end
AS II was. the light weighted Ascot Belle caug hi
her at the wire and beat her a short head The
other winners were Grand Opera, For Luck Belle
Of Belle Meade and Racino ~
SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Two-year -olds that have run and no,
won al the meeting So furlonss ~ 49,