The evening world., 1904-07-23
Winning Of the Derby by Ort Wells
Preceded by an Accident During the
Steeplechase Which Cost the Rider
Of Opuntia His Life.
Throng in the Grand Stand Further
i Excited by Fight on the Lawn in
Which Woman and Her Husband
Battled with Pinkerton Men.
tspscisi TO rAs Evening worid.)

BRIGHTON BEACH RACE TRACK.
July u.-Jockey Ernest swaweh. who
rods Opuntia In the steep,echase a.
Brighton this afternoon, was fatally IN
jured and died on the way to the hos
patal. This Is the second death at this
msetin. that has been caused by this
brutal form Of sport.
opuntia II owned by Robert Davies,
Of Canada When he brought his horses
Jown across the border he brought his
rider with him.
gwslwsli won one race with Opuntia.
snd no was heavily backed again To-
day. He WIS going very well Until no
csm> to the Jump on the back-stretch.
There the Mortified crowd In the grand
stand saw the horse stumble over the
jump and threw the rider far ahead.
Crowd Screamed IN Agony.
Then the crowd screamed with agony
when the horse was seen to struggle 70
bi, feet, trampie the prostrats rider
ana Esiiop on after the nsld. swalwell
never moved. Some men and boys who
were over on the backstretch rushed to
the prcstrate ngurs and lifted the limp
man on TO the wagon. Women In the
srand stand grew faint and turned
away sick At the sight. swaiwell was
fr,shtfully mangled. fns throat was
cut with a cash so deep that his head
seered almost severed from his body.
and the same sharp hoof that made the
cut also smashed in the jockeys face.
He was also injured internally. and the
physicians who made a hasty examina-
ton said that swaiwell's liver had been
ruptured.
Died ON way 10 Hospital.
The boy was rushed away to the
Emergency Hospital but died on the
way. swaiwell was about Twenty-Five
ye,rs old. He had been A gentleman
rider In Canada before turning profess
s,onal This is the second death offered
uoon the altar Of this so-called sport
Jocksv Green was thrown by Terrible
Terry IN a steeplechase about two weeks
aso and never regained consciousness
Among the edifying features u
BRIGHTON this afternoon was . nsn' On
the lawn In which q grand-stand mes.
sanger, q man and his vito and haif
dozen Pinkerton policemen were tns
participants. There was the old argu-
nent between the messenger and the
woman. The messenger grew saucy and
the husband punched him. Then the
Pinkerton's rushed to the scene and
tried to drag the husband away. The
woman chung to him, with one arm
about his neck, and fought the Pinker-
tons with the other.
4 woman Fought Like Tigrsss.
Fighting and screaming. they pushed
ACROSS the lawn. The woman fought
likhe tisress and the Pinksrtons. fall
ing to separate them. finally pushed
them OF the lawn to the entrance OF
the track. where they were taken into
the Pinksrton hsadouartsrs.
The racing had - features the Brigh-
ton Derby and Venus Stakes. The
former was for thrss-ysar-olds st .
mile and Q half. ort wsls won In
grand shsps. proving that hs 70 back to
form Burns rode Broomstick very
badly. The colt was second, but was
disqualified because he nearly knocked
Ort Wells down on the nrst turn.
Knignt Errsnt, who made most Of the
pace. was third and moveA . Into SEQ
ond place. He pulled up LAME. a. did
Dobadil, who was the only other entry.
The Venus stakes was an easy race
for Tradition. the favorits who breesed
In q victor by . length and half from
Ascot Belle. who did not appear to BE-
second, but was placed In front OF
schulamits nevertheless. The atten-
dance was large, the track fast and
the weather cloudy but pleasant.
so-se-i shss Takes FIRST.
Perry was ths. favorts In the opening
sysnt, With Martha German and Buttlins
ara Bsiliwsrsnt set q terrific pace. three
Lengths IN front Of Caper sauce. who
Wa nve isngths In front Of the bunch.
The pace killed all three OF the leaders
and 6sy disd at the head OF the stretch,
and Racino came on, -aking the lead,
and won BY length from Martha Cor
man, who was . length IN front OF Vol
aday. The winner was % 10 l shot. !
rhrss TalR IN sssspisshass.
The Brighton stssplschass had all ths
rsess- of ths ssvsn that started foul
krlsheA ecreaEas Of fright and tsffol
vsnt up from the crowd when .gwal-
ws1. riding opuntin. gc9 an Awful fsl
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