New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-25
Mr.. TAYL0R'S BAD FALL.
BREAKS COLLARBONE.
Eagenia Burch First in Jockey Club
Stakes, bit Is Disqualified.

After 8 splendid exhibition Of speed and courage
and stamina in the Jockey Club weight Tor age race
ut Morris Park yesterday. the honest mare Eugenia
I3urch was disqualified for foul that occurred at
the first turn Of the Withers course and instead of
letting her win the purse the stewards placed her
last. Mrs. Curtis, who owns Eugenia Burch. could
resist the temptation TO cheer when she saw her
mare valiantly outrun and outstay the field that
went the post for the contest; she did however.
resist the temptation 20 make any audible protest
when the judges ordered the placing OF the horses
changed. and had visitor at the track not known
her by sight it never would have occurred 20 him
that she had any interest whatever in the first
horse home.
The race is at a mile and = furlong the
withers course. and only five horses took part in
Its renewal yesterday. OF these Major danger
field and Robin Hood ran IN w j. Leeds's colors.
and coupled in the betting and The
Southerner. r. W. Waldens colt. was an added
starter. Dolly Spanker. the Kingston gelding
which r T. Wilson. Jr-, bought at the Keene sale
last year, looked invinCible by the
majority. and the ring shared this view to the
tent Of quoting him at 10 TO The Leeds entry
became a rather lukewarm second choice at As
and the closing quotations showed 10 ! against
Eugenia Burch and s 10 ! against The SOutherneT
The foul occurred Nj the lower turn where Cor
mack tried to squeeze the rail in front of
Major Daingerhed. In doing so he almost cut the
black horse down and threw him completely out of
his stride. He not more than a couple of
lengths out OF it, however, and Martin did his best
10 overcome the disadvantage The Major either
sulked in distress and refused 10 exert him
self. Dolly Spanker. usual made OF his own
pace, and having things about his liking
when Eugenia Burch Joined him in the stretch and
outran him TO the judges stand The disqualified
tiOn placed Dolly Spanker first The Southerner sec
ond and Robin Hood third.
The gentlemen riders had one Of their field days
with the running Of the Amateur Cup, a high
weight selling affair the Withers mile and
the Meadow Brook Hunters Steeplechase over
rF h
confined TO amateurs. but the usual weight conces-
sions were made horses ridden by non-pro-
fessionals. The names Of the performers that COM
posed the Amateur Cup field were not $ impressive
as those Of the men who rode them, and. under
other conditions, il would have come fttingy un-
der the head Of dog race"
r ambrose Clark had the mount on Girdle the
IaForite and il the general impression that she
would have won had her rider rushed her
through the backstretch in attempt TO get up 10
The leaders. The only gentleman rider in fact who
seemed 10 have an idea Of rating his mount was Mr.
nichols on W. B. Fasig, and he brought the platter
nome length in front of Kilogram with DappIe
betting but as he opened at 80 TO there could have
Desn no o, Overwhelming plunge on him.
Brook Hunters steeplechase were ridden bT aIoa
il might have had for The hunting % Set t 6a s
stSiIoS Len up Pure Pepper, who, with Grace
Page. and Agio by his owner, r. n Taylor. Of
cTT1sIi me haId-ored Almanzor with the
hot that the field was well strung on. alter the
nrst mile When the half-bred retired Tom Coean'
me IaVorite, went 10 the front fell Al the l1et
LlFeIpoo, and Coligny home alone White
Ctest was second and Upton third Aeio also
turned turtle, and Mr.. Taylor had mis- c5liarlone
Diokeil u Green. on Tom Cogan, fen nd was 50
shaken up that he toined Mr.. TayIor i'm The am
bulance 10 Fordham hospital.
Colonsay. at % o !. was the medium, IF ora %
nose Bin DAILY Jokes me point of which a weary
gGolc mas been Tor years trying see IN advance
ne Od morse was an extreme outsider i'm a handicap
a. nile ana ihree-siNteenths the Withers Nile
ana racing out in front almost from the start
stayed there long enough 10 beat Brigand l5v a
hesc, ana such good horses as Shorthose Tobog-
nl.iai-ls ran IN the Thomas Colors threw Phillips
az the start, but the boy unhurt
The other winners were Nskayllua and Con-
sue!o II.