The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
BRITONS IASISTENT
AMERICAN COLT
WASN'T FOUlED
No Charge of Crooked Work Made
But Denials Are Coming in
Hectically With Every
Derby Review.
Jockey Thinks Dumping Of His
Mount Cost Sir Martin or William
w. the Big Classic.

LONDON. MAY 2i.--Despite the fact
that Louis Winans accepts the mishap
10 his colt. Sir Martin. In yesterday
Derby as the fortunes OF racing ana
has made no intiniation that II might
have been prevented. there Is CON
certed wait from the English news
papers today that the knocking down
OF the American colt, whose victory
would have cost the English book.
makers a million dollars. was all an
accident. The strenuosity or this APP
peal. in the face OF the fact that no
charge OF crooked work was made,
has mad the effect OF making the
American horsenen look into the mat
ter much more closely than they would
other wise Ii is unfortunate that the
American colt Was bumped by Electric
Boy, a colo for whose starting in the
big classic there seems To have been
no excuse and who was admittedly
| leg weary when lie swerved against
the Ogden cold. who at that time
was rGnning on even terms with
Minoru and under double wraps.
Not an English newspaper and
day expressing the greatest anxiety
today that Americans will not think
the knocking down OF Sir Martin was
IA put-up job All OF the papers poins
out that Tattenham's Corners Is the
most dangerous bend on any race
course in the world and that frequent
accidents have occurred there. some
OF which have proven fatal 10 boln
Jockeys and horses.
| King Edward took cognizance or the
situation today when he sent the earl
OF Durham TO inquire about Sir Mar
! tin and also as TO the condition or
Skeets Martin. the jockey. He was
told that the horse was all right ap-
parently but that the veterinaries have
| him in charge ano will wach him for
a day OF so To see that he does not de-
velop an injury. Jockey Martin Is
still dazed by the fall and will be out
OF the saddle for several days.
AS was TO be expected. he declares
that there Is no reason 10 believe that
the accident TO mis- mount was any
thing more than what might be ex-
pected in a big field in which there
was unnecessary crowdtng. He makes
Il plain also that all he remembers
was that his mount was crowded,
crossed his legs and fell. But he
thinks the accident cost either Sir
Martin or William the Fourth The
race as they were going the strongest
al the time and the boy on William the
Fourth took him 10 the outside rail 10
keep from striking Jockey Martin
when he landed on the turf. This
cost him seven or eight lengths and
as William the Fourth was beaten
only a short head and half a length the
accident to Sir Martin cost his owner
the big end OF the purse.
| The Americans who are In touch
with the situation are expressing the
opinion today that there is a POSSIBLE
ity that the jockeys on horses that
mad no chance may have decided 20
crowd the American entity and better
the kings chances but they are dis
tinctly in the minority and the ma
jority OF the leading American horse
men are content TO accept the ac:i-
dent as a racing Incident and will bet
on Sir Martin TO beat Minoru when
they come together again.