The Detroit times., 1909-05-27
BRITONS |NSISTENT
AMERICAN COLT
WASH 7 F0ULEO
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 yesterdays
Derby as the fortunes OF racing aud
has made no intiniation that IL might
f.Taye been prevented, there ~ con
certed wall from the English news
papers today that the knocking down
OF the Amo rican colt. whose victory
would have cost the English book
makers a million dollars. was all an
accident The Strenuosity OF this APP
peal, II the face OF the fact that no
charge OF crooked work was made.
has mad the effect OF making the
American horsenien look into the mat
ter much more closely than they would
otherwise. IL is unfortunate that the
American colt WAS bumped by Electric
Boy, cola for whose starting in the
big classic there seems to have been
no excuse, and who was admittedly
leg weary when he swerved against
the Ogden cold, who at that time
was running oil even terms with
Minoru and under double wraps
Not an English newspaper and
hardly -Eagllsl- tarfman- Is to-
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 point
cut thar fattenham Corner is the
most dangerous bend on any race
course in the word and that frequent
accidents have occurred there. some
OF which have proven fatal 10 bOtn
Jockeys and horses.
King Edward took cognizance OF the
situation today when he sent the earl
or Durham 10 inquire about Sir Mar
TIN and also as 10 the condition OF
Skeets Martin, the Jockey He WAS
told that the horse was all right APP
parently but that the veterinaries have
him in charge and will watch him for
a day or SO 10 see that he does not de-
velop an injury. Jockey Martin IL
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 his mount was any
thing more than what might be ex-
pected in a big field IN which there
was unnecessary cIowding. 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
at the time and the boy on William the
Fourth took him 20 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 short head and half 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 possibi!-
ity that the jockeys on horses that
had no chance may have decided 10
crowd the American entry and better
the kings chances, but they are dts
tinctly in the minority and the ma
jority OF the leading American horse
men-are- content to- accept the acct.
dent as a racing incident and will bet
on Sir Martin TO beat Minoru when
they come together again.