Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

that day with the exceptions that the speed
Handicap special has been postponed until
next Monday and the Derby preliminary
scheduled for today, will take Its place. inc
entire Tuesday card has been called on ana
entries will be accepted Mt the usual hour
this morning for the Wednesday events, IN
Guiding the Derby preliminary.
BY JAY DAVIDSON
The first fatal racing accident since
Santa Anita park was established oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon during the
running of the juvenile race over
three and a-half furlong route, wnen
three horses fell, unseating their rid
ers and killing Jockey b. Woods. en-
ployed by Phil 7. Chinn as an APP
prentice Jockey. Woods was riding Tom
Lynch, owned by chinn, and his mount
was last to fall, but broke potn
shoulder blades and was destroyed on
the track by DIR. l.. w. Young, the as
ISOLATION veterinarian. Jockey d. NC
Carthy, riding Angerona, sustained
fracture of his left leg and Jockey
Schlessinger, riding Chief kee, sus-
tanned painful but not serious injuries
in being kicked in the back by one Of
the horses that jumped over his fallen
mount.
1t was race for maidens and all the
starters were more or less green az
racing and as is natural and almost
inevitable. the juvenile racers jostled
one another and were difficult TO Keep
straight while running at full speed
around the only turn of their short
Journey. The jam occurred after the
field had turned into the stretch and
was making the run for the wire. -Four
horses, The Wolf. India star, Star Blue
and Domithiida, were closely punched
il front when nearing the eighth pole.
At this point, Angerona, ridden by NC
Carthy, began sensational run and
got up in the bunch in front. Imme-
diately afterward, she was bumped and
fell, throwing Mccarthy to the track.
Chief Kee was Immediately behind ana
fell over her, throwing Schlessinger.
Tom Lynch was next, and he also
stumbled as he ran onto the fallen
horses, and Woods was thrown over
his head as his mount fell.
Killed by His Mount
| AS Tom Lynch fell he struck Woods
| in the back of the head and fractured
the skull, falling over the other two
horses and breaking both shoulder
blades. Tom Lynch was unable TO get
back on his feet, but the other horses
I got up and Chief Kee finished riderless,
Angerona being halted by the crowd
[ that ran onto the track from the pad
dock Schlessinger was able to get up
| but Mccarthy and Woods lay upon the
/ track until assistance arrived. WOODS
/ was unconscious and was carried into
| the track hospital in the paddock base
/ ment, while Mccarthy also was assist
/ ed to q cot in the hospital.
DR.. George ID. Costigan. track ply
stefan and surgeon, attended the in
jured riders, assisted by Drs. Friedman
and Young. An examination indicated
that Woods was fatally injured, but II
was planned to bring him to Los An
sgeles for medical attention until 1t be-
came apparent that 1t would be dan
4gerous to undertake to remove him oil
to delay medical aid. He did not re-
cover consciousness, despite the efIort'
lof the physicians, and an operation was
decided upon as a last resort to save
his life. He was removed to the operat
ling table, but passed away during thu
Operation. Mccarthy was removed Y
1.-The Clara Barton hospital in Los An
lgeles on a special car over the Pacifi'
Electric. which also brought the bod,
LOT Woods to a local undertaking es
Establishment to be prepared for ship
lment to his home in Frankfort, ky
4 Schlessinger was removed to his hom'
near the track.
Il Woods was an apprentice jockey
having sought employment of Chinn
the Woods home in Frankfort, ny.
last year. His mother was inclined U
object to the plans of her son, but n
was insistent and she finally acquiesce'
and Chinn employed him. He came Z
Los Angeles last fall with Chinn ant
has ridden occasionally since, and, ac
eording to Chinn, gave great promis
of developing into a first-class Jockey
He was a gentlemanly little fellow, no
| of the stable swipe character, and mad
friends with all whom he met becaus
Of his modest and courteous conduct
He had acquired no bad habits AM
was regarded as a model boy. CHM
will ship the body home for burial.
| John Carroll GaIIops
The feature of the racing card wa
| the fourth race, at a mile, which wa
won by John Carroll in gallop, afte
he cot away poorly and had to pull u
last at the back stretch turn. He mad
one of his sensational stretch runs an
easily caught the leaders and passes
them, winning by two lengths. Arase
looked all over a winner an eighth out
after making Green Seal quit, but wa
not good enough to stall Off John Car
rolls great rush. Cyclone came wit
a big rush at the finish and showed.
Ethon very consistently won the thir
race at seven furlongs by running RICH
back to his previous out, winning fror
Ida May and st. Elmwood. Mary !
from the same stable, also won he
race, beating Creston and John A VIII
ease, after leading practically all tn
way Mike Jordan reserved his spec
for the stretch sprint and won the ION
race from Smirker by a head. Smirke
was best, but was weakly ridden at Tn
finish. Orena was third.
Mary Davis, which never had race
a barrier in a race in her wnoie III
until Yesterday. made a show of he
field in the sixth and won canterin
from barrier to wire. Jane Laure
closed fast, but was not good enoug
to get better than the place, while mis-