New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
HORSE GRABS GARNER
Injuries Jockey Who Had Ridden
Three Straight Winners.
.FIREST0NE LEFT AT POST
Props Himself at Start of Han.
dicap, to Insappoint-
ment of Crowd.

Guy Garner. the joc'.e, under contract to
the Newcastle Stable rode three winners AZ
AQueduct yesterday. and missed riding
fourth through bein~ injured He piloted
Wander. Zeus and PIstem 10 victory in
quick succession, ut was savaged by
Prince Gal while al the post for the fourth
race and was forced 10 cancel his engage
ment 20 ride Crash. -hich romped home IN
the fifth event
Prince Gal grabbed Garner. who had the
mount on Michael Angelo in the fourth
race. By the forearm and so lacerated and
bruised the flesh that the boy dismounted
after the finish in such pain as 10 bring
tears 10 his eyes. The injury was not
serious. and he viii be riding again in a
day or two. but h. did not feel equal TO
taking the mount on Crash. and SO missed
another winner.
Pat Dunno and his friends had planned a
"NIling" with the daughter Of McGee. as
she had been working great guns" in pri-
vate but when IL was necessary 10 substi-
tute Van Benschoten they lost much Of
their enthusiasm. and the filly went to the
post quoted at S TO l. She won Just the
same, however, and won in way TO indi-
cate that she Is about the best and speed
test youngster shown TO date. She was
hardly more than galloping through the
last fUrlong, and ran the half mile in As
seconds.
Winning Widow, which rou1ped home in
the mud few days ago. was the quoted
favorite AT odds on. but she was outrun
from the barrier. and was out TO the last
ounce TO beat Vallonia, Voter FLY, a
head for the place. The latter acted badly
on the way TO the post. running around in
circles and chasing her tail for five min
utes.
The handicap fourth on the card. in
which Garner was injured. was further
marred by the mulish actions Of Firestone,
the horse which beat Maskette in the
AauedUct Handicap last fall. The son Of
ROYAL Flush III propped himself as the
barrier vas released and refused TO bulge
an inch With Firestone left at the post,
Prince Gal just galloped over the course TO
win as he pleased from Michael Angelo.
:. - Hildreth. who sadded Firestons.
was bitterly disappointed. as he had the
horse in perfect condition. II looks and
work counted for anything. Il was not the
FIRST time Ffrestone had acted badly at the
post. and an assistant starter held him at
the barrier With tRitch. He turned him
loose as the starter called Come on" and
neither he. nor Mr. Cassidy was to blame
for the unfortunate occurrence.
Bob r starter I'm the first race. was
whispered about as \ sure winner. and this
IN spite Of 4 bad performance in the mud
few DAYS ago. He looked we'll and ran
fairly well. too. until half way down the
stretch. when he was knocked out Of his
stride and cut Of SO sharply that any
chance he had vas ruineI
Monday. when he had Wise Mason straight
= furlong from home. Rockstone appeared
70 have him beaten a quarter of mile
from the hnish. but the Rockton gelding
stopped under the weight.
Frank Mullens vas tried and found want
ing for the third time at the meeting in the
second race. He has great burst OF speed,
but seems unable TO carry It for half
mile. he was three lengths in front yes
terday rounding the elbow. but, try as he
would, Taplin could not nurse him to tho
judges. Zeus, the Adam colt which won
the first tWo-year-old race Of the meeting
satisfied the critics Of his courage. Garner
drew his whip soon after rounding the ell
bow. and the colt responded TO the call
without 1inchins and came away from
Frank Mullens in the last sixteenth.
Rustem ran the fastest mile Of the season
when he turned the distance in 1865 in
the third event. He is not a big three-year-
old, but he is all horse and game to the
core. Sir Cleges appeared 10 have him
beaten coming TO the last flrlong pole. but
he kept on trying and drew out just at
the end.
Onatus bol;ed soon after the start OF the
last race and unseated king, but the boy
was not injured.