Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-05
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
CRACK COLT BREAKS BACK
DUNLOp'S MASTER JOHN FATAL
LY INJURED IN FALL.
While Waiting at Barrier Two Year
Old Rears Over Backward, But
Jockey Leaps Clear.

Inc racing career or Master John, q
highly valued two-year-old, owned by
David Dunlop of Virginia, came to an un-
timely end as the field of ten were lining
up for the start of the Pimlico Nursery,
one of the big events on the spring pro-
gram of the Maryland Jockey Club at
PimlicO yesterday afternoon. Rearing up
at the barrier when Starter A. B. Dade
was extending his best efforts to get the
your gsters off with an even break, Mas
ter John fell backward. breaking his back
and later was destroyed.
The colt went to the post with the
others without any sign or indication
that there was anything wrong with him.
but soon after began to act Queerly-that
lis, he showed an inclination to rear up
and behave in anything but natural
manner. The starters had their hands
full. as the field included several very
bad actors, but did not think the colt,
who was usually very good actor, need
ed their aid.
The field skirmished around for some
time. then Master John reared and turned
lover backward. Palms. who was riding,
jumped clear of the fall The colt fell
heavily and made no attempt to get on
his feet. even with crowd or stable
hands trying to assist him. Those near
the scene of the accident say that he
was suffering so badly that he would
have died in a few minutes, but his owner
ordered him to be shot.
In the opening race Grand, who rode
Gold Bug, was kicked on the leg by one
of the other starters. The injury was SO
painful that he had to dismount for few
minutes. He was able, however, to ride
Singer, the winner of the stake. AS the
horses were going to the post for the fifth
race a girth broke on Sir Chiffon, with nc
| more serious effect than to- delay matters
for a couple of minutes. This. however
| ended the mishaps of the day.
Capt. E. Cassatt scored a very pleasing
victory when the Bailiffs Daughter gal
| loped away with the fifth race. 1t was
the first start for the Ally. which is a
nice-looking daughter of Islington, the
sire Of Kinleymack. the only horse to win
both the Brooklyn and Suburban handi-
caps the same season. She is one Of Cas-
salts entries for the Saratoga Special and
the Futurity.
Jockey Joe Notter will be at Pimlico to
ride F'auntleroy in the Preakness stakes
Saturday. He was the leading jockey OF
the metropolitan circuit two years ago
and rode abroad last year.
r. J. Walden withdrew Chiffon Belle
from the Nursery field, owing to the con-
dition Of the track.
Sir Chiffon, a starter in the fifth race,
was sold by Robert Walden before the
race to H. r.. Refs, Baltimore man. and
will be handled by James Mclaughlin.
jr.
]. W. Pangle will ship the horses OF
David Dunlop to the farm Of their owner.
near Petersburg. after the hunt meetings
to be held at Pimlico the latter part of
May. They will be rested up for the Sara
toga meeting.
Honest John Kelly and Tom Shaw were
among the days visitors at Pimlico. Shaw
came over to see his brothers two-year-
old Isabel Case and Anna Case run in
the Nursery.
Starter A. 3. Dade, now officiating at
Pimlico. has received the appointment of
starter at the Windsor and Toronto Can-
ada) race meetings. The Canadian tracks
are lucky. Though many efficient starters
have officiated at the Hilltop track, no one
has ever given as consistently good starts
as Dade.