The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-05
Suffragette Injured While
Trying to Stop Kings
Horse Rounding Cor
ner at Full Speed
CRAGNOUR FIRST,
BUT DISQUALIFIED
Hundred to One Shot Win
ner-C. Bower Isrnay's
Horse Ruled Out

| EPSON, Eng. June 4.-Todays race
for the Derby. the blue ribbon Of the
British turf, was one of the most SEN
sational on record.
| 1t was made memorable by a DARN 6
militant suffragette outrage, in which
Emily Wilding Dawson was terribly
injured while trying to stop King
Georges horse Anmer, when he was
running at full speed around Tatten-
ham corner. by the disqualification for
humping OF Craganour, the favorite,
after he had finished first, and by the
award OF the race with its stakes of
ss2, 500 to a rank outsider, Aboyeur a
100 to i shot
/ King George, Queen Mary and large
assembly of royalties were witnesses OF
these exciting incidents, which caused
something like CONSERVATION among the
| immense crowd.
ISUFFRAGIsT RUSHEs INTO COURSE
| While interest in the classic was at
its most tense point, just as. the Is
horses were turning the Tattenhanl
corner into the stretch, a woman
rushed out of the dense crowd and
threw herself in front of Anmer and
another horse Agadir. She apparently
dipped to interfere with the progress
of the race by seizing Anmer's reins
and placing not only herself but the
two Jockeys in danger.
| Fortunately, the horses were at the
end of the string. or the consequences
might have been more serious. Aga
safely. but the woman managed to
cling to ,Anmer's rein and brought
down both horse and rider.
Jones, the kings Jockey. received in-
juries necessitating his removal in an
ambulance. while the woman was
thrown under Anmer's hoofs and ter
ribly kicked. She was taken .~uncon-
scious to a hospital, suffering from se-
we're injuries to her head.
sUFFRAGETTE PAPERS FOUND
Suffragette papers are said to have
been found in her possession, and a
sufragette flag was bound round her
body.
Jones, the jockey. suffered from a
bad cut in the head but his injuries
otherwise were not serious.
Meanwhile the race had ended in a
| close and exciting finish. with Crag-
amour, the favorite, first past the post.
| Then 1t became known that an objec-
! ton had been raised, and after many
minutes of suspense it was announced
| that Craganour had been disqualified
| for humping in the stretch, and that
| the race had been awarded to the out
| slider Aboyeur who had made all the
running and led into the stretch.
1t was stated that the owner of
Aboyeur had raised no objection to the
winner, but the stewards of the Jockey
club had instituted an inquiry.
LAST PRECEDENT IN 1914
! IT is almost unheard OF for an objec-
| ton to be raised to the winner OF the
! The stewards decision brought about
an extraordinary contrast to the
scenes Of enthusiasm which had fol-
lowed the putting up of Craganour's
number.
| The stewards stated tonight that
ply for humping, but because they were
satisfied that Johnnie Reiff. his jockey.
had unduly interfered with other
| horses throughout a greater part of
! the race
| 1t is said by experts that there was a
/ raT r1x a an nf mn oir
! foul, riding, and this years derby is
Isregarded as one Of the most unsatis-
factory in the history of the event
MILITANT MAY DIE
| All previous suffragette demonstra-
/ tions were thrown into the shade by the
sensation caused by Emily willing Da-
visions reckless feat in throwing her
self in front Of the kings horse while
coming down the track at fun stride.
/ Comparatively few OF the $4,000 spec
| tators watching the leaders of the race
saw the affair, which Is likely to end
in the frst fatality of the militant
campaign.
| Those nearest Tattenham corner had
glimpse of woman darting directly
/ In front of two galloping horses. She
ducked almost under Agadir's neck to
reach Anmer.
Some say she waved her arms to stop
the horse; others that she seized the
rein.
| According to some, Anmers shoul-
ders struck her on the head; according
to others. the woman tainted just as the
horse was upon her.
Jockey Jones was stunned by the
fall and did not know what stopped
him. He could not even recollect that
he saw a woman.
| There was a scream and the kings
| horse plunged over. landing on the
rider. The crowd quickly surrounded
/ them and then ambuiances arrived
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