New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Jockeys HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Turner Charged with Re-
sponsibility for Acct
dent, but Not Held.
RACE NOT TRULY RUN
Big Crowd Gets One Thrill After
Another in Sport at
Belmont Park.
Bv HERBERT.


August Belmont's Stromboi won
the twentv-ninth Suburban Handicap
at Belmont Park yesterday, but
death lurked in the running, and
Morse King, F. B. Lemaires good
three-vear-old, was the victim. a
kindly Providence spared the lives
Of three Jockeys, who were tossed
under the feet of the flying field
rounding the turn when Morse King
crashed down and Tartar and Top
Hat fell over him in a sickening
heap.
Fully twenty thousand men and
women. by far the biggest mid-week
crowd of the season, attracted by
the lure Of a race, rich IN turf his
tory. gasped, shuddered and cheered
in turn as thrill followed thrill and
sensation followed sensation from
one end of the afternoon to the other.
The sun fairly bhstered, but hardly
more than the sport, with its atci-
dents. thrilling finishes and defeat of
six favorites.
The McTaggart brothers. Tommy and
Johnny. and little McKeever were the
BOYS who faced death but escaped even
serious injury as by a miracle. Tommy
suffered q deep cash on his right thigh
and a strained shoulder, but the other
two were even more fortunate, and
Johnny accepted mount in the last
race and finished third. too, on John
Santorjs Sevillian.
Turner Blamed for Accident.
Turner. who rode Stromboli, was
charged by Tommy McTaggart with be-
ing responsible for the accident, and
the boy so told the stewards, but they
accepted the evidence of the patrol
Judge, who testified that there was no
serious crowding, and confirmed the
running without even calling on Turner
for an explanation Later they went
20 the Jockey room to get the evidence
Of some Of the other boys. None
seemed 70 be positive, arart from
Johnny McTaggart. that Turner was TO
blame. so Algernon Daingerfeld said
there was nothing to be done"
As a matter Of fact, there was moth
ing 70 be done after the race had been
confirmed, as il would have been 4
mockery Of the rules to punish the bo-'
without disoualifying his mount. No
coubt Turner was warned TO be more
careful in the future. but warnings ap-
DareHtly are of no avail. His rough
riding az Aqueduct was cause for com
nent on more than one occasion. He
escaped punishment over there as he
did az Belmont Park yesterday, but it
is not likely that he will escape if he
ofends again, for as a number Of close
followers Of the turf were heard TO re-
mark:
"Therell be little short of murder
around here if that boy is not made to
ride more cleanly."
The story Of the accident may best
be told perhaps in Johnny McTaggart's
own words, minus, unfortunately, his
neh Southern accent. He was little
pale. but as cool and collected as if it
was quite the ordinary thing to escape
Instant death lie said:
McTaggart Tells His Story.
Say ! Just lay crunched up there
and seemed 20 see nothing but flying
hoofs, as 'hoce other two horses STUN
b.ed over me and nv mount. had
sense enough TO lie still. but it seemed
long time. and l kept wondering if
Inc next second would be my last
lt was a nice sensation to get up
and realize that / could walk and talk.
] N awful sorry for Mr. Lemaire. He
lost good horse. for Morse King
broke his leg and they'll have to shoot
him. ..
lou see. ! made the running going
up ne backstretch, but when Buxton
moved up 10 me on the outside with
Halner rounding the turn | decided 20
axe back little and save Morse King
.Tf tne run through the stretch Then
S.i Of a sudden Strombol knocked my
use against the rail and down we
yAL / don't say that Turner did it
ue"Derately, but he certainly was -e-
spFsible for the accident. guess it
muSsed up the whole race. Morse King
vas running easily, and | am sure he
fOu!d have won, and now the poor fell
low Is dead"
'ohnny McTaggart was right. The
accident did muss up the race. Strom-
ol was god horse yesterday, and
"gnt have Won in any case, but \
TIsdow @angs over his victory. L. s.
.nompson's Borrow, which was run
s,hg strongly in a good position, ap-
''s'ed 10 be .sdy hampered, while
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