New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
JOCKEY O'NEIL IN
 SERIOUS CONDITION
Promising Young Rider Sustains
 Painful Injuries in Accident

BaltiDore, Md, May 11.-Patrick O'Neil, the jockey. Is at deaths door in the Maryland General Hospital as a result of an accident during the running of the steeplechase at the Pimlico track yesterday afternoon. the track physicians, who, on exami- nation, said he was suffering from fractured skull, a broken arm and a fractured leg. The doctors at the hospital last night hold out little hope for his recovery.
 O'Neil was riding Rhomb, favorite for the race, when the mishap oc- cured. The conditions called flor jockeys who had never ridden a win ner." Despite the fact that O'Neil was in this grade of riders, he was a most promising jockey. He has been riding only a short time. He showed so much improvement in his work this spring that Billy" Garth, his employer. put him up frequently because he had fine hands, a good seat and could place" horse with fine judgment.
 O'Neil was riding when the accident came which may snuff out his life spark The horses were on the back stretch during the second turn of the course Garter, the ultimate win ner, was in the lead. with New Haven second and Rhonb third, two lengths apart O'Neil made his challenge and Rhomb moved up fast. He took off too close to a jump, hit the top rail and fell
 ..~ ONeil was thrown several feet Be- fore he could rise. Emerald Isle conn., ing along fast, stumbled over Rhomb, the mares hoofs striking O'Neil.
 Singing Pat was the name the stable hands gave O'Neil. His dispo- sition was cheery one, and the sun- shine of his smile earned him many friends.
 The renewal of the Pimlico Spring Handicap, which the Maryland Jockey club tried to arrange for next Monday by offering purse of s10,0o0, will not be run.
 Wilfred Viau. owner of Omar Khayyam, said this afternoon that he did not deem it advisable to start his colt in the race. With Omar Khay- yam out, interest was killed.
 
 of MT. Viau's string of horses at noon yesterday, Richard F. Carman turning over 23 head, the majority of which are -year-olds. The stars" of the stable, of course, are Omar Khayyam, Westy Hogan and George Starr. Among the two-year-olds is the Tank, a youngster nearly seven teen hands high, the biggest colt of his age in training. He is an import ed colt and cost s6,500 as a yearling.
 It was learned yesterday that the rock on which MT. Viau and MT. Car man split was the starting of Omar Khayyam in the Pim1ico Spring Handicap on Wednesday.
 MT. Viau did not wish to race his champion, as he did not think the Persian Poet was quite up to so hard @ struggle.
 MT. Carman took the opposite view and had his way. He likewise had his way in the matter of intrusting Omar Khayyam to the hands of Dom mick. MT. Viau thought that the lat ter was not comp petent to handle Omar Khayvam to the best advantage.
 Then it was that the slumbering storm between the men ripped asun- der their friendship of several years. Mrs. viau, who thinks a great deal of Omar Khayyam, was nearly heart broken over his poor showing, and as she had advised against racing her favorite the inevitable took p1ace--a change in trainers.