New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Schuttinger and Bullman In
jured When Top Coat and
Annchen Fall
By w. ]. Macbeth

sunny Jim fltZSlmmonS, tne Speck-
led Bob" of the heavyweight division
of thoroughbred trainers. added one
more triumph to his brilliant ac-
complishments of the Eastern racing
season at Aqueduct yesterday after
noon when he saddled the winner of
the Union Selling Stakes of $4,000, at
seven furlongs, the feature Of the
days racing. This winner was Com
padre. black -year-old colt and
son Of Colin, which was carried over
the line a winner by the clever
Jockey G. Walls, after a bitter duel
through the last sixteenth with Ed
ward McBride's Charley Leydecker.
This thrilling finish proved all the
more dramatic because of an accident
that cropped out shortly after the
start and which came very near to
being fatal for at least two of nine
participating riders. Two of the
thoroughbreds were knocked down,
James Buffers Top Coat and r. T..
Wilson, jr.'s, Anncnen. and their re-
spective riders, A. Schuttinger and II.
Bullman, left PROSTATE on the track,
as if dead. as the field swept over them
and away.
The widest excitement prevailed at
the first turn, where the accident oc-
Leydecker were fighting nose to nose
for the lions share of the stake.
Stable attendants, patrol judges and
hostlers, not to mention the usual lott
erers of the infeld, as soon as the
spill occurred, rushed frantically for
the scene of the accident to tender
whatever assistance was possible. But
long before they got there the high
powered roadster which is used for-a
emergency ambulance had rushed to
the rescue. By the time it arrived
Bullman had somewhat recovered from
his shaking up. Schuttinger was still
unconscious when carried to the Jockey
room.
Able to Leave Hospital
After an examination by the track
physician it was decided to rush Schut-
finger to the Mary Imaculate Hospital in
Jamaica. The little fellow, however, re-
covered sufficiently on the way to enter
and leave the hospital without assist
ance. He refused to submit to thorough
examination at the hands of the hos
pital physicians, declaring he would
wait for the services of his family
physician. When told he was probably
suffering from broken collar bone
Schuttinger smiled grimly and declared
it was mot the first time he had been
so inconvenienced."
1t was said at the hospital last night
that Schuttinger could not have been
so seriously injured as at first believed.
II was stated further there was no way
of arriving definitely at the extent of
tie Jockeys injuries until thorough
examination had been made. In the be-
lief of those physicians who saw and
talked with the patient Schuttinger
got off with severe contusions and a
sound shaking up. 1t is not believed
he is injured internally or about the
head.
Bullman was himself almost in O
very few minutes. He escaped as
.miraculously as Schuttinger, but with
tut broken bones. Schuttinger lives at
80 Alsop Street, Jamaica, where he
went directly from the Mary Immacu-
late Hospital.
Just how the accident happened is
difficult to say. Most every one who
watched the race closely had different
version. The writer is of the opinion
that the rough tactics Of R. Troxler,
who had the leg up on G. w.. Lofts
Cum Sab, was directly responsible for
the mix-up. Mars Cassidy got the field
away to almost perfect start. The
bangtails were we'll punched the first
hundred yards or SO, and with the first
turn imminent there was naturally
more or less crowding for advantage.
Troxler Begins to "Crowd"
AS the field swept toward the first
turn it was seen that Walls had taken
Compadre slightly to the front. Green
Gold. a length and half back, was
battling with Charley Leydecker fol-
the advantage of the turn. Most Of the
were well punched. Troxler. on Cum
Sab, which had drawn the absolute out
side position, began to crowd over. II
appeared that he bumped Annchen
which in turn bumped Top Coat from
behind. Top Coat went down in 6
heap, losing Schattinger in cloud OF
dust and among the flying hoofs OF
the field Of trailers. But Top Coat fell
right in front of Annchen. The latter
colt fell over its PROSTATE rival, shoot
ing Bullman twenty-five feet through
the air. One of the horses in falling
struck Charlie Leydecker, which ir
turn bumped Green Gold heavily
Neither of the latter two fell, but both
we're badly knocked out Of their strides
One second the field was well
punched; the next, because Of the gen.
eral commotion resulting from the acci.
dent, the contenders were strewn out
for fifty yards or more, with the pace
making Compadre, clear of the mix-up
winging away in front. Green Colo
never could get running again.
harrington, with Charlie Leydecker
set manfully about the task Of cutting
down Compadre's lead. Troxler, with
Cum Sab, set about the same task as
resolutely. Leydecker and Cum Sab
were only heads apart as the fielC
Strengthened out in the stretch.
Troxler rode anything but a sensible
race with Cum Sab. He wavered sew.
eral times as to whether to 60 to the
outside or to take the inside journey
his mount see-sawing across the track
several times before he finally decided
on the inside route, only to change hi.
mind when he found out there was moi