The Washington herald., 1919-04-05
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to be the offender
Robinson suffered a fractured skull
: in one of the nastiest spills in the
history of American fiat racing, when
/ four horses were thrown.
Robinson died at $50 o'clock last
night in University Hospital, Balti-
more, to which he was rushed short
ly after the accident in a touring
car.
Heroic efforts were made at the
hospital to save Robinson's life by
grating a muscle taken from his
| leg to replace brain tissue torn
when the boys skull was laid open
by the hoofs of Garbage. The op-
Grafton. however, proved unsuccess-
| full.
| Robinson was one of the most
| promising riders on the turf, and in
the last three years had gained wide
popularity for his clean horseman-
ship and personal conduct both in
and out of tho saddle.
Jockeys McTaggart, Mooney and
Sneideman escaped serious injury by
the narrowest OF squeaks.
The spill came in the sixth race, at
a mile and twenty yards. Robinson
was riding Roederer, McTaggart was
on DIR. Charcot. Sneideman on Mari
anao, Mooney on Manioc and Doyle
was riding Garbage, heavily played by
stable connections and the public.
Other horses in the race were Har-
wood, ridden by Rice; Fairly, with
Butwell in the saddle. and Miss Nc
Giggle, on which Obert had the
mount.
Tries to Cross Field.
Harwood got off in front along
side the rail, with Fairly. DR.. Char
cot, Manioc, Roederer and Martanao
| punched on their heels. Garbage
was abreast of these nearly in the
center of the track. with Miss Nc
GIggle trailing. Near the eighth
pole, Doyle worked his mount
slightly ahead of the punched
horses and then tried to cross in
| front of them for the rail. As
| Garbage swept in front of Marianao
/ he struck the mare and she was
thrown heavily. Marianao in turn
spilled Roederer. and Robinson was
shot under the flying hind hoofs Of
Garbage, the horse kicking him in
the head.
In a twinkling four horses and
| their riders were sprawled on the
turf. Robinson unconscious. Mooney.
badly shaken up, had already time
to drag himself out of the way of
FairIy's hoofs. Obert managed to
steer Miss McGiggle clear of the
sprawled riders and horses.
Robinson's skull fractured.
Attendants who rushed to the aid of
the riders. carried the unconscious
form of Robinson into the Jockey
room, and helped the other three boys
in. Capt James II. Truitt, physician
in attendance, was called and rem
dered first aid to Robinson after MAX
ing an examination of the riders in
/ juries. He pronounced the Jockey
suffering from fracture of the skull
and ordered him rushed to Baltimore.
First reports were that Jockey Nc
Taggart had suffered serious injury
but he escaped with a severe shaking
up. Sneideman and Mooney also bear
bruises from the spill, and it is un-
likely that either of these three boys
will be seen in the saddle before next
week.
After their fall the four horses. ap-
parently none the worse for the tum-
] Bile, got to their feet and chased the
/ four racers which escaped the mix
up around the feld. DIR. Charcot ran
away three miles before he could be
| headed, white Manioc and Roederer
both ran more than two miles.
Stewards Investigate Case.
Investigation of the affair was at
| once begun by the judges and stew
ards. Announcement of their findings
will be made today.
The race was won by Garbage,
which the Judges Immediately dis
| qualified, Harwood being placed first.
Fairly second. and Miss McGiggle
third.
Still another disqualification marked
the days racing. Bill Hunley. winner
of the last race, being set back for
| fouling Alma B and Edith Baumann
| in the stretch.
The race went to Alma B. with the
second best price of the meeting-sS3-
attached to her number, with Edith
| Baumann placed second and Candi-
date II, the long shot, good thing"
| getting the show end.
| Though the card was of very or
dinary calibre, some close contests
marked it's running off. In the first,
Beck and Call escaped the maiden
| class when he overhauled the public
choice. Miss Shackleton, by Shackle-
-Haversack, starting for the first
! time. at the stretch turn. and won
going away. Miss Stathem was
J third. LIE BIeuet. imported colt, by
Northumberland Source, was pocketed
| in the stretch. He made an i'm
pressive showing.
Perhaps the most popular victory
of the day was that of Hanky
/ Panky, of the II. p. whitney stable,
which took the measure of Frizeur
in the second race. The Ferryman,
Hanky Panky's stable mate, was
third.
PIurcnzi Awards Backers.
Plurenzi, backed heavily on his
| first start at Bowie, awarded his
! faithful adherents by capturing the
third race in rather easy fashion
| from a bunch of very ordinary
| horses.
Sibola. the public choice in this
event, failed to show within re-
spectacle distance of the money.
| Widow Bedotte ran a pretty race fD
the fourth to beat the good thi.g,
Cadillac, with Wood Violet third.
| The feature race of the day, the
Expectation Purse, at seven furlongs
out of the chute, was taken In handy
| fashion by Dan Bright, easily the
class of the race. although Mahony
! had by far the largest spot in the
public eye. He ran second. with the
lightly weighted Belario third.
| The summaries:
| FIRST RACE-Four furiongs. Beck and Call,
lis CMetcalD. so. $50. SO; Miss shsckleton.