The sun., 1919-04-05
FRANKIE ROBINSON
KILLED AT BOWIE
Noted Jockey Dies in Hospital
as Result Of Spill in Sixth
Race-Others Hurt.

BALTIMORE, Nd. April <.--Frankie
Robinson. Americas premier Jockey. Is
dead. At tho University Hospital here
Johnny McTaggart has two fractured
ribs and Mooney and Sneidman are suf-
fering from bruises AMI a severe shaking
UP as the result OF spill in the sixth
race to-day at Bowie.
Robinson: under contract to Harry
Payne Whitney, and one Of the highest
salaried riders in the United States, had
a gaping hole torn In his skull.
The accident occurred when 4 field Of
eight horses dashed to the frst turn in
race Of mile and twenty yards for
four -year-olds and a mixup followed At
the sharp turn.
Willie Doyle was held responsible by
the track officials. They claim that
Doyle. riding Garbage. swerved over to
the inside rail when his mount was not
clear of the field. causing Ted Rice, who
rode HARDWOOD, which was on the rail,
10 pull up sharply. a tangle followed.
Robinson. riding Roederer, was the
second to go down. Observers say the
Jockey was thrown over his mounts
head and then kicked by the animal.
McTaggart was on DR.. Charcot Mooney
and Sneidman were riding Manioc and
Marianao respectively. Doyle with Gar
base finished the race In the lead, but
the stewards disqualified the horse.
In the next event Bill Hunley. ridden
by Jockey Pauley, bore over on his field
In the homestretch and knocked several
OF the contestants out of their strides.
Then he went ON and won by q length
and a half from Alma B. The judges
also disqualified him The Expectation
Purse. the feature OF tho card. went to
Dan Bright
Harry Payne Whitney scored his third
victory of the meeting in the second race
when his chestnut gelding Hanky Panky
led home big field OF three-year- old
maidens. George Peterson's Beck and
Call won the two-year-old event The
results:
First Raee-F9r ,,wo-y.sr-olds; four fur;
Ssi. us tNs,:st! $50 80 % . Ssft ,s.s So
.s.iS. second; %i.. s!..se%, iii 'SSPsslsyy.
Alice Asish, ssin Fos.. Harriet. Roist s,
and Slick II. also ran.
od sse0na ~. H sSs Taids9
isi SSl J. BY .Hs%t! FsaSY: l,@ 4:
third. Time. ! JOS. Hasty Lady. saul
Sondut, Low Tide, Donna A. and Miss
Ellen zen, also ran. .whitney entry,
ward; ak and a half furlongs; purse s751.l ;
$500 . by sS g %..s. ia
Doyle. $3.50 and 1890, second: Auc-
H lon lol ,Csrsswsll}; $3.50. third; Time.
Comacho. Satisfied and sister Margsry
also ran.
Fourth Race-For three-year-o and
upward: six and a half furlonss: purse
p WI wisG .sa ged S.s
lilac, iis (Ricel, 81 20 and 50. 90. second;
Wood Violet ll2 tDenyse), $3.50. third
Time. 1:2l crumpsali, Laura Miller.
Korfhase, oid Eylers and Carl Eilwangsr
Fifth Racs-For thrse-year-oids and up.
pectation Purse--Won By Dan Bright. los
tRicsl. $40. 50 and s2.40; Mahony, o.
M ,M,GKissvser', IS 50 and s2;eo. second
Kate Canal and Val Spar also ran
sixth Race--For four yeAr-olds and up
ward one mile and twenty yards purse
;S@Il+' elssimi,snwonn BY HaEwocd' iit
,NRgn,wsin' $3.50 tsn5Saa IS, second; MES
Time. i:47 l.5. Dr. charcot, NANCE
Roederer and MariAnao also ran. Garbage
finished hrst. but was disqualified for
seventh Racs--ror, four.year.olds and up
sso7 II; claiming-Won by Alma b. IO2
LWakoff), $50, $3.50 ana $500; Edith
Bauman. 1o2 !Rlchcreekl. $500 and So 90
third. Time; 1:47. Flora Finch. Pulaski
stir Up and pundrsary also ran. Bili
HURLEY finished nrst, but was disqualified
for fouling