The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-03
FALL KILLS HORSE
AND INJURIES JOCKEY
Trumpator Turns Somersanlt
Over Obstacle and Sends
Blake to Hospital.
by HENRY ". KING.

Herbert L. Praus aged cross-country
horse Trumpator was killed and Jockey
Blake seriously injured in the Lysander
steeplechase at the Aqueduct track yes
terday afternoon Blake suffered n
broken collarbone and internal injuries.
and was sent to ST. Mary's Hospital, at
Jamaica.
The accident occurred at the Jump In
front of the grand stand, In plain view
of thousands OF racegoers. II was an
ugly looking accident, and cast gloom
over the crowd.
What caused the accident probably
will never be known. Blake said that
his mount Just threw himself head first
over the obstacle for no apparent reason.
but hundreds of spectators declared that
the horse stumbled and turned a somer-
sault
Trumpator was a fast thoroughbred
and n good jumper. but he was not
sound. Less than a fortnight ago he
pulled UP after a contest SO lame that II
was believed he had broken down. But
he came out OF his limp overnight and
continued to train exceptionally well.
His legs were ''dicisy." but they gave
h m no pain In his recent trials. and W.
H. Henry, his trainer, decided to send
him after yesterdays stake. AT the
very first jump he showed that he was
not himself. Instead OF taking the
obstacle cleanly. as he usually does, he
went at II sideways and lost several
lengtha Blake got him going well be-
fore the next fence was reached. and for
q round of the course he jumped like a
Good and Plenty.
Bumps Belle o. The Sea.
While rounding the turn near the
nf,tr
made a sharp turn with him. and in do
ing so drove his mount against Belle o.
tho Sea and sent Mr.. Yields Ally crash
ing into the buoy. This mishap knocked
the speed out OF Belle o. the Sea and
practically put her out Of the race
Trumpator also lost much ground as a
result OF the collision and was far out
OF the race. But Blake chased him after
the leaders and was rapidly overhauling
| them until Trumpator took or badly
at the last jump on the backstretcn.
This cost him more ground and killed
any chance he might have had of win
ming from then to the end. Blake gal
| loped him after the field until the second
last jump. over which he fell and landed
| on his back.
Both horse and jockey remained on
| the ground and to the crowd It seemed
| as II both were killed. DR.. Dowd. the
1
quickly revived Blake. but the thorough
bred was suffering from a broken back
and was ordered destroyed.
be Frank Beaten.
Be Frank. C. VI. Garr!sons three-year-
\ old gelding which won the recent Ken
| lucky Derby. was decisively beaten in
| the Sir Walter Handicap. the feature
Of the card. The renowned three-year-
| old ran a good race but he was asked
| to give away from sixteen to twenty six
+, pounds to his opponents and this proved
too much for him. The 11s pounds he
was shoulder!ng tended TO dull his speed
and he was never able to get within
striking distance OF Mimic I'd which
broke" flying. made every post n win
ming one and won easily by two lengths
| from Thundsrclap which beat Be Frank
| half a length for place honors.
| Mimic I'd. with only los pounds on his
back ran one of the best races OF his
| career. He covered the one mile and
a sixteenth course in the fast time OF
1;i4 3-5. only two-ffths of a second
behind the record hung UP by Corn
Tassel last year.
King Plaudit. the much heralded colt
| belonging to the Brookslde stable, met
with another defeat In the Nth race.
He displayed n great burst OF early
speed but quit badly in the stretch and
finished third behind Fell Swoop and
Canso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ Jeffords each
won n race. Barklie carried Mr.. JEFF
ford's colors home in front In the Chase
and Hoodwink won for Mrs. Jeffords In
the last event Hoodwink Is a grand
looking chestnut colt by Disguise. He
showed plenty OF speed and courage and
defeated big field of high class young
sters In ronp by four lengths.
Commander J. X l.. Ross uncovered
a beautiful looking colt named King
Thrush. a son OF Thrush and Sllen,
Queen, in this event but he showed moth.
ing and was beaten of. Because OF hi.
looks and fast trials he was made 6
favortte at to 5. Guy Bedwell, hi.
trainer, wazered on him but was no
confident of success. 1T think he's a bis
bluff." said the trainer 10 his friends II
the paddock. but hope I'm wrong H,
works fast but I don't think he hal
much grit"