The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-16
HORSE DROPS DEAD
IN RACE AT JAMAICA
Dioscoride Bursts Blood Yes
sci Racing After Leaders
in Third Event.


Dioscoride. five-year-old imported
black gelding belonging to @. A. Marshall.
dropped dead durig the second race
at the Jamaica track yesterday. after
noon. He was running third at the time
and not fer away from the leader when
he suddenly toppled over. Clifford Rob-
insoil, the jockey who had the leg UP on
him. went over his head and slid along
the track. He was stunned and quickly
recovered. but the horse never arose.
Dioscoride had burst a blood vessel ard
died almost instantly
The finish OF this race was exciting
with Jefferson Livingstons Beaumarais
getting the decision by n short head
from p. S. p. Randoiph's aged bay
mare Favour. That Eesurnarais won
was due to a sensational finish by CLAIR
ence Hummer, who rode Man o. War
to most OF his victories this year.
Tom McTagrart won the Consolation
Handicap. the feature of the get away
day card. He carried 122 pounds. ran to
his best form. and aided by good racing
luck got home to win by length and 2
half. Mrs. Payne Whitneys Red Red
Rose, carrying only 81 pounds and rid
den by z. Hummer. a tiny brother of the
veteran jockey. finished second. and
Leading Star was third.
ouhe hummer, VINO weighs about
sixty pounds, rode n flno race and after
the contest was showe-ed with congratu-
lations.
Morton T. Schwartzs Enfllade was
the fnvorite for this race and probably
was the best in 1t. But she suffered all
kinds OF interference and the best che
could do was TO finish fifth Soon after
the barrier went up she was pinched or
and nearly knocked down. Tom Nc
Taggart and Leading Star closed In on
her sharply and to 1ave himself and his
horse from being thrown over the fence
Buddy Ensor was compelled to pull her
UP. Again on the turn she was caught
IN pocket and knocked back When
Strengthened out In the homestretch che
came with a rush. but his opponents had
too much of lead on her and try as she
might she was unab BILE to get near the
leaders.
Summit. the bay delghter OF Ul,irnus
and Torpenhov, which W r Cole sold
to Frederick Johnson DC n yearling last
sumrneIS for $4,000. made her fret ap-
pearance under silks in the last race and
was beaten by John Sanford's imported
filly Chateau Thicrry. Summit had dis
played wonderful speed In a recent trial
and on the strength OF II was made a.
favorite at TO 10 and heavily backed
NJ those short odds. She ran an ordinary
race and never was within striking dis
lance of Mr.. sanfords filly.
Chateau Thierry sped away from tho
barrier on her toca showed a great burst
of early speed and after opening UP n
gap OF three lengths on her field In the
first quarter OF mile cantered the re-
niainder OF the way to win by three
lengths.
James Fitzsimmons's Ballet Dancer
beat Pastoral Swain and ST. Allan in
the fifth event. q handicap at one mile
and n sixteenth. She set the pace for
three-ouarters OF O mile. At that point
Babin challenged with Pastoral Swain
and quickly took command To the
crowd II scerned az II Pastoral Swain
would gallon to victory. But when
Strengthened out In the homestretch he
faitcred and Ballet Dancer under a
strong finish by Joe Mooney came on
again und won easily by three lengths.
Day Lilly led home a big field OF
cheap Juveniles In the opening contest
Segurola set q terrific pace for a quar-
ter OF mile and entering tho home
stretch was five lengths In front Then
she began TO quit. and Day Lilly and
Gilt Fringe overlook her and raced like
a team to the judges Day Lilly proved
a tiifle better and earned the purse in
the last jump.
third by a head from Albert A. The
latter ran AZ II short. He displayed hts
usual burst OF speed and went 10 the
'front.' on the far turn. Once In tho lead
he sped along Mt fast clip and in
creased his advantage 70 five lcngtha
a furiong from homo he began 20
back up" and Sunnyland came along
and nipped him on the post seldom has
horse stopped so suddenly as did
Albert A. lie came back so fast that
even Hummer on sunnyiand seemed
surprised.
for $1,000 from Samuel Riddle for
Riding Man o. War in the match race
ct Wentworth on Tuesday. with the
check came n letter thanking che lad
for his good ridc In that event and his
other good rides on the champion on
former occaelons.