New-York tribune., 1920-10-14
Horses Crash
Together at End
OF First Event
Weiner and Sneidman, Rid
ers, Thrown to Ground;
Latter Taken to Hospital

The grim specter of death lowered
over the Jamaica racetrack yesterday,
when st. Donard and Stirabout, two
starters in the first race, went down in
crash directly in front of the grand
stand. F. Weiner, who was on Stir
about, escaped with wrenched back
and neck, but Sammy Sneidman, who
rode St. Donard was more unfortunate.
He suffered possible fracture of the
skull and badly cut chin, and was re-
moved to St. Mary's Hospital, in Ja-
maica.
The spill was caused by St. Donard
Just as the leading bunch had passed
the last sixteenth pole ST. Donard
crossed his front legs and dove nose
first into the dirt, throwing Snedman
heavily TO the track. The boy landed
on his chin and was knocked uncon-
scious. Stirabout was about fifty feet
behind him at the time, and Wener,
having no chance Of pulling out
crashed into the fallen horse Weiner
was tossed clear of the tangled mass,
but fell on his back. and was also
knocked senseless.
SHtlUfldH III NOSplIal
Spectators on the lawn jumped the
rail and carried the little forms into
the inheld and laid them on the grass,
where they worked over them until the
arrival Of the club physician. They
were placed in the starters wagon and
taken to the Jockeys room, where
Weiner was quickly revived, but all
efforts to restore Sneidman to con-
sciousness failed, and he was hurried
to the hospital.
St. Donard struggled to his feet
right after the crash ard galloped off.
but Strabout was unable to arise. 1t
was found that he had broken his hip,
and after limping Ditifully to the pad
dock was put out of his misery with
bullet.
Jefferson Livingston's Major Parke,
TO | second choice, captured the
Belgrade Selling Stakes, the feature
event Of the afternoon. w. c. Clancy's
Pc6wick, with Buddy Ensor in the
saddle. we'll backed favorite, was sec
ond, and Bud Fishers Vice Chairman
third. Vice. Chairman made the pace
until we'll in the stretch, where Major
Parke came with a rush, passed the
leader at the eighth pole and won gal
Looping by four lengths. Pickwick
weakly handled throughout, came along
or his own courage and took the place
from the fast-tiring Vice Chairman by
hall G length.
Santa Claus Arrives Early
Buddy Ensor started his admirers
of we'll when he won the first race
with Santa Claus, held at to l in the
betting Two lengths back of Santa
Claus came Pavia, which got up in
time to take second money by head
from Ocean Swell.
The stewards took first money away
from Gueland and gave it to Nose, in
the second event, because Ponce, on
Nose, complained to the officials that
Hopkins, on Gueland, had struck his
mount with mis- whip coming down the
stretch. Hopkins admitted the otscnse,
saying he was so close to Nose that he
couldn't help it, but the excuse did not
60, and his number was taken down.
Astersk, a 10 to l shot, was placed
second and Dioscoride third
Veto, which has a habit OF coming
to life occasionally, won the fifth race
from the odds-on fa'vorite, Thunder
storm. Tailor Maid was third. Winnie
come, 8 to /, won the fifth, with
Teachers Pet second and General Ca
dorna third The final event went to
Black knight, to 10. Sportiboy was
second and Lucky Find third.