The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-28
COLTILETTI IS SET
DOWN FOR ROUGH
WORKN 5THRACE
Sedge Disqualified and
Winning Purse Given
To Champfaih. F''''
BY RAY HELGEsEN.

by RAY HELGEsEN..
Jockey Leo Coney was seriously
injured in the. NTH race. an event
for 2-year-old maidens and winners
Of one race al. i've and a half fur
longs, at Laurel yesterday when
he was scraped from his mount.
Mouse, after an unsucsesstul tsffsrt
to take the lead by attempting TO
crowd between the Greentree sta
ble's Sedge and the rail just as the
field was emerging from the back
stretch. Coney, after a hasty ex-
animation at the temporary hos
pttallat the track, was rushed 20 the
Franklin Square Hospital IN Baftf-
more, where II was said last night
that his injuries, though of a seri-
Gus nature, were not expected to
prove fatal. The examination, how
ever. failed to reveal whether his
skull was fractured. and an. x-ray
will be performed this morning for
that purpose.
SedEe, which got down In front,
letti set down for the rest of the
meeting by the stewards for his
alleged rough riding in the jam IN
which Coney was injured. In addi-
ton, the stewards have taken the
Coltiletti case under adyisement and
last night said they may ask the
racing commission to rule the Jockey
OF Maryland tracks for the rest Of
the season.
ChampIaln Given Purse.
The disqualification of Sedge gave
q. W. J. Bisselrs Champlain, which
had finished second, the winners
share OF the purse Fancier and
Montara were each moved up one
notch, getting second and third
money. respectively.
Sedge was the FIRST to get away
from the barrier, closely followed
by Champlain and Fancier in that
order. Coney had Mouse right be-
mind these three. As the four
passed the fve-eighths pole Sedge,
leading, was running about two feet
away from the rail.
Coney evidently thought he could
push his mount between Sedge and
the rail. At any rate he made the
attempt. But the hole was much
too small, and with ColtiIetti and
Sedge refusing to move further
from the rail it was merely a ques-
ton Of time before Coney would
either be forced to drop back or
else scraped from his mount.
The jockey evidently failed to
realize the serious nature of his
position, and as the two, Sedge and
bore towards the inside and Meuse.
crowded. fell against the inside rail,
COney falling on to the turf inside
the rail His mount, however, re-
covered in time to avert what would
most certainly have been q nasty
spin for those in his rear had he
gone down.
Sedge went on and won easily
with Champlain outracing Fancier
In the stretch for second place. ana
MOntara finishing a badly-beaten
: fourth.
Despite the stewards ruling.
many trainers and owners who wit
messed the accident asserted that
. Coltiletti was not at fault. Not a
few declared that Coney erred when
he tried TO crowd his mount through
such a small hole, particularly on
\ a turn, ana IndL ne, nluselLB was
responsible for the spill.
COItiIetti Fined Wednesday.
CoItiletti. however, was fined SOC
by the stewards Wednesday for
fighting in the fourth race, and the
stewards evidently had this in mind
when they set him down for the
Laurel meeting and decided to take
further action on his case.
Two other accidents aided in mar
ring an otherwise pleasant day.
Jockey Penman was badly shaken
MP at the end Of the first race when
Yashmak's saddle girth loosened as
the jockey was pulling up his
mount, throwing Penman to the
ground.
Steeplechase Jockey Jones suf-
fered a broken collar bone when his
mount. Prosit, fell at the last jump,
giving his rider a nasty spill. Mrs.
F. Ambrose Clark's BLY, went down
at the same jump with Prosit, but
Jockey Phillips escaped uninjured.
J. X. l. Ross Motor Cop finally
Iwon a heat when he got down IN
front in the fourth race, a claim
ing handicap for 3-year-olds and
upwards at six furlongs.
Motor Cop went to the front as
usual and opened up q big lead.
That wasn't surprising, as the Ross
horse is known as q quick breaker
and front runner.
The surprising part was that Mo-
tor Cop stayed in front. In fact
he was so good that hes made 1t
a one-horse race.
Despite Motor Cops poor show
ing at Maryland tracks this season.
the talent went to him heavily yes
terday, and was finally rewarded.
Special Army Race.
Four horses paraded in a special
event for 3-year-olds and upwards,
property of the United States gov
eminent or Of officers Of the United
states army. at one mile and a fur
long and ridden by onaeers. Of the
Lieut.. r. p. Mccomb's Amino.
son of DR.. Leggo-Norrine, was the
one to get down IN front q victor.
Amino was ridden by his owner.
. Throughout the early part of the
race McComb's mount trailed the
pace. At the turn into the hnaI
stretch Lieut.. McComb tried to-
SPRING his mount through ens,ths
rail, but was shut on BY lie Gotdoh,
and Jay Bird and forced to pull ma
McComb then brought Amino
around on the outside and COM