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HARLEM MCOWi An accident mat red the s[ort at Harlem yesterday. It happened in the third race, two horses Amyntas acd Urganda going down with their riders just as the field was passing the half-mile ground. Tbe fall that the horses and boys got was a very dangerous appearii g one, end a cry of horror went np from the stand. The horses were in the middle of a bnnch of ten when the accident occurred and it did not seem possibe that eit he r of the boys conld escape with their lives. Amyntae, on the inside, was the first to go down and TJrganda went headlong over her. When the boys were picked up, nearer dead than alive, it was found that Silvers, who rode Amyntae, had escaped with a broken arm end a severe shaking up. Reese, who rode TJrganda, was not so fortunate, however, and was picked up unconscious. He was still in that state and delirious last night. After the mix-up and falling a true result could hardly come ut of the race. Little Singer, cue of the choices, woo with Red Gidd eeconl and La Champagne third. The racing in geueral was very tame there being only one finish that stirred up the least bit of excitement. This came out of the fifth event. George H. Ketcham, splendidly ridden by Bioss coming up with a rush in the stretch and stealing tbe race away from Free Hand, the favorite, on which Jockey Vitatos took another one of his famous naps. George H. Ketcham was entered to be sold for 00. but "Cass" Sloan ran him up to 00. His owner, George Foster, retained him for the odd fiver. The Devil is at his best now, and bad an easy thing in the mile and twenty yards race. There was little or no fa3t pace the first part of the journey, and this was all in The Devils favor. The consequence was that when it came to a sprint at the end be easily outfooted the others and won as he pleased from John Baker. Hurouia, long overdue, and at the juicy odds of 8 to 1, broke out of the maiden class in the first race. The filly got away in front and was never again headed. While at tbe post in this race T, Knight, who was on Wasanta. was unseated and his left arm was badly hurt. Holden was substituted for him after a long delay and rode a good race on the filly. Ben Falk cleaned up good on the second race which was at a mile and one-sixteenth and had ten very ordinary horses as starters. Falk played Seattle straight, place, and to show all over the ring and after the son of Himyar or Tournament— Glide won he cashed in over ,500. At one stage cf the betting there was as good as 10 to 1 against Seattle. Silvers rode the gelding and going to the front as soon as possible after the start he made every post a winning one and after a drive at the end t eat Kings Guard about a half length. The last rase furnished one of the surprises of the season. Mary Ki sella at the false price of 40 to 1 cleverly beat Piccola. The latter was away off the better of the two but after getting away poorly Jockey O. Watson who rode or rather tried to ride Fiotan carried Piccola almost to the outside fence on the first turn and interfered with her so badly that the filly could never get straightened out until the race was almost over. Such incompetents a9 O. Watson •hould have their careers cut short before they get a chance to ruin some horse or kill a good jockey.
