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"THJK 1 BAGOON DI BS AT HA WTHOKNE. Jockey Mitchell was the cause of an ugly-looking accident, at Hawthorne yesterday that resulted in the death of The Dragoon, a bad fall for Kiamo, and came within an ace of killing jockeys Vititoe and Sheppard. The mix-up occurred directly in front of the stand, midway between the eighth and sixteenth posts, and consequently in full view of the crowd. Kisme was the first one to go down and when The Dragoon turned a somersault over her the occupants of the stand screamed with fright. When the dnst clearod away jockeys Yititoe and Sheppard lay motionless and for an instant it looked as though buth had been killed. About ten feet away from the boys The Dragoon lay dead with a broken neck. Sheppard was just stunned end was soon able to walk to the dressing room. Vititoe, however, was badly ehaken up and was carried away from the track unsonscious. Here is how the accident happened. Defender II. was racing in front close to the rail. Next to him was Eitholin and lapped on him -were Kismo and Lillian Bead. At tae head of the stretch Tillie W. started to move up rapidly on the outside, and Mitchell, ovor-anxions to win a race, let the Allys head drop and went to his whip. This made Tillie W. swerve, and before Mitchell could straighten her oat, sue collidid with Kisme and she in turn bamped into Eitholin. The hordes were all together and in the jam Kisme got her feet tangled aud fall. The Dragoon took a header over her. Mitchell went on with Tillie W. and won the race from Defender II., with Eitholin, who went to his knees in the jam, third. Foul was claimed against Mitchell and Tdlie W. by Jones, who Todo Eitholin. but it was not allowed. Barring the accident the days sport was ideal. Close finishes were the order and every "winning horse was pressed to the limit. Salvables victory and Tommy Burns exc I-lent ride on him was the bast bit of racing. Solvable rnn in that popular owner Pat Dunnes name bat in Louis Ezells colors. He looked fit and good and all the "knowing ones" sard that he was ready. Consequently be was backed irom 2 to 1 down to 7 to 5. Those who thought Salvable was ready were far from bjing correct. Earns never rode a better lace. He got a running start and then placed the horse, who was quite rank, cleverly in behind Found. After going the first half mile Barns moved up and feit of Found, and seeing that he held her safe he then turned his attention to Great Band who was lying third. The wily Tommy went a bit wiae on the far turn inviting Yititoe, who rode Great Bend, up into a pocket. Yititoe bit oiicely and when he was half way through Bnrns pulled in on him and sharply shut him off. This naturally caused Yititoe to take back and incidently cost him the race, for by the time Groat Bend got into his stride again Salvable was faraway with a winning lead. Through tho stretch Saivablo got very tired bat by clever band riding Burns managed to nurse him aloujt and landed a nock in front of Great Bead, who finished very strong. It was a pretty contest and Barns and Solvable came in for a hearty round of applause. Doflance and Maurice V..had a battle royal for n rut place in the last race. The pair hooked up at the head of the stretch and from there to the stand fought hard for every inch of ground. Dngtin probably outrode Nate Hill atrifloand Defiance got the verdiot by a nose. Fidel Youlin at 30 to 1 proved to be the lucky one of the sevantean maidens that started in tho first race and aha won in a drive by three-quarters of a length from The Lady. Considerable speed was centered in the second race, at three-quarters of a mile, and Bly, well handled by Nate Hill, won driving by a length from H. 8. Tobacco. The first part of this race was rnn very fast. Harry Duke and H. S. Tobacco stepped the half in 481 seconds and the five furlongs in 1:01. This cooked Harry DnkcSj goose, and ho eventually finished last. W. Do in managed to get Erla dOr off in front in the five and one-half furlongs two-year-old race, and, keeping her in a good position the entire route, managed to make her win after a fierce drive from Yoloco. The lsttor was pocketed and generally poorly handled. Otherwise he would have won. He finished very strong. After winning the last race Defiance was run up 00 over his entered price of 00 by O. P. Romigh. Pat Civill let him go for the 00.
