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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Jockey Coburns escape from injury when Abe Frank fell was considered miraculous by the onlookers. From the grandstand it appeared as though Abe Frank had rolled completely over the jockey and that Charley Thompson, which was running in the rear of Abe Frank, in an attempt to clear the fallen horse, had stepped on Coburn, but beyond a slight shaking up and a bruised back Coburns injuries amounted to nothing, and he was able to be around ten minutes after the accident happened. "When asked what caused the mishap, Coburn spoke in bitter terms and put the blame on jockey P. Phillips, who had the mount on Gregor K, claiming that the latter had deliberately pulled in on him and caused the accident. W. Hedges, the owner of Gregor K., on the other hand, claims that jockey Coburn was solely responsible, and says that the Bennett rider permitted Abe Frank to jump on Gregor K., cutting deep gashes on the latter s hind legs and causing the . tumble. To a number of horsemen, as well as to Judge Morse, the accident appears to have been caused by Abe Frank crossing his legs. Trainer Mc-Daniel, after looking Abe Frank over carefully, said that with the exception of having some skin scraped off from his right "side, the horse was uninjured. W. Phillips returned yesterday from Louisville, where he had gone to inspect the Cook horses in charge of "Brown Dick." The trainer fully intended to ship all the horses now at Louisville to Chicago, but finding twelve of the two-year-olds sick, decided to leave them at the Falls city until they shall have recovered. The only one in the string which has escaped sickness was the three-year-old Lendin, which is entered in the American Derby. There was a rumor among the horsemen at Worth yesterday that J. F. Newmans gray wonder, Don Domo, was on the sick list and would not be seen in a race for some time. Pyrrho, which started in the third race and bled, will in future not be permitted to start at Worth. Trainer Phillips announced yesterday that Tayon, the winner of the fifth race, would Continued on fifth page. LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from first page. not be started again until fall. The horse has shown slight symptoms of lameness in his last two faces and the trainer thought it advisable to rest the old horse up before he breaks down. Tayon has started 1n five races this year, and has been returned a winner of four. Sanctum, which was shipped to Lo.uisville to run in the Nursery Stakes, returned yesterday to Worth and will be raced in several stakes there. Jockey L. Wilson, who is under contract to J. Burrows, arrived yesterday at Worth and will accept mounts. J. C. Milam has sold to Mrs. C. E. Durnell the two-year-old colt Pat Hammond for * ,500. C. Lind arrived Sunday from California with the following horses: Muresca, Orslus, Orfeo, Orsina, Organdie and Pupil.
