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ARRAH GOWAN MAY HAVE BEEN DRUGGED. Horse Bolts Into Fence, Injures Jockey Walsh and Falls Exhausted After Running Away. San Francisco, Cal., February 1!. A tragedy was narrowly averted in the third race at Oakland today. Arrah Gowan, the heavily backed favorite, on reaching the half-mile ground suddenly dropped back to last position and when the turn from the backstreteh was reached, he ran out. .Jockey K. Walsh controlled him sufficiently -to turn him into the stretch, but there he lost all control and the crazed horse bolted into the fence, throwing ills rider to unconsciousness and dropping exhausted in his tracks at the end of the two miles which he ran riderless. The jockey was hurried to Fabiola Hospital from where tonight comes the reiort that his condition is precarious. The horse Is in charge of the track officials, and Tn veterinary, is with him tonight to determine whether or not he was drugged.. Four heavily supported public choices held at exceedingly short odds by the layers, were victorious, Barney Schreiber leading oft with the success of Mrs. Matthews in the opening race for two-year-olds. Charlatan in the last at a mile, reversed Ids previous running with his badly messed about rival Nealon. Both displayed brilliant form and are formidable factors for the California Derby next Saturday. The entry of Harbor, a winner of today, has been ordered refused by the stewards. Seven horses belonging to John Grant Lyman arrived from Ascot Park today. Horsemen and racegoers generally were delighted to learn that the Supreme Court of Tennessee had rehabilitated racing in that state by declaring the recent repressive state law unconstitutional. Mogregor, winner of the first race, Saturday, was acquired by his former owner. C. C. McCafferty, for 00, which was 00 above his entered selling price. The stewards of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club held a meeting Friday night to consider the appeal of Messrs. Nealon and Westcotts from the tecent judgment of the local racing officials in the "Royal Rogue friendly claiming" case. The supreme turf governing body on the Pacific Coast evidently considered the appeal frivolous and ill-advised, as a further fine of 00 was promptly iuiiosed on each of the petitioners.
