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ANOTHER SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT LAT0NIA. Steeplechase Jockey Sobell Sustains Injuries That May Prove Fatal Alma Dufour Is Beaten. Cincinnati. O., August 10. An accident that may result fatally to jockey Sobell attended the running of todays steeplechase. Sobell had the mount on Pirates Dance, which was coupled in the betting with Subador as the Douglas entry. Sobell had been recently susKiided for incompetency, but Ills plea for another chance met with favor and he was given permission to ride today. Pirates Dance ran In si forward position for the first round of the Held, lier stahlemate leading. Thereafter she liegan tiring and was lagging when the others approached the last obstacle in the lield. She blundered at this fence and fell heavily, horse and rider rolling for a considerable distance. The filly finally got up and scampered off apparently uninjured; Sobell, however, lay motionless and remained unconscious when aid reached him. He was taken to the Jockeys room where examination disclosed that his nose was almost torn from his face and his lower Hp was mashed to a pulp, his left eye also disclosed a severe injury and blood was gushing from a wound in his head. Still In an unconscious condition, Sobell was removed to the hospital where jockey .Tost, who was injured yesterday, lingers In a dangerous condition. Class Leader also fell, but his rider escaped injury with a slight shaking up. Todays card was a good one and the results were lienelicial to form followers, first and second choices almost dividing the card. Meadowbreeze took the purse In the feature race in commanding style from Miss Doyle and Alma Dufour. The latter was favorite, hut evidently her recent trip to Buffalo and her shipment back has taken some of her good form away and she ran a dull race. Six Shooter, which at one time around Chicago -was considered among the top Hoteliers in the handi-ctfp division, and many stake victories to Ids credit, was In with a lot of cheap selling platers, all to le sold for 00. The books took liberties with lilnt. Evidently they were of the opinion that the Jiorse would sulk, but Six Shooter was In a running tnood today, spreadeagled the others when he got to the stretch turn and won In a common canter. It was stated that ills connections profited little by Ills victory. T. J. Nicol purchased Helmuth ln-fore the racing Iwgan. and saw his brother bring the new acquisition home before twelve other youngsters that traveled over the live furlong route in the first race. . Jockey Nicol followed up his success by winning on Frank Bill nnd In the sixth race scored another victory on .Mansard. .1. F. Haley, an old time rare rider, and for a nfjuilier of years a follower of western race courses, died here this morning. H. Thomassen, one of the edd school of trainers, died last night. Subscriptions by horsemen to defray expenses for both burials were numerous. George Dillon, who Is filling the position of clerk of the scales here, is slated for a similar position at Douglas Park. 1
