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ACCIDENT AT LOUISVILLE. ONE HORSE IS KILLED - AND TWO" JOCKEYS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. " ... -: . . :, v." : Scoville Has a Leg Broken ; arid C. Morris -Is-Inter nally Injured Fullman Breaks -Both -Forelegs and Is Destroyed. . Louisville, Ky., September 23. The " horse ;FnlV man is dead and jockeys Scoville and : C. .Morris are in a local hospital as the result of an-accident that occurred during the running of the second race at Douglas Park today. There were fourteen starters in the race, which was at tbree-quarter8 of a mile. Nearing the half-mile ground there was a jam. Fullman, Bogum and Selfish,, .ridde by C. Morris; Scoville and J. Murphy, respectively, went down. Bravery, slow In getting away- and having the assistant starters whip entangled ;in her tail, was unable to avoid the prostrate horses. She went to her knees and tossed Jockey . Cherry over her head. Neither Cherry nor J. Murphy was injured. Scoville hnd a leg broken and C. Morris, in addition to having his scalp badly lacerated, went into convulsions. The physicians are alarmed at his condition. -Both., of Fullmans fore legs were fractnred and he was destroyed. Full-man had been, purchased just before the race from Mose Goldblatt by E. D. Meyers. Inclement weather kept the attendance down to small numbers and made speculation light in. the ring. The fields were big and made the task of picking winners dlflicult. San Primo, la the losing race, was" the ohlyfavorlte to score. After", his victory, Ed Trotter, his former owner,, bid; him np 00 over his entered price of ,100 and secured him. , ... For disobedience at the post, jockeys W. Mclntyre and. Preston- were suspended by the starter for :the remainder of -the meeting. ....
