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AN 4CCIDENT MAES RACING SIX HORSES FALL IN NEW ORLEANS RACE AND SEVERAL JOCKEYS ARE INJURED Pinkola Runs a Fast Mile in His Bast Style Carth ¬ age Defeats Hyperion II in a Close Finish u Ben Double Wins from Ben Strong New Orleans La April 2 One of the worst ac ¬ cidents of the meeting came with the running of the third nice when six of the fifteen starters fell in a heap shortly after leaving the post For a time It was believed that the lives of one or more of the fallen jockeys had been snuffed out and great ex ¬ citement prevailed Careful examination however developed the fact that only C Koerner A Martin and K Rice were injured to any noticeable extent A Martin who had the mount on Bert Osra sus ¬ tained a fracture of the left leg below the knee and was severely shaken up E Kice had his right collarbone fractured and C Koerner received a deep scalp wound which bled profusely and forced him to cancel his engagements for the afternoon Lie liert on Wild Irishman was given n good shaking up while Bilac and Skirvin won lucky to escape with ¬ out any serious bruises The cause of the mishap could not be fully determined although the officials tried hard to ascertain who was the offender The inexperienced riders that are doing the saddle work at present and the big unwieldy fields make crowd ¬ ing inevitable and this was mainly the cause of the occurrence occurrenceJockeys Jockeys E Rice and A Martin were taken to the hospital to receive medical attention attentionPinkola Pinkola partially retrieved some of his lost pres ¬ tige by winning todays feature in the easiest kind f manner His victory might not have been icbicved so easily but for the fact that Ketchemlke which finished second fell lame at a critical period periodThtvsurprise Thtvsurprise of the afternoon was furnished in IlyiKrlon II being defeated by Carthage Hyper Ion II was an overwhelming favorite and probably best but Lee rode a bungling race and allowed Notter on Carthage to slip up next to the inner rail in time to gain the decision in the closing strides stridesMore More rough riding was responsible for the defeat of Frontennc in the sixth race for which he was si big favorite Sehlesinger on Blue Lee was respon ¬ sible for the mishap and the judges promptly sus jeiid d him for six days for his rough riding The jiurso was won by Bertha K in a sensational finish sifter a stirring stretch drive Spion taking second place from Belle Strome StromeToo Too Beach also at a long price ran to his best form and beat a good band of sprinters in the last race for which Jim Simpson and Creel were the choices choicesPinion Pinion under Nottcrs good guidance was the l est of the youngsters in the opening race raceUneasy Uneasy was luckiest in escaping interference in the second race and this enabled him to land the purse purseAs As a result of dissatisfaction over the start in yesterdays stake race and heated words between Edward Corrigan and starter Dado the two engaged In an encounter late last night in the lobby of a wellknown hotel Bystanders separated the bellig ¬ erents before any serious damage was Inflicted InflictedJ J II McCormick and E W Heffner will ship the horses they have been campaigning this winter to Shoepshead Bay BayKetcheinike Ketcheinike fell very lame In the running of the fifth race and it will be some time before he will again start startJockey Jockey George Mountain arrived last night from ros Angeles His mission her at present is to gain some assurance that he will he permitted to iide He intends to go to France and ride there if lie is successful in procuring a license A number of horses owned by E K Bradley and ndward Corrigan will be shipped tomorrow to Lex ¬ ington Ky KyThere There was a noticeable improvement in the attend ¬ ance today and twentyfour layers quoted prices but did a light business businessNotwithstanding Notwithstanding the present opposition to racing at the halfmile tracks both announce that they will open up immediately after the close of the Fair Grounds
