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MASTER JOHNS CAREER AT AN END. David Dunlops Crack Colt Falls While at Pimlico Bairier as Favorite and Breaks His Neck. P::!tiiuore. Md.. May 4. — There was enough ex-eiteiiiiiii crowded into tlie s|MHt at Pimlico this afternoon to satisfy the most exacting. Tlie real sensation ..t the day was furnished in the Pimlico Nursery Stakes, when the heavily hacked favorite. David Dunlops Master John, reared up while at the | osr and. falling over backward, broke his back. It all h.ip|M-iied aa |iiiekly that few realized the seriousness of the occurrence. Kven the starter remained on hi stand expecting the colt to scramble to his feet. When he failed to stir a crowd gathered and. on examination, it was found that the coir had broken his spinal column. He was then de-stroved. Master John was a high-class two-year-old and was valued by his owner at thIMl Mr. Hun-lop refused an offer of .s7. JK for the youngster only a few days ago., Tlie race resulted ill all easy victory for Stinger, which came from the rear in the stretch and finished with a greal rush. Stinger is a Castlotoii-bred colt, by Yoter — Mosquito, and is ow lied by C. C. Smithsoii of Washington. Plainness and Ktlion scored as favorites. The latter picked up 11:: iHMiids in the closing dash and won in easy fashion. Prima Lin-io. by Peep oDay — ■Rosy Dimple, said to lie the Is-st juvenile- in the Chelsea Stable string, died this morning of lockjaw. James McLaughlin announced that jockey Joe Notice would come here to ride his colt. Faiintlcioy. in I he Ircikncss Stakes on Saturday. II. R. Reiss. a local mini, purchased the two-year-old Sir Chilton of Mrs. R. W. Waldeii this morning. James Mi Laughlin will train the colt in future. Mr. Keiss js als.. negotiating for Sclwik ami probably will 1» cotne his owner. Trainer Join: W. Tangle has arranged to ship the Diinlop horses to the farm at Petersburg. Ya.. at the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting. A. R. Dade has received word from the Hamilton Jockey Club and als,, from 0*0 JH. M. Hendrie of iiis appoint men t as starter at Hamilton ami Windsor. "Honesi" John Ki Hey and Tom Shaw came over from New York this morning to witness the racing cit Pimlic... Jockey Have Nicol suffered a hemorrhage while in the Turkish baths this morning and was unable to ride ihe Shaw horses this afternoon.
