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STEEPLECHASE JOCKEYS BAD PREDICAMENT Montreal Que October 29 Deaf and dumb and suffering partial loss of memory which prevents his explaining bis movements prior to the time that he was early on Monday morning two weeks ago found on Letonrneanx street William McKinner who until his susi ensiou by Judge Boden at King Ed ¬ ward Park two years ago was one of the best steeple ¬ chase riders in the country was yesterday dis ¬ charged from the Notre Dame Hospital with little change iu his condition The examination and treat ¬ ment of specialists did little to relieve his case and in charge of a friend from Toronto he left for that city with the meager consolation from the doctors that his power of speech and hearing may return at any time but with tuo equal likelihood that it may bi years before he is again possessed of these faculties facultiesNothing Nothing is known of tlie circumstances which rendered the jockey a deaf mute On October 14 Constable Dnguay saw McKinney hatless and hold ¬ ing his bauds to his head The constable asked what the trouble was and when he could not make his meaning understood he took McKInney to No 2 Station Doctors could find no wounds McKIn neys pulse was normal and his physical condition regular Lafcr he was taken to Notre Dame Hos ¬ pital for observation observationAAilliam AAilliam McKInney began his career on the tnrf alxnit ten years ago when he worked iu the stable of Thomas Hitchcock of New York tie was soon promoted to bu second rider to Nat I lay the famous Canadian jockey and became one of the l est steeplechase riders iu the country lie entered Into partnership with Herman Fllppen racing the wellknown steeplechaser High Hat Getting Into bad repute with the turf authorities his riding on the larger tracks was ended und he drifted to the balfmile circuit
