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EIDER KILLED AT PIMLICO RELIANCE FALLS IN THE STEEPLECHASE, BREAKING HIS JOCKEYS NECK. Bedwell Horses Capture Two Races and Bravo Cunarder Is Bid Up Queen of Paradise Takes Her Race Track Gossip. Baltimore, Md., November 0. A fatal accident attended the running of the Mount Washington Steeplechase at Pimlico this afternoon, in which jockey Harry Tansey, who had the mount on J. T. Gwathmeys Reliance, suffered a broken neck. This mishap occurred at the first fence, where Reliance made a bad jump and unseated Tansey. From the grandstand it seemed that Tansey was struck to-one of the other horses, which lost their riders at the same fence. Reliance was a well-backed favorite for the race and it was the second time he had started through the field. Jockey T. Parrete, who had the mount on Toreoro, suffered a fractured wrist and a slight cut over his right eye. The winner of the chase turned up in Stonewood. which beat Sharpshooter by a length and a half. Of the fourteen horses that started in the race, only four finished the course. The colors of H. G. Bedwell were conspicuous during the afternoon. Mr. Bedwell furnished the winners of the Annapolis Handicap and the Severn Handicap in Golden List and Brave Cunarder. He had to stand an advance of 00 to retain the latter. Sam Louis did the bidding. Among the distinguished visitors here for the running of the Manly Memorial Steeplechase tomorrow are Joseph F. Flanagan, Jr., of Boston; J. Temple Gwathmey of New York; George Willing of Philadelphia; Frederick Lewisohn of New York, and Mrs. I. A. Clark of Xew York. They are the advance guard of the many steeplechase enthusiasts expected here tomorrow. Jockey Q. Preece, who had the mount on Fonc-tionnaire in the sixth race, was bumped into by The Rump while at the post and was unable to ride. He was lifted off the horse and J. Brown was substituted. Queen of Paradise was advanced from 00 to ,105 by J. W. Hedrick after she won the sixth race. There will be a meeting of the Thoroughbred c Horse Association at the Suburban Roadhouse on Thursday night. There were many from Windsor this morning. Among the more prominent ones were E. L. Fitz Gerald, A. F. Dayton, J. F. Sweeney, R. E. Wat-kins and W. A. Burttschell. Jockeys W. Hinphy, R. Watts, F. Coleman, J. Williams, J. Cruise and J. Connor also arrived. Jockey C. 1eak went from Windsor to his home at Hot Springs, Ark., where he will remain during the winter months. Prince of Como has been added to the list of horses in training, to be sold in the paddock at Pimlico on Saturday. The grandstand of the Marlboro race track in Southern Maryland was destroyed by lire this morning. The structure burned to the ground. Joseph McLennan visited the Bowie course yesterday and reports everything in splendid order for the opening. The track is said to be faster than at any time since it was built. There are 150 horses already on the ground awaiting the opening of the meeting. The yearlings that John Sanford will dispose of by auction at Pimlico on Saturday will arrive here Wednesday and will be located in Barn C, where they can be inspected. Among the number is a colt out of Consuelo II., the dam of George Smith and Theresa Gill; also a brother to the fast sprinter Quartz. T. J. Elward, William Walker and George Smith came down from Toronto to witness the running of the ,000 Manly Memorial Steeplechase tomorrow. Other Canadian sportsmen who came to witness the race were Hugh Hayes and John Richards of Hamilton. They will remain here for several days. Jockey J. Dennison was suspended pending investigation of his ride on Ina Kay on Saturday. In commenting on the victory that Columbine scored in the Walden Stakes on Saturday last, J. Howard Lewis remarked that four years ago he purchased the dam of Columbine, together with nine other mares, and the stallion Garry Herrmann, for ,500. There are five handicaps on tomorrows program at Pimlico, for which there were sixty-five acceptances. It is a noticeable fact at Pimlico that the club is catering to the better class of racers. There were eighty-seven horses entered for four of tomorrows handicaps and only four of them were assigned less than 100 pounds. This mornings work-outs over a fast track at Pimlico included the following: Alvord Three-quarters in 1:1S. Amalgamator Half mile in 51. Ambrose Half mile in 52. Anita Three-eighths in 38. Arnod Seven-eighths in 1:45$. Bac Mile in 1:40. Benevolent Mile in 1:40. Black Coffee Three-quarters in 1:19. Bondage Three-quarters in 1:19. Buchanuan Brady Half mile in 51. Candle Five-eighths in 1:04. Cherry Ripe Three-quarters in 1:17. Chesterton Three-quarters in 1:17. Daddys Choice Mile in 1:4S. Dervish Three-quarters in 1:22. Eagle Mile in 1:40. Ed Garrison Three-eighths in 37. Fair Mac Mile and a half in 2:45. Golden Gate Three-quarters in 1:20. Gloomy Gus Five-eighths in 1:00. . GloriiiL Three-eighths in 30. Half Rock Mile and three-eighths in 2:19. Holiday Mile in 1:47. Intriguer Three-quarters in 1:18. Jem Mile in 1:40. , , . . I Killdeo Half mile in 51. i Kilkenny Half mile in 51. King Baggot Half mile in 51. Lady Barbary Three-quarters in 1:21.-Little Nearer Mile in 1:49. i Lorac Seven-eighths in 1:31. Man Slayer Seven-eighths in 1:32. Melodrama Three-eighths in 30. 1 Menlo Park Mile in 1:47. Nebraska Seven-eighths in 1:34. Night Owl Half mile in 51. Ninety Simplex Seven-eighths in 1:45. Oakhurst Seven-eighths in 1:35. Old Broom Mile in 1:48. Pesky Half mile in 49. Pierrot Half mile in 51. Ponce de Leon Three-quarters in 1:21. Rebel Mile in 1:47. Runes Three-quarters in 1:21. Sandel Mile in 1:47. ,. -..4 " Sasin Mile in 1:48. ,". Sea Gull Three-quarters in 1:17. Short Grass Mile and a quarter in 2:13. Straight Forward Half mile in 48. Syrian Seven-eighths in 1:32. Virile Mile in 1:40. Voluspa Three-quarters in 1:18. Wooden Shoes Half mile in 52.
