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DAY OF MISHAPS AT JAMAICA Jockeys Weiner and Sneidman Injured, the Later Seriously Gueland Disqualified. NEW YORK, N. Y., October 13. Racing at Jamaica today was marred by a series of acgidents. In the opening dash jockey S. Sneidman, who had the mount on St. Donard, the favorite, fell witli his mount at the sixteenth post after St. Donard had jumped on the heels of the horse in front of him. When St. Donard went down, Stirabout, ridden by F. Weiner, fell over him and the horse was so badly injured he had to be destroyed. Weiner escaped with a bad shaking up, but Sneidman suffered a fractured skull. Both boys were taken to a hospital at Jamaica. Sneidman was brought to the jockey quarters in an unconscious state, bleeding profusely with a contusion of the scalp. During the morning Sneidman was employed by a nation picture concern to pose in jockey costume and the remark was made while the pictures were being taken that it was an unlucky day, being the "thirteenth." In the second race Gueland, the winner, was disqualified and the race given to Mose. This came about through the boldness of jockey Hopkins, who deliberately hit Mose across the head during the stretch run. Mose was fast gaining on Gueland and when f he received the blow it retarded the horse, in the opinion of the stewards, and caused him to lose the race. Hopkins, in addition to losing the race on Gueland, was suspended for the remainder of the meeting. Mose was claimed after the race by George Peterson for ,010. Jockey Fairbrother returned from Laurel yester- day after riding Senor A. II. Diaz General J. M. Gomez to victory Tuesday at the Maryland course. It is said the veteran jockey has signed to ride for the Cuban sportsman at Havana during the coming winter. W. II. Karrick will leave for Latonia next week with the good three-year-old filly Cleopatra, where she will start in the Latonia Championship race, to be decided October 23. Starter Cassidy, who was missing from his post Monday and Tuesday on account of illness and liis place filled by his assistant, Roy Dickinson, was back today attending to his duties as usual.
