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POOR LITTLE BOY PORRETTO Killed at Churchill Downs When His Mount Falls. - Great Crowd Views the Racing and Sees Bit of White Win the Falls City Handicap. LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 12. Churchill Downs ushered in its ten days fall season of racing under auspicious conditions, an immense throng being on hand to welcome a return of the sport here. Track and weather conditions were perfect and the resultant interesting sport was acclaimed in vociferous style by the enthusiasts. It was unfortunate that a fatality should occur, the first in years on n Kentucky course. The accident, an unavoidable one, that snuffed out the life of the diminutivo Porretto, came in the second race and was duo to Tamper, ridden by Porretto. striking the heels of Lieut. Colonel, running directly in front of him, causing Tamper to fall with force and infllering a severe fracture of the youngsters skull. He was rushed immediately to the track emergency hospital, where two doctors worked Incessantly, but failed to restore him to consciousness, and he -x-pircd while Father Riley was administering the last rites of the church. Porrettos home was in New Orleans and he came from a family of horsemen, several having been riders. He Was under contract to Mose Goldblatt, began riding last winter In Cuba and gave promise of -developing into a grod " - jockey. It War the irony of -fate that he substituted for Fields, who was originally carded to ride the colt. The dead riders remains were sent to New Orleans for interment. Numerous withdrawals reduced the starters in each dash to average sized fields and removed much useless timber and improved the racing. The Falls City Handicap, with its ,120 net to the winner, was the outstanding offering and it re-, suited iu a victory for E. R. Bradleys Bit d White. She was mistress of the situation virtually from the start, but her victory was somewhat aided by Lykes action in cutting across in front with her on the first turn, where he gained a good lead at the expense of the jam that followed. Rangoon, Marjorie Hynes and Firebrand were all sufferers from the interference. Rangoon and Ginger both came fast in tho stretch in an effort to overhaul the leader, but she held them safe to the finish, Rangoon finishing second in advance of Ginger. Firebrand followed and but for the extensive Interference he suffered from would have oten a factor in the result. GARNERS ROUGH RIDING PUNISHED. Jockey Garner wns also among the victims of the stewards determination to stamp out the rough riding that had been so conspicuous at Latoisia. Garner had the mount on Brookholt in the fourth race, the secondary feature of the afternoon, which brought to the post some of the best sprinters here, including Distinction. The latter was the favored one and the chief sufferer from Garners rough riding, being completely knocked out of the race in the stretch. Miss Jemima was the winner of this event from Brookholt after a spectacular last eighth duel. Both were many lengths before Ace High in third place. Garner was promptly suspended for the remainder of the meeting and the same punishment is henceforth in store for all offenders. It will probably result in a sudden cessation of rough riding and will be beneficial to the sport. Jockey Garner was a conspicuous figure in todays racing. He landed three of the winners, was second on two occasions and finished third another time. Backers of favorites began inauspiciously. They met with repeated failures in the first four races, the downfall of Lieut. Colonel and Distinction being particularly costly. TAMPER IS SEVERELY INJURED, Tampers racing usefulness, at least for this year, was greatly impaired by the injures she received in her fall and, subsequently, jumping the fence and falling again. With the purpose of stamping out rough riding the stewards warned all riders and the suspensions of Garner and Lyke for the remainder of the meeting is positive proof that the officials are determined to halt the rough methods of the riders. William M. Wallace was an arrival this morning from New York with the colt Horologe, eligible to the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. Machiavelll and Forestall, recently bought privately by George Arvin from Roscoe Goose, havo been shipped to New Orleans, where they will race next winter. G. L. Blackford has sold through R. N. Vestal the colt Rob to G. Land. The latter is in quest of several other horses for winter racing purposes. T. J. Pendergast has decided on shipping at least ten horses to race at New Orleans in charge of trainer L. Calm. The first success the backers of favorites scored came with the running of the stake race when Bit of White wou. They followed this with victories by Fair Phantom, at odds-on, and Green Gold. Cimarron, which finished second in the seventh race, was claimed from Gifford A. Cochran for 3,100 by Anderson Brothers, represented in the race by Shilling. All the members of the Kentucky State Racing Commission were among the visitors this afternoon. They will be guests of the Keitucky Jockey Club at an informal dinner tonight.
