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— 1 ENGLISH JOCKEYS SAD END Veteran Adam Scott Breaks Neck in Fall While Riding His Horse, Command. SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. LONDON, England, April L— Adam Scott, veteran owner and trainer, was killed while riding his own horse. Command, in a steeplechase at Kelso Tuesday. When Command fell three jumps from the finish Scott was | thrown heavily, landing on his head. When picked up he was dead and an examination | showed that his neck had been broken. The , : ill-fated turfmans wife witnessed the : tragedy from the stands. She was prcs- ! j trated. Scott was successful and popular in his : chosen profession. At the Perth meeting i four years ago he won eight out of twelve j races. Among the horses which he owned | may be mentioned Jazz, which won the j Northumberland Plate last year; Nanticoch. which won the Prince Edward Handicap at ! Manchester, and the steeplechaser Turkey j Buzzard. Scotts methods of training Nanticoch for : his winning performance in the Prince Ed- ; ward Handicap occasioned much comment. ! He trained the horse over the fields of his i own estate at Whittingham, Northumber- : | land. Scott was about 50 years old. His last I ! winning ride was at Catterick Bridge, March 11, when he took the National Hunt flat race on Diver Patrol. The famous jockey Arthur Bierch broke his , back while riding Scotts horse Black Ivory,! : at Gatwick, nineteen years ago.
