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DERBY COLTS BADLY HURT • Naishapur, Dr. Freeland and Minotaur Severely Injured. ♦ Accidents at the Post to Keep Trio Oat of Raring for Considerable Time-Jockeys Heavily Fined. ♦ HOMEWOOD, III.. June 17.— Aftermath in the American Derby centered in the injuries sustained by Naishapur, Minotaur and Dr. Freeland. The first named pair, as a result of their hurts, will be out of racing for some time. Dr. Freeland was more fortunate. Paul Bunyan was held responsible for the injury to Naishapur and Dr. Freeland, but Mino-t;.urs injuries were mystifying. He was apparently kicked on his front leg and the tendon nearly severed. Naishapurs grave hurts are on the stifle and Dr. Freeland was kicked with force on the fleshy part of his belly. The injuries were all sustained while the field was at the barrier. Naishapur was the first to kick Paul Bunyan and the latter retaliated with force on Naishapur, landing on the stifle and opening the flesh. The Earl colt bled profusely at the post and during the race. Paul Bunyan is also said to have been responsible for the injury sustained by Djinn while at the post in his last start and which necessitated his destruction this afternoon. It is certain that Minotaur and Naishapur will not be able to contest in races for at least three months, if then. Dr. Freeland will be out for a period also. Trainer McKee in referring to the series of accidents and commenting in particular on the misfortune of Naishapur said : "This piece of bad luck represents a loss of 00,000. Naishapur would, had not Paul Bunyan kicked him, won the American Derby and the Latonia Derby. I believe he is the best three-year-old in the country. He has shown repeatedly that he is game and fast. Jockey Charley Allen told me that immediately after the start in the American Derby Naishapur dragged his injured leg. He was on the verge of pulling him up when the coif, on his own courage, began to race after having gone three-eighths in a manner that caused Allen to think he could not even finish the course." Chaffee Earl, after looking at Naishapur, said that he was glad his horse was alive. At first he was fearful Naishapur would have to be destroyed. Earl, acompanied by his wife and several friends, left for New Haven, Conn., to attend commencement exercises at Yale. Edwin Earl, his brother, is to be graduated this afternoon. Mr. Earl Continued on twenty-fourth, page. DERBY COLTS BADLY HURT Continued from first page. will return here Thursday, after which he will proceed to his home in California. It is barely possible that none of the Derby starters would have been injured had not Willie Garner, on Clyde Van Dusen, and Pascuma, on Silverdale, made impossible the walkup start. The field was moving in unison on the first approach to the barrier when the two jockeys sought to beat the gate. Shortly after that the milling began. Starter Harry Morrisey fined Garner and Pascuma 50 each. He suspended each boy ten days, but later withdrew this part of the penalty. Garner, as usual, a stoic in incidents of this character, set an example in silence for Pascuma. Each seemed pleased that the ten-day suspension was not effective. Dr. Lovell and the track veterinarian. Dr. Kaiser, made a report that Naishapur, Minotaur and Dr. Freeland would be slow in recovering. Aside from the injuries and speculative possibility what bearing the injuries had on the result, the poor showing of Clyde Van Dusen was of outstanding gossip connected with the American Derby. The Kentucky Derby winners sudden elimination was complete before the field had traveled three-quarters. The explanation might be found in the fact that W. Garner easily fell into the trap set lot him and the colts undoing was complete when/he tried to race with the speedy Black Diamond in the early part. The latter was in the race as an auxiliary aid to Dr. Freeland and African and his task was to race with Clyde Van Dusen and exhaust him in the early stages. Garner hustled Clyde Van Dusen and gave stern cV.ase to Black Diamond. The 126 pounds and the difficult track, coupled with a pace of :24%. :24% and :25 for each quarter to complete three-quarters in 1 :14, as against the 1 :15y5 by the best sprinters in a preceding race, gives in a great measure the explanation for Clyde Van Du-sens undoing. McDermott never rode a better-judged race in his life ; this is not detracting from Windy Citys capabilities. The same kind of handling would have won for African and Dr. Free-land. African was on even terms with Windy City beginning the last eighth. When Leonard turned loose his head and began applying the whip African flinched anil began "bearing out." It cost him at least second place, for Naishapur saved much ground and overhauled African in the last seventy yards. There was .21:5,224 wagered at Washington Park Derby Day. The attendance was slightly in excess of 40,000. There were 26,-000 programs sold.
