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fTURF NEWS FROM ABROAD f Special Corresponde.ice LONDON, England. American sportsmen had a gala day at Hurst Park, England, recently when J. B. Snows nine-year-old gelding Delarus opened the scoring in the second race, the Laleham Selling Handicap Steeplechase. The next race, the Palace Selling Hurdle Handicap, was won by the American amateur G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, astride his own horse Busy Bee. Victor Emanuels American-bred three-year-old colt St. Mark, chestnut son of St. Henry and Marguerite, took the final event, the Sussey Hurdle Purse. The stewards of the Jockey Club granted A. B. Briscoe a license to train at Newmarket and the Long Stowe trainer will move the extensive string of horses owned by Miss Dorothy Paget, his chief patron, and others to English turf headquarters as soon as suitable quarters are secured. Briscoe, one of the conspicuous purchasers at the recent Newmarket December sales, bought regardless of cost for Miss Paget, cousin of Cornelius V. Whitney and John Hay Whitney. She is adding to her racing stable, and is also establishing a pretentious breeding stud. At Hurst Park recently four jockeys were injured and one horse killed. The worst accident occurred in the Sarbiton Hurdle race, when the horse Stour, close to the leaders at the final hurdle, crashed that obstacle and fell, throwing his rider, W. Davey. Both rider and horse lay prostrate as the remainder of the field charged on them, and three horses, Delfi, Half and Half and Exchequer, unable to avoid them, also went down. W. Davey, rider of Stour, and D. McCann, rider of Exchequer, were removed to the course hospital. Davey was found to have fractured a rib, while McCanns collarbone was broken. The mishaps in this race did not end here. After Candover had safely negotiated the final hurdle he slipped on the flat, fell and broke his neck and died almost at once. His jockey, T. Carey, escaped injury.
