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FATAL FAIL AT AGUACALIENTE One Horse Killed and Several Jock ¬ eys Injured at Mexican Track in Thursdays Racing AGUA CALIENTE Mexico May 15 One of the worst falls that has occurred on the Pacific Coast in the last two years took place here during the running of the last race Thursday Three horses fell and an ¬ other unseated its rider As a result two of the boys are in a hospital today and a third is recuperating at home with a broken col ¬ larbone while one horse was so badly in ¬ jured destroyedAfter it had to be destroyed After getting away to a good start for the mile and seventy yards event the eight horses raced to the first turn head and head when Barsac ridden by the appren ¬ tice boy Walter Stark crossed his legs and fell Lobitos with Frank Chojnacki astride was so close that he fell over Barsac and Golden X with the veteran rider Pablo Martinez aboard having no place to go but right into the tangle also went down Bert Thornton swerved his mount Facchina to the outside and the horse being jerked off stride stumbled and unseated Thornton ThorntonAfter After riders and horses were untangled it was found that Lobitos could not rise hav ¬ ing broken his back Lobitos was destroyed soon after afterAs As the accident happened right in front of the track hospital all riders were imme ¬ diately rushed inside by valets who were watching the race at the turn Upon a hasty examination by the track physician it was found that Pablo Martinez who was unconscious when picked up was suffering from a possible skull fracture and concus ¬ sion of the brain He was rushed to the Ellwynn Sanitarium in National City for Xray XrayFrank Frank Chojnacki suffered a broken wrist face lacerations and severe body bruises Chojnacki was also taken to the National City Hospital for Xrays XraysWalter Walter Stark received a broken collarbone and was shaken up Stark was taken to his home employerBert by Albert Johnson his employer Bert Thornton suffered only face cuts and was otherwise none the worse for the spill
