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OVERCOMES "BROKEN NECK" Nearly Killed in Collision of Two Horses Several Years Ago Now Acting as Outrider. j NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 14. Overcoming one of the severest of injuries, Charlie Mullaney has shown little effect from the broken neck that he sustained in an accident at the Fair Grounds several years ago when, as an exercise rider he figured in a collision of two horses and was nearly killed. Little do the spectators at the Louisiana Jockey Clubs track realize that Mullaney is the lad adorned in the bright red hunters coat and breeches that leads the parade of thoroughbreds to the starting gate daily. In addition to serving in this capacity at the Fair Grounds each winter since his recovery Mullaney is outrider at several of the Illinois tracks, of which state he is a native. Prior to being injured Mullaney was a jockey and when increasing weight began to exact its toll, as it does in the majority of cases with riders, he transferred his activities to exercising horses during the training hours. When it comes to capturing runaway horses or aiding some of the younger jockeys with an unmanageable steed on the way to the post, Mullaney ranks with the best in the business, which includes such veterans as Joe Moran and Alex Murray.
