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Two-Horse Fall Occurs In Feature at Suffolk Fernandez, Glidewell Go Down; First Sentry Scores in Event SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., May 17. — What appeared to be a serious fall happened as the horses turned into the stretch, in the sixth and featured race of todays all-claiming card at Suffolk Downs. A. J. Ryans Gay Date, ridden by Fernando Fernandez, was moving between horses to enter contention when she ran up on horses heels causing her to fall heavily and Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bedwells Lucky Incident who was close behind the fallen mare, stumbled and went down tossing Paul Glidewell heavily to the turf. First Sentry, sporting the silks of Collins and Hedberg was the front-running victor of the event, finishing two and a half lengths before D. F. Harringtons Weathercock in the six-furlong dash. A nose back Fred Wyses Ro-manette earned the minor award. Fernandez remained still after the fall but Glidewell arose quickly. After examination by the track doctor, Fernandez was pronounced uninjured with only a light shaking up. Glidewell sustained a cut chin. Neither of the fallen thoroughbreds appeared to have been injured in the spill. Racing was conducted Uuder ideal weather conditions that attracted a crowd of 11,701. The racing strip was fast, with First Sentry being timed 1:12% for his initial victory of the 1949 campaign. Overlooked in the wagering, the Lone Sentry stallion paid 7.80. The fifth event of the afternoon, a split of the original sixth, went to G. G. Gilbert, Jr.s Scholarship, who recently arrived here fresh from a victory at Jamaica. Ridden by the veteran Joe Molbert, Scholarship was under steady pressure to take the measure of L. G. Cushings Time Roll. The winners margin was a head while Shaffie, from the stable of Mrs. A. R. Smith, finished third, a length back. Scholarships time was identical with that of First Sentry and the Rhodes Scholar gelding, backed to public choice, returned a .80 inutuel. Earlier in the afternoon a sextet of twins touring the country representing Toni Hairdo, were honored with the running of the third race. The girls witnessed the run- J ning of the six-furlong test from the win- j ners circle and presented jockey Harold Allgaier, winning rider, astride Mrs. T. Haskos* M. Longeine, with a wrist watch. The Haskos racer held a three-quarter length advantage of Mt. Desert Stables Top Foot at the end of the test. H. G. Goffs Quelle Belle finished third a like distance back of the runner-up. M. Lon-geines time for the six furlongs was 1:13 and she returned a tidy 8.60 for her first score of the year.
