384 ASHGILL; OR, THE LIFE 



Duncraggan giving him successful mounts at Liverpool, 

 and Fallow Chat got him home at Manchester in the 

 De Trafford Handicap. He also picked up several 

 minor events on Spearmint, the Eous Memorial on Sir 

 Kobert Jardine's Sweet Briar, and Warlaby got him 

 home in the Corinthian Plate at headquarters. But a 

 check to his duties in the saddle came with the accident 

 to him on Hull racecourse. It happened on 25th 

 August, 1888, in the Yarborough Handicap, a six 

 furlongs race. About fifty yards from the finish there 

 was a mounted policeman whose horse whipped from 

 the rails as the horses were pounding along. Jessie, 

 with Osborne up, ran bang into the policeman's horse, 

 and instantly the jockey was hors de combat. At the 

 instant of the accident, Finlay, Fagan, Osborne, and 

 Bruckshaw were racing together, and it was marvellous 

 how Fagan escaped; he was only saved by Primavere 

 jumping over the prostrate Jessie and her unfortunate 

 jockey. Osborne was carried to the weighing-room, 

 where three doctors were immediately in attendance. 

 Pale as death from the shock, John retained his con- 

 sciousness. His shoulder was dislocated, and the process 

 of re-setting was skilfully done, the patient bearing up 

 under the ordeal without uttering a whimper. Happily 

 no bones were broken, and, needless to say, the deepest 

 sympathy was expressed for the veteran. 



On the same afternoon, and the next race after the 

 accident, was decided on the Hull course the Great 

 Eastern Handicap. The favourites were Mr. T. 

 Spenee's Lobster and Mr. P. Fing's Warlaby, the latter 

 trained by " Paddy " Drislane. Warlaby was bred and 

 originally raced by Mr. Robert Osborne, for whom he 

 won several races prior to selling him. It was a 

 hammer and tongs" finish between Warlaby and 



