Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-06 | Page 20 | Jockey Dies in Fall at California Fair

Jockey Dies in Fall Fair SACRAMENTO Cat Cal Ca Sept 6 UP UPI P PA A A racing tragedy saddened the corps of ot jockeys and sportsmen at atthe atthe atthe the California state fair Friday Tugging at the reins of ot a 1 horse running its first race Henry Joergens Joergens Joergens Joer- Joer gens 27 veteran jockey of Effingham Effingham Effing- Effing ham ill lost his life when the Animal animal Ani ani- mal stumbled and piled plied up at the mile half Ue post The accident occurred in the harness harness har har- ness neis racing program Thursday while a a. brilliant crowd of at looked on The horse Road Builder a 3 old year owned by George Pollock of ot Sacramento vas was vas closely bunched with willi nine other horses in the five And nd a half furlong event when the accident occurred As the horse lost its lb pace and fell was catapulted to the track His skull was fractured and the hors horses horse's s 's neck was broken