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Show FOOLISH AND ALMOST FATAL. Hamuli Melton Ties a llsller Kopo Around lilt llodr With tho Usual Scrlout lteiultt. Itasmus Nlelson, a young borteman cfBpanlsh Fork, commute 1 tbu uid and almost criminal blunder yesterday yester-day ofternoon at tho racu track In this clly of allpplug n baiter roto around bis body and fastening II, when thero was n fractious colt at tbe other end ot It. Thu usual result followed. fol-lowed. Tlio horse look fright, ran nway aud dragged Nlelson over tbu raco track at a 1:10 gait. For 11 time be t'.rugglud to release blmsolf but failed signally and was soon afterwards after-wards rendered uncoujclout. Finally thu animal was caught and Nlelson retcued from bit pt'illoui condition apparently mora dead than alive. His bauds, ficu aud body were covered with blood and terribly lacerated. His huad was cut lu n dangerous munuer. He was takun to Bt, Mark's hospital lu a coiuatoso condition aud remalnoj so throughout tho night. This morning ho recovered conecloui uesa and the hosplUI phyalclaut aro of Iho opinion that hu will recover. |