The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-18
Phenomenal Racing at West
End. Track Yesterday.
Every Race Closely Contested and
Spectators Were Aroused TO
Greatest Enthusiasm.
HOW THE HORSES FINISHED.
The Winners.

Time 2:2OA
1880 Trot-Bnly Buck, owned by
A. s. Thompson. Time 2:24
Free-for-al Reelfoot, own
ed by Guy NJ Lee. of Union City,
Tenn Time 2:10A
| Half Mile Dash--waddie Lee,
owned by Flowers & Scott. Time
l;511k
Three-fourths Mile Dash-Ben
Double, owned by r. B. Bradley, of
lOwensboro. Time 1915.
The track records amid the min
gled cheers of large crowd were
smashed yesterday afternoon at the
race track, where the finest racing
lever held in western Kentucky was
pulled of. The program was the best
pulled of. and interest in all of the
races was intense. Furthermore
there were no long delays between
the races as the running matches
kwere sandwiched in between the har-
ness pace, and with the music from
| Deals band there was something do
ing all the time. The "bOokies' did
a landohice business, and when the
last heat was history they were every
thing but broke. Several good hauls
We're made by the crowd though
The track record was broken first
when Raoul w. paced the mile I'M
I2:12. which clipped a one-half second
off the mark made by Eleanor, own
ed by NJ. w. Johnson, of Simpson
I'm. After the record was smashed
land the crowd in good humor, Reel
foot with a good burst of speed
| paced the mile in 2:10h and clipped
l2A seconds from the old record. and
beat Raoul w. for the mark. Again
in the fourth heat of the free-for-all
a pace Reelfoot, taking It easy, paced
the mile in 2:1l, which Is below the
}lold record. The track was slow, and
) the time is remarkable. In the run
lining race splendid time was made by
ben Double, when he raced seven
Ieights OF a mile in IL 10. The first
half was made in AS seconds. which
Is the fastest that any horse has ever
went around the track.
| Through delays OF the public In
Preaching the race track many did not
see the sixth heat of the 1924 pace
Icontinued from Wednesday in order
that Belle T. and Sam Patch might
trace OFF the tie. Promptly at
O'clock amid cheers. the riders were
told to mount. On the second score
ldown splendid getaway was made
with Sam Patch at the pole Belle T..
hung on the outside. This way the
horses paced around the track. and
mot until on the last turn did a
change of positions take place when
Belle T. by steady work, forged
ahead, and won from Sam Patch by a
meek after the hardest kind OF work.
lit was a heat worth going miles to
Isee, and was characterized by true
|; Isportsmanship. The time of the heat
was 2:2OH.
The most interesting race Of the
day was the free-for-all pace with
four splendid entries. The horses
were: Reelfoot, owned by Guy Lee,
of Union City, Tenn; Raoul W..
owned by Mrs. NJ. b. Wilson, of CleveI
! land: Arnold Patchen, owned by NJ.
lP. Rucker, OF Uniontown, and Hal
Grafton. owned by j. W. Scissor. of
lOpelousis. La. In the first heat Hal
Grafton drew the pole. From the
start Raoul w. took the lead and
maintained il all the first round. As
lthey passed the grand stand Hal Graf
ton was second, Arnold PatcheL
. Third. and Reelfoot in the rear.
Raoul w. held the lead and went un-
: lder the wire first in an exciting heat.
lReelfoot was the favorite with the
crowd and the boOkies cleaned up.
Thine of the heat was 2:12.
5 On the third scoredown in the sec
ond heat they were away with Raoul
wv in the lead, but Arnold Pachen
Twas a close second. On the first half
lRaoui kept first position but Reel
foot crept up 20 second place. Then
! lin a pretty race ReelfoOt slipped
ahead Of Raoul w. and went under
the wire first by a neck. Arnold
Pachen won third place. Time Of
the heat was 2:1Oh.
In the third heat they We're away
on the fifth scoredown. Reelfoot
gained a good lead by burst of speed
but the remaining horses were bunch
He'd. On the first round Reelfoot lead
ltbut Arnold Patchen was second, and
making a brave fight. Reelfoot won
the race by a neck from Raoul w,
who by steady work and a consistent
: speed downed Arnold Pachen for sec
ond place. Time of the heat was
. l2;13ik.
The fourth heat was the deciding
Il one. and the horses were away on the
4 first scoredown. Raoul w. went to
q the lead with Reelfoot following, and
n Arnold Patchen a close third. Raoul
n w. held the lead until nearly the fin
4 ish when Reelfoot was turned loose,
n and the yellow mare closed up the
Il gap, and amid cheers went under the
b wire by neck. Time of the heat
was All.
The $3.50 trot was interesting, and
furnished plenty of fun although