The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-17
REELFOOT WILL
BIZ PAVORITE In
THE FRBE- FOR ALL
Big Crowd Expected to Attend
Races This Afternoon at
Fair Ground.
Yesterdays Events We're Ex-
citing and Close.
ONE TIE RACE DEVELOPED

ever went 20 a race track in the Pur-
chase will attend the races this after
noon. as the big free-for-all pace that
has drawn horses OF merit. will be
on. The bookmakers no doubt will
do a land once business. Most OF the
stores will close about l O'Clock by
agreement and every one will go to
the race track. Many peop.e from
the county and Illinois were In the
city. and the hotel registers have In
creased IN length Reelfoot is a
favorite In the big pace. although
there is talk that a dark horse may
emerge from the bunch. The last
two days OF the races will be stronger
than the FIRST two. while this after
noon will see the strongest program.
Yesterdays Races.
Another large crowd watched the
horses race yesterday and chered
the winner whether Il meant a finan-
cal loss to him OF not The crowd
while minus a few women after La
dies Day" was In good spirits. and
owing 10 the closeness in the 2:24l
pace the big share OF the crowd couad
not leave the grandsiand until the
pace was continued until today owing
to darkness. The pace was the
warmest fight yet. and after FIVE
nerve racking heats Il was tie for
first money between Belle T.. owned
by u. d. Smith. OF Evansville. and
Sam Patch. owned BY T. j. Reid. OF
Padncah, aud driven BY Thomas Set
tie u was a race with one up ana
one down 30 that the crowd could
NOT get away from the track II was
the only way that the race could be q
tle when sam Patch went under the
wire first and Bette 7. third In the
nth heat Had the Belle not allowed
sarah Mcclure 10 push her out By s
nose. the race would have been on
with Belle r. a good winner.
Alreadyln was growing dark. ana
before a rest OF % minutes could b.
given. Starting Judge W. l.. Talbot
decided 10 postpone q until the first
race for today. which proved agree
able to the two owners. who would
do anything TO win tie next heat.
The race opened with the firs
heat Of the 1925 trot and the entries
were: Prince Of PIlsen, owned by +
ID. Smith. OF Evansville; BARONESS.
owned by George Goodman, and Nd
ward owned by J. u. McGowan, of
Hopkinsvllle In the FIST heat Ad
ward refused TO trot and BARONESS
ard Prince OF Pfisen were In front
with Baroness In the lead. After a
good run. she broke. aud Prince OF
Pllsen went up. and maintained the
lead until the wire was crossed.
Time OF heat. 2:33.
In the second heat on the first
score Gown they were given the word
with Prince of Pilsen in the lead. In
the first turn he broke. but gained
GROUND instead OF losing. while Baron
ness followed closely. Prince OF Pill
sen led the half mile. and again on
the turn broke, but gained territory
In n way that made the crowd tak\
notice. On the home stretch Baron
ness broke. and Prince OF Pilsen won
easily. as Adward was left far in the
rear Time OF heat. 2;29.
The third and deciding heat was
won easily by Prince OF Pilsen.
Prince OF Plisen took he lead, and
maintained 4 all the way, although
for few seconds BARONESS pushen
him. After the first half mile Baron
ness broke, was out OF the run. and
Prince of Pilsen captured the thiro
heat with the greatest Of ease. Time
OF heat 1888.
The 2:2t Pace.
In the 2:24 pace where the crowd
got a run for the admission charge,
and also the 'bookies" made a run.
on the crowd. The entries were:
Belle T., owned by r. ID. Smith, OF
Evansville: Sarah Mcclure. owned by
NJ NJ Tucker. Lady May Garter
owned by $. T. Taylor. Peoria, III;
Gus b.. owned by MVisI.b Tucker. Sio
Well. owned by Williams of Column
bus. Miss. Sam Patch. owned by T.
]. Reid. Much speculation had been
INDUCED in, and stories OF wonderous
dolngs OF Lady May Carter iloated
over the crowd swamped the book
makers.
On the third score down the first
heat was run with Sarah Mcclure In
the lead at the start. with Sam Patch
on her feet Gus b. and Belle 7
broke, but finished strong. In tn,
finish Belle T. won second place from
Sam Patch by a nose, while Sarah
Mcclure was given first place. Tins
OF heat 2:20H.