The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-29
REELFOOT Is I'LL
AND MAY NOT
Be In RACE
Devclopes Sickness Late To.
day and Casey Jones Msy
be Entered,
Betting on Results Indicates
Neither is Favorite.
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY

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monla and may not be able to race
DR.. NJ. Friday.
This disappointing news to thou
sends was officially announced late
this afternoon by the Paducsh Fair
association through Secretary Rod
ney Davis. speaking for Harry
Meyers, owner of the claybank.
The disappointment is relieved to
some extent when IL was said that
Reelfoot may be In condition Friday
;and in the event he is three horses
will coutest. Casey Jones. a full
brother 10 Reelfoot. being the third
He arrived today at the West End
track, from Union City. Tenn.
Reelfoot did not eat last night
and this morning. He was taken
for a workout this morning and
came near collapsing. Isi order that
the people may not be disappointed
| by calling on the race. the fair asso-
ciation has taken measures TO give
as good an exhibition as possible.
Col. Tom Settle, DR.. MS trainer,
said this afternoon: "Of the two,
Reelfoot and Casey Jones, | believe
the latter will be harder TO beat"
Casey Jones is owned by Guy Lee
and is a full brother Of Reelfoot. If
Reelfoot Is u form one OF the great
est races ever witnessed here will be
pulled on. Casey Jones took a rec
oId of 2:0S in winning race at
Lexington. Ky, last year. Mr.. Lee
formerly owned Reelfoot. but sold
him last year and began training
Casey. who promises to he one OF
the fastest PAGERS In the country.
Dr. VI. Is in good form.
Clint Adams, of Union City.
Tenn. representing Mr.. Lee. said:
Casey Jones can beat either Or. NJ
or Reelfoot."
One more day and they're of az
the West End race track-Dr NJ.
land Reelfoot, who will literally
fly for the local track pacing record
Both horses are in the pink of
condition aud as much interest Is at
tached to the race Friday in this
section of the United States as the
coming battle between Jeffries and
johnson at Reno. New. July 4. DR.
NJ. Paducah's pride, owned by Hugh
| Marshall and trained by Col Tom
Settle, is conceded to be one OF the
fastest racehorses ever seen here.
He is growing speedier every day
and viii improve in time to come.
II Is predicted that the stallion will
make very low mark before his
days are over.
Reelfoot the claybanb, owned
| by Harry Meyers. of Golconda..
could not be in better condition. He
would surprise the ordinary person
Iby his Indifferent appearance, II he
were hitched to 4 wagon and driven
Through the streets But when the
little PAGER plants his feet on a race
track he senses the call of his blue
blood. is invigorated and skins with
out APPARENT eXertion. He is said to
be in his best form this year. and
the race between the two famous
stecds will be as close as anyone
loouh imagine. II will be a fight for
blood and fo- purse of $1,000, In
the best two out Of three heats.
The gates at the fair grounds viii
open promptly at 3 o'clock Friday
morning. allowing visitors to spend
the morning there. If they desire.
Those going in the morning will be
lallowed to leave the grounds after
being stamped on the arm. This
will show that they paid their fares
land will be admitted in the after
luoon after showing the mark.
The match race between ReeifoOt
land DR.. NJ, which Is the main event,
will begin promptly at 3 O'Clock. AT
l2 O'Clock two minor harness races
will be pulled of and after the race
between Reelfoot and DR.. NJ. there
will be a running race. Deals band
will furnish delightful music and
There will be a running race.
Thousands OF visitors are coming.
With reduced rates on all railroads
land steamboats,, there Will be ad-
mirers of both horses in the grand
lstand and on the grounds. II the
predictions come true, the grand
stand will not hold one-fourth the
crowd that will enter the gates. The
steamers Ohio and George Cowling
Will bring in several hundred people.
remaining over until after the races.
iTickets for the race went on sale
this morning at the drug stores Of
iJ. NJ. lang, II. w. Walker a. Co, w.
lB. Mcpherson and VIII Gilbert. The
sale has been good. Betting on the
race is lively and il Is hard to tell
which horse is the favorite. Every
body admits that the race will be
"too close for any use" The grand