Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-05

LEXINGTON, KY. September 5.-James
r. Keene, the New York stock broker
and horseman, who is Ill with pneumonia
at the Good Samaritan Hospital here. Is
holding his own.
A bulletin issued at the hospital at noon
was to the effect that Mr.. keene's condi-
ton at the time was satisfactory.
His son, FoXhall keene. accompanied by
DR.. Barrows of New York. arrived here
this morning.
Mr.. Keene was taken to the hospital
yesterday on the order of DR.. John Scott.
who was called to see him at the Phoenix
Hotel. where he had stopped after his ar
rival here Saturday evening on his way
to his thoroughbred breeding farm at
Castleton. When he got here on a Ches-
apeake and Ohio train he was not feeling
well and decided not to go out to Castle
ton until this morning.
After a light supper he retired He
was accompanied only by his valet. At
O'Clock in the morning a hurry call
came to the clerk for DIR. Scott, and he
was told to send an automobile for Mai.
F. A. Daingerfield. manager OF the Castle.
ton farm. Maj. Daingerield soon arrived.
and with DIR. Scott remained with Mr..
Keene after he had been removed to the
hospital until late in the morning.
Mr.. Keene's lungs were considerably
congested and he had high fever. At
noon yesterday he was somewhat better.
his fever having receded. and last night
no change had been reported.
First Visit in Five Years.
A message was sent to his son, Fox
hall Keene. who left New York at once
Mr.. Keene had not been in Lexington
or to his farm In five years. When he
was here before he was taken Ill before
he reached the farm, and was in bed at
the hotel for several days. He was
anxious to see his colts, he EXPLAINED
today. and after the close Of the races
at Saratoga decided to make a flying trip
to inspect the yearlings that are soon to
be put into training.
NEW YORK, September 5-On account
of his age. this being his sixty-eighth
year, Mr.. Keene's friends in New York
were alarmed over his Illness They said
he appeared to be very cheerful and en-
Joying good health at Saratoga, where
he was during the entire season of rae
ing. When the meeting closed last We'd
nesday. he said, he had decided to stay
at the Spa for a few days at least, and
1t was not generally known that he con-
templated a trip TO Kentucky.
Ill EARLY in Summer.
During the early part OF the summer.
when Mr.. Keene was going through the
various details OF the examination occa-
stoned by the Hooking stock pool crash,
he complained In court Of feeling I'll, and
asked to be allowed to retire so that he
could go to Carlsbad or some other re-
sort The favorable conditions attending
the race meeting at Saratoga influenced
him to go there. and as he had his best
horses quartered at the track his atten-
ton was transferred to them almost en-
tirely. Wednesday. when the Futurty
was run. he was in very good frame of
mind for though
Iron Mask, finished far back. he had the
distinction of being acknowledged the
breeder of the winner. Novelty. and the
third horse. Love Not, which netted him
81 go of the stake.
He conducted weeding-out sale during
the last week OF the meeting of many OF
his runners, but il was in no sense a dis
persal sale. and Thursday his stable was
shipped to his breeding farm at CastletOn
Mr.. Keene's trainer. James r. Rowe
said that he did not think Mr.. Keene was
seriously i'll or he would have had word
to this effect.