Show 77 7 sto 7 77 y 7 EF the foot race it was currently reported on the street in the early afternoon of saturday urd that the foot race between RO b on and reed woul woula not come off in consequence of it was said reeds sickness the statements however were without foundation in fact and the immense crowd which assembled at tho the driving park to witness th the c flying of the fleet footers were not disappointed reed is a young I 1 un hand on the race track alms aliw archie mccoombs is an experienced runner and has made himself a wide spread reputation in various parts of the country at 2 the betting commenced but slow and for soi some e time it was light As time passed however it became more brisk and the odds soon were in favor of there were a great number of private pris i bets on reed his friends friend s in in slaterville Slat erville and plain city still having confidence in hia his success just previous to the starting the excitement among the latter ran hig hand when the feints were over and the race begun tho wildness wild nesa for a short time waa was intense of course it was fully believed that could and would beat his competitor without any extra exertion hence the surprise and rage of his backers who had bad risked thousands of dollars on their man when he allowed reed to come in a few feet ahead of him and win the race tho the majority of the sports on the ground were convinced ft was a sell and were confirmed in their convictions when they came to look for and learned that he lie was non von est we believe he be is now safely moored in the bay city |