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PURSE FOR JOHNNY FEREI3 AURORA, 111., May 19.— The entire pufM of the second race on Wednesday afternoons program at the Fox Valley OOVIM, will be turned over to Johnny Feni:.. veteran turfman who suffered a pnralytir stroke last fall and has been confined to his bed at 5100 Ogden Avenue, Chicago, fvrr since. Ferris raced many topnotchers over the Illinois track in past years and is well-known in this locality, as -well as at other points where racing is conducted. In addition to the purse money. Val Crane, Chicago sportsman forwarded his check for 0 to be added to the fund being raised for Ferris. Others desiring to make contributions should communicate with Julius G. Reeder, racing secretary at the Haw thorne course.
