Serum For Ray Hightshoe, Daily Racing Form, 1941-05-21

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SERUM FOR RAY HIGHTSHOE HIGHTSHOERenewed Renewed hope for the recovery of jockey Raymond Hightshoe was held Tuesday when it became known that a newly developed serum for septicemia was being rushed to Chicago by plane from Philadelphia The serum is be ¬ lieved by its discoverers to be a cure for septicemia commonly known as blood poisoning poisoningThe The 23yearold rider was stricken with pneumonia during the Sportsmans Park meeting and after undergoing four blood transfusions since Sunday night his condition became more and more serious until septicemia set in Monday MondayMrs Mrs Shirley Hightshoe together with her 9morithoId son is in constant at ¬ tendance at her husbands bedside Doc ¬ tors hold little hope for the riders re ¬ covery in the event the serum should fail failRalph Ralph Hightshoe a brother of Ray suffered a broken collarbone in a fall at Lincoln Fields late Monday afternoon The younger member of the riding family went down in the mishap that occurred during the running of the eighth race Hunter Hightshoes mount stumbled and fell in that race and Macks Hope and Mystery Lad went over him The apprentice is confined to St James Hos ¬ pital in Chicago Heights


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