**1923 MATCH RACE PROGRAM**ZEV & PAPYRUS**VERY RARE** Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 23 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 12, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Shelton, CT See more about '**1923 MATCH RACE PROGRAM**ZEV & PAPYRUS**VERY RARE**' Description Here is a TRUE MUSEUM PIECE ! This EXTREMELY RARE PROGRAM is for the FAMOUS MATCH RACE between KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER***ZEV***, and ENGLISH DERBY WINNER***PAPYRUS***. It was SAT OCT 20, 1923 at BELMONT PARK when this GREAT SHOWDOWN took place. The FIRST TIME that the DERBY WINNERS on BOTH SIDES of the POND SQUARED OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER! Back then, by law, match races were not allowed, so the american horse MY OWN was also entered, but disappeared before the race. HALL OF FAME JOCKEY***EARL SANDE***BOOTED HOME the KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER***ZEV***easily beating the ENGLISH DARBY WINNER. In the 6th RACE, the 1924 PREAKNESS WINNER***NELLIE MORSE***a FILLY, beat a good group of 2 year old COLTS, in a PRECURSOR of what SHE would acco,plish THE FOLLOWING YEAR! . The COVER of THIS BEAUTY has the AMERICAN and ENGLISH FLAGS at the TOP, and PAPYRUS is PICTURED at the BOTTOM. PROGRAM is in BEAUTIFUL CONDITION-HARD TO BELIEVE it is 85 YEARS OLD! A KEY ADDITION to YOUR RACING COLLECTION! Buyer pays s&h, insurance is extra if wanted. I accept CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, and Paypal. Good luck. Place a Bid!