The San Francisco call., 1909-08-22
Heavy Losers
Among Layers
At Saratoga
George Rose and Tom Shaw Are
Listed With Those Behind
in the Game


some of the prominent layers have been
hit hard recently Among the heavy
losers are George Rose. Tom Shaw. VIII
liam Beverley. Max Marks and A. J.
Levy. It is said that Tom Shaw has
been particularly unsuccessful in his
operations and that he does not display
the ability in picking winners that
characterized his career on the metro
politan tracks last season.
Frank Eckert arrived yesterday from
Detroit after booking for some time
on the Canadian circuit. He says that
the game al Windsor has been i'm
kin in Detroit Just before he. left and
says that Atkin intended to put on
book at Windsor
Handsome. sire OF Be Thankful.
Misty's Pride and other well known
horses. died at kindergarten stud,
Woodford county, KY, from an attack
of acute indigestion. the third attack
months. Handsome was foaled in 1892
and was by Cinderella. He
was a brother to GIenheim and half
brother 10 Hastings and PIaudit.
Kimball Patterson. who trains for
''Plunger'' McManus, is younger
brother OF Charles 7. Patterson. who
developed Ornament and Hamburg and
later handled the string Of Burns &
Waterhouse. Patterson, acting for Nc
Manus. paid $500 for Rocky O'Brien
few minutes after James Rowe. repre-
senting James R. Keene, bought GTas-
mere for S1,500. In the Hopeful stake
Grasmere was beaten off by the cheaper
colt.
w A. Engeman and his attorney.
Charles H. Hyde. were quoted as say
ing that racing would be resumed at
the association, which has been IN
financial difficulties. by that time would
be placed on a sound basis.
The attendance at Saratoga last Sat
urday was ahead OF the corresponding
Saturday two years ago. before the
Hart-Agnew law went into effect.
President r. T. Wilson Jr. is highly en-
couraged at the manner in which the
public turns out to witness racing.
The yearlings in which Catesby
Woodford and Walter jennings have
registered a partnership. were left at
Raceland when the other youngsters
were sent east for the spring sales.
They are well bred and will carry the
Jennings colors next season.
William Fanshawe and Morton and
Charles Schwartz wanted TO buy Bar
for $4,000 for the youngster. He
wants to start him in the Futurity
According 10 some turfmen. the east
ern year olds of this season have
proved the worst lot shown In any OF
the last few years. The result of the
Hopeful stake is said 10 have en-
phasized the fact. which has been ap-
parent for some time 1t is claimed
that the Futurity is likely TO have a
field Of contenders not one OF which
is worth anywhere near the price that
could have been commanded by Colin
or Maskette.
Many trainers think that the state
of affairs is simply on account Of lack
OF opportunity to develop the baby
racers In the old days. when racing
fourished at several tracks. a good
youngster would be shipped from the
west to try for the larger purses in
the east. With the overcrowded tracks
of today, however when every barn
is filed. there is no room for the de-
velopment OF the youngsters. The
average daily program has to provide
for all classes Of horses. and this cur
tails the number of races that can be
given for ? year olds.
Glass. the boy who Jim Neil turned
over to Andy Blakeley. is regarded as
rough rider. and one horseman re-
marked that he would always run his
In the race. The stewards at Saratoga
showed that they would not permit
rough riding by punishing both Glass
and Eddie Dugan.
r. L. Thomas decided to try the New
York game and arranged 10 ship. his
stable from Windsor TO Sheepshead Bay.
DR.. II. E. Rowell, who handled the
horses of Thomas Fl. Williams, as we'll
as his own. last season. is thinking OF
starting a public stable should racing
conditions be favorable.
In spite of the legal restrictions sur
rounding betting operations. there has
not been a single arrest on the New
York tracks this season. This Is evil
dence of the fact that the racing assO-
Citations are living up to the strict let
ter of the law, and that in their efforts
they are receiving the voluntary sup
port of the layers and the public. There
have been minor cases where Pfnker-
ton detectives haye<been called upon TO
suppress over enthusiastic layers.
Horsemen generally agree in ap-
proving of the new plan OF selling
winners of selling races IN the pad
dock at Saratoga. 1t dispenses with
the judges stand and prevents the
criticism and comment that generally
follows runup. especially when own
ers and trainers engage in a war OF
words, as happened at Empire City on
one occasion. In cases where win
ner of a selling race wears bandages
they are removed IN the paddock. so
that prospective bidders Qlay investi-