The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
Rose Queens
Fast Time in
A Great Race
Prince Ahmed's Value Rises
After Victory, but He Is
Beaten at Saratoga

Al koenigsberg's filIy, Rose Queen
was timed separately. the quarter in
II, the half in 40 and ve-eighths in
;oS 1-5, in the race in which II. G.
Bedwell's Prince Ahmed equaled the
American record of III for three
quarters OF a mile at Empire City. Be-
fore the race Bedwell valued Prince
Ahmed at $500, but afterward de-
cIared that he would be unwilling to
sell the horse for 10000 Prince
Ahmed cost him $4,000. Yesterday in
handicap at Saratoga Apache. horse
that Bedwell sought to buy when
Red Walker lost him out of a sell
ing race, finished ahead of Prince
Ahmed Sir John Johnson won the
race, but was disqualified for fouling,
Jack Atkin getting first money. When
he sees Apache show sowell in good
company Walker doubtless regrets he
ala not protect the colt over $1,700,
although he announced at the time he
reared a bad knee which might be-
come so troublesome that it would
preclude further training
Ihe clever filly, Berry Maid, is
thought to have recovered from the
effects of the fall she sustained at
Emeryville last season. and Trainer
Colston of the Forsythe stable believes
she VIII prove to be factor in the
sprinting division at Saratoga. Do
rante, High Private and others of the
Forsythe string have shown well in
recent trials, and much is expected OF
them at Saratoga. Colston also handles
Waldo for c. L. Harrison. Forsythe
has arranged for the shipment of
consignment of yearlings from Ken
lucky to Sheepshead Bay for the fall
sales
1t is said that the record of Is firsts
achieved during the 16 days meeting
at Empire City by the horses of the
Bedwell stable has not been equaled
on metropolitan track in the last
decade. All. the horses were ridden by
Eddie Taplin.
w. t. Anderson and J. n. Stokes,
who raced on California tracks, have
called upon the courts at Butte to
decide the ownership of Creston. The
horse is in the possession of Ander-
son, who refuses to give him up to
Stokes.
Sir Martin. the good colt John e.
Madden sold in England, is in active
training at Newmarket after having
been given a letup. 1t is expected his
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Deauville. France, where he has one
or two valuable stake engagements.
He will then be returned to England
and nominated for the fall events at
Newmarket and other points.
The Butte meeting. scheduled to
close Friday. will run until the fol-
lowing day in order to take advan
tage of the increased attendance on
Saturday In order to keep within
the limit there was no racing Monday.
Johnny Mayberry has hope of win
ming some more purses with the old
campaigner, Robin Hood. and he will
race him during the winter
DR.. Harry c. Bassler has arrived in
India from New York with Jockey
Walter OFT and the American horses
Nancy, The Missus, Gallileo, Wine Mer-
chant, Sam Clay. Coat of Arms and
Lasata. Doctor Bassler intends these
horses for the big meetings at Bonn
bay and Calcutta. The racing season
opens there early next month. Doctor
Bassler reports that the horses stood
the trip well.
The II yearlings J. B. Haggin or
dered back to this country after they
failed to bring satisfactory prices at
Newmarket have been turned over to
Charles Littlefeld for training. They
will be raced on the New York tracks
next year.
The only defeat scored by Barney
Schreiber's great sprinter, Jack At
kin. at Empire City was in the Mount
Vernon handicap, when the lightly
weighted Half Sovereign from the
stable of August Belmont beat him
half a length. Jack Atkin had the
crushing impost of 139 pounds on
a cuppy track. while the FLY carried
Jos. 1t is claimed that Powers cut
down the lead of Tony Bonero tool
quickly with Jack Atkin and that he
might have won with better judgment.
During the Yonkers meeting bets
were made publicly and the layers dis
played their odds conspicuously by
holding their. programs face outward
as in the old days. The best authori-
ties agree that conviction would be
impossible under the present system
of betting. Acting Sheriff Scherp was
on hand continually and said there was
no violation of the law.
Dave Henry is training the horses
Barney Schneider is racing at Wind
sor. Banives, son of Banockburn
and Nora Ives. won a purse for him
there a few days ago.