The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
Bedwell Nags
Gain Average
of Race a Day
Horses That Performed Well in
California Win Many Races
at Empire City

formed SO well at Emeryville last sea-
at the Empire City meeting. His stable
record up to last Wednesday was IL
firsts, seconds and 4 thirds out of 26
starts. This average of a race day
is a remarkable showing. The stable
winnings amounted to more than $4,000,
and would doubtless have been consid-
erably more had not the Bedwell nomi-
nations for the Empire City stake been
voided by the existence of forfeit
against one of his horses. Bedwell
was unaware of this when he forward
ed the entries.
A letter from AL Morrissey, who is
associated with Kid Weller in his
booking operations, confirms previous
reports of the improved condition of
racing affairs on the metropolitan
tracks. There was much money at En-
pire City, and all who could were lay
Ing prices. Rod McMahon handled
S5, 900 in cash in one day, The munich
pal police do not interfere. but the
Pinkertons act in cases where over
ambitious layers or their clerks make
too bold in conducting business. Moth
ing is said when clerks retire to OBJ
scure parts of the grounds to record
wagers.
William Walker recently purchased
Apache, but lost the son of Ethelbert
after he won selling race at Yonkers
last week. The colt was entered to be
sold for $1,000. but J. j. Hyland, acting
for c. r. Fleischmann, advanced the
price to $1,700. Hyland was congrat-
ulated on securing one of the bargains
of the season. Apache was originally
owned by former Jockey Greenfield.
who rode out here for Bob Smith.
Greenfield paid 800 for him as a year
ling. For a time he was not sue
cess as a racer, and followed the simple
fife of drawing milk wagon. Since
his return to the turf Apache has dis
played marked Improvement.
Dave Gideon has decided to re-enter
the ranks of racing owners. He has
instructed his former trainer, Thomas
looking yearlings, two fil1ies and one
colt 1t had been Gideon's intention
to retire permanently from the turf
as an owner.
William Engstrom is having a sue
cessful season at Victoria. He is among
the six layers in line. and up to a
few days ago was about $4,000 win
ner. Joe Harlan is another layer who
is ahead of the game.
Charles Freese, who was formerly
with Jim Davis on local tracks. won
about 5000 playing the horses from
the ground at Victoria and decided to
put on book Fortune did not smile
upon him, however, when 1t came to
quoting prices, and he is reported to
have lost most of the bankroll
It is reported that Jack Atkin, the
great sprinter in the stable. of Barney
Schneider, has developed a tendency to
dwell at the start of races.
In describing a visit to the recent
Liverpool meeting on the occasion of
the running of the cup. correspondent
of the New York Herald says:
Its a long jump to go from London
TO Liverpool for horse race-four and
half hours up and little more
coming back. None but jockeys. horse
owners. real sports and fools would do
| it, BY no stretch of the magination
| can be placed in any of the first three
| classes so 1 know what I am. Maybe
can hedge, though, and try to crawl
| in as a horse owner, because once I
did possess a donkey whose singing so
| annoyed the neighborhood that l pre-
| sented him to a man I did not like.
In addition to the nine hours it con-
sunnes in railway riding for the at
| tendance of a Londoner ar the Liver
| pool cup it also consumes fat col
| lection of pounds. The fare is SIS
| and / refuse to tell how they sting
! you to get into the inclosure. as
| have no wish to discourage Americans
from attending the races in Liverpool
There are other things to discourage
| them besides the price, all of which
! is explanatory of the fact that the
Yankee attendance was attenuated, al
| though there was a very big crowd
| here. mainly from the north of Eng
land. with a liberal seasoning of Scots
| men,.
! At one stage of the game George
Rose was about $4,000 winner on his
operations on the New York tracks,
| but the tide turned and he lost most
! of it back. Sam Shaen, who is backed
| by Rose, was also winner, but some
bad checks given to him by players
caused the balance to be on the wrong
side of the ledger.
according to present plans there will
be much winter racing in Florida. The
Jacksonville track management an
nounces that there will be meeting
| of 120 days duration and the Tampa
promoters are scheduled to conduct the
sport for 100 days The first named
track will omen THANKSGIVING dav