The San Francisco call., 1909-08-17
BedWell String
To Rest Up for
Winter Season
Train n 1e Racing in Cali
fornia; if Disappointed He
Will 90 to Mexico

H. G. Bedwell has decided to rest
campaigning ron the eastern tracks in
order that they will be fresh for a
winter season. He hopes for racing
in California but otherwise will go to
Juarez, Mex. Prince Ahmed, Nadzu,
Bellwether and other horses that are
still in good condition will be raced
at Sheepshead Bay. BedwelI will point
Prince Ahmed for the Twin City hand
leap to be run at the Coney Island
jockey clubs track
Bob Fleming and Harry Unna have
returned from Detroit, after having
spent some time on the Canadian cir
cult. Fleming was associated with
Frank Eckert, who quit booking at
Windsor Eckert and Joe MCGEE are
expected here shortly. Harry Unna
went east with Jockey Gilbert, who
recently secured an engagement with
the stable Frank Weir is training.
Fleming said yesterday that the at
tendance and betting at Toronto and
Fort Erie were good, but that opera
tions in the ring at Windsor were light.
Frank Balm is among the players from
here in line at Windsor. He is about
even According to Fleming Jockey
Rettig is the best boy riding at Wind
sor
The colors of John A. Drake may
again be seen on the turf. He has
Is yearlings at the farm of p. T. Chinn
at Harrodsburg, Ky. The youngsters
are by Ort Wells, a horse that carried
the Drake colors with much success.
prfr Col Tan
ings sold to George Odom, was sup
posed to be good thing for the Sem
eca stake at Saratoga, but May River
beat him head.
The plan of several layers at Sara
toga to form a so called mutual pro.
tective association will not receive the
sanction of the turf governors, who in
sist that betting of an oral nature must
be confined strictly to individuals, with
no semblance of organized book max
ing. In due time 1t is believed that
the courts will rule that cash wagers
are no more illegal than oral bets and
that bettor may record his private
transactions, in which event it is ar
gued the layers and players will be
sufficiently protected against loss.
General Sanford says that the colt
Van Den by Rockton- Retaliation was
the most highly tried yearling at Hur-
ricana stud.
Eddie Dugan has been getting in
trouble again owing to rough riding
tactics at Saratoga. On complaint Of
jockeys who rode in the last race
Thursday he was summoned before the
stewards and suspended for two days.
with warning that a repetition Of
his foul riding would result in the re-
vocation of his license.
Richard Croker is so dissatisfied with
the manner in which his horses have
been weighted in England this season
that he has decided not to retain any of
his stable for handicaps and will sell
a number of the stars at the approach
ing Dublin horse show.
Sam Hildreth bid up p. S. P. Ran
dolphs Bosom at Saratoga Wednesday
from $4,000 to $2,S00. This action was
in retalia tion for the runup of Mont
gomery at Gravesend last June.
W. H. Gleason is at Windsor in the
interest Of the Salt Lake City meeting,
which opens September Is. A number
of owners wills ship west from the
Canadian point.
A. ]. Joyner has won IA races for
Harry Payne Whitney in England this
season.
Jockey Mentry. California boy. rode
Prince Imperial. winner of the Detroit
stakes at Windsor. The colt is owned
by John Marklein.