The San Francisco call., 1910-07-23
Gossip OF
The I ulIrf

Helene winner of the Brighton junior handi-
cap at Empire City, is the first Of the get of the
$50 900 Hermis TO race. Frank Weir, who raced
a string at Emeryville, advised F. Fl. Milden TO
buy the flly at the sale OF the Silver BROOK
farm horses, and the employer took the trainer >
advice, with the result that he more than won
her out the first time. Helene Is out OF Bellane,
the dam of st. Beliane and George s. Davis.
There were only seven In the first crop by
Hermis and most Of them were unfortunate at
the outset. Husky Lad is another by Hermis
that Weir bought. He paid 800 for him
Helene looks very much like her sire. Herniis
attracted much attention in the turf world
some years ago when he was taken from Ken
for H. NJ. Zeigler and sold to L. V. Bell.
E. r. Thomas paid 100000 to Bell for the
horse and at the dispersal sale OF the the Thomas
farm Zegler bought him back for 5000. Thomas
bred Helene at Holmdel-
Archibald and Walsh. two jockeys seen in the
saddle at Emeryville, will do most of the riding
for the Beverwyck stable at Saratoga George
W. Lebolt acting for Frank Nolan. secured sec
ond call Walsh and third call on Archibald
for the meeting. Walsh is un1er engagement to
W. G. Ysnke, while James McManus and Au-
gust Belmont have first and second call respec
lively on Archibald. The principal performers in
the Beverwyck stable are Sir John Johnson,
Bonnie kelso, Special Brew, Adrian and Blue
Mouse.
Secretary Percy W. Treat Of the New Cali
fornia! jockey club received notification yester
day from Secretary Bidwell OF the Kentucky
state racing commission of the ruling of Of
H. G. BedweIl and his stable. and also that
rode at Latonis. but Secretary Treat notified the
Kentucky racing officials that the boy had been
ruled on here at the time of the Jim Davis case
According to reports from Kentucky consid-
cradle sympathy is expressed for Bedwell ac-
count of the large number of horses he has
his hands 1t is intimated that II he show
bona fde sale of any of the horses the rule
will be suspended that they may be placed in
good standing. Bedwell is quoted having said
that he would spend his fortune TO exonerate
himself from the stigma caused by the ruling
against him.
Frank Brown. who formerly raced on Califor-
MIA tracks. and who has retired from the turf
to embark in the wine business. was among
those who Montgomery beat Perry johnson
at Empire City a few days ago Brown and
fore the start of the jockey cub weight for age
race ar Belmont park in 1907. Frederick A. For
sythe was the man who sold him. The son Of
Pessara won the event and then went over to
the BrOoH,yn track and took the Broadway
stake. He was second to NealOn In the Suburban
and won the Commonwealth handicap. When the
Herr stable was disposed of in the fall OF 1907
Sam Hdreth paid S13. 600 for Montgomery. and
the horse displayed brilliant form California
tracks. Recently, however, he has gone back so
ridden hard to beat Perry Johnson the last time
they met.
According to Kentucky turf writer il Is
necessary to so back 20 years in order to find
case where the ruling OF of a horsemsn at
tracted as much attention as does that Of Bed
well. The referred to is that of W. A.
McGuigan Jr., who in recent years became
member of the Arkansas legislature. At the time
MeGugan was a partner of John E. Madden and
training Meckie Fl for Tommy shannon the
book maker The mare was in race at Lexing
ton and Shannon bet her heavily. She was
beaten the first heat and Shannon complained to
the judges. Meckie II won the next two heats
and Mctsuigan was barred McGuigan in
tirement for FIVE years and then made his reap
pearance on the turf with Ben Eder and Lady
Inez. Later on his career his colOrs car
ried by such well known performers as Boanerges
and Bannockburn.