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BEDWELLS UNLUCKY DAI ONLY ONE OF THREE PROMISING STARTERS SUCCEEDS IN WINNING. All Three Quoted at Odds-On -in Consequence of Re-.-spect in Which Western Trainer Is Held in the East Arcite Takes Handicap. .. New York. July 10. The mile handicap feature at Empire City today went to the topweight, George J. Longs good horse, Arcite. with 119 pounds up. The quintette of opponents included the fleet Bellwether, Lawton Wiggins- Zionap and two inconsequential starters in Personal and King of Bashan. 1 owers rode a particularly lirilliant race on the winner, keeping sufficient siieed in reserve during the early running to enable his mount to make good right at the end of an Interesting struggle in which the issue seemed in doubt until the last fifty yards. It was a great betting race; every horse except King-of Bashan being accorded substantial support. Arcite was one of two successful favorites during the afternoon. How very highly candidates from H. O. Bedwells stable are respected at Yonkers may be Judged by the betting conditions in any race In which the, western horseman has a representative. Bedwell sent Prince Ahmed. Richard Reed and Hans to the post in the second, third and sixth races respectively, and all three were odds-on public choices. Only one, Richard Reed, succeeded In averting defeat, and he was extraordinarily fortunate to do .so, while the Other two that were beaten were clearly superior to their opposition and should have won their respective races with ease. Prince Ahmed began so slowly that he became the victim of crowding at the start. For more than half pf the journey he trailed many lengths behind tins leaders and just when everybody had about given up all hope of ultimate success he began moving up in what finally became one of the fastest and most sensational, though unavailing, closing sprints ever seen hereabouts. Though many big wagers were lost on Prince Ah med it remained for Hans in the last race to Inflict the crowning disaster on the followers of the Bed well stable. The bulk of the Kpeculation waa con-liim IIans- Nearly everyone tried to recoup on Close finishes marked the running of . every event except the last. Excepting Arcite., which cloMid at evens, all the favorites were quoted at ouds-on. The losers gave their backers a good run for their money, being engaged in lighting out the issue from V,r,st,to tlle Iast stride of their respective races. o?..0.111? S lefeat at 2-to 5 by Fighting Bob was attributed to Powers carelessness In easing the-Odom filly up, In the final sixteenth. Beginning at the homestretch the ultimate winner seemed so hopelessly out of rious contention for first place that no one gave him a thought, least of all Powers, who frequently looked behind him without finding any serious contender. George Reifs youngster seemingly dropped from the clouds and got up In the closing stride with a rush so electrifying that the spectators -were stunned with surprise. The east and west shared about equally in todays turf honors. The weather was not over favorable for racing, yet a surprisingly big crowd was at tlm. course. Rain threatened to fall at any time. Algernon Dalngerfield received notice today from the Niagara Racing Association announcing the suspension of William Walker because of his failure to make complete delivery of the horse. Steel, which had been purchased from him at Fort Erie last .Monday out of a selling race for ,000. 3Ir. Walker ridiculed the action of the Canadian association and declared that lie had not seen Steel since the race, but had collected the money for hiin just before he left I-ort Erie in the regular way. Secretary Dalngerfield found on investigating that Steel had since started in a race and, accordingly, wired the Fort Erie people for details. In the meantime the Niagara Racing Association notice of suspension against Aalker was ignored. Pierre Lorillard II. and III. were visitors at onkors today. t
