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HALF THE CARD TO BEDWELL Colorado Turfmari Taking Big Share of Purses at Juarez Righteasys Sparkling Performance El Paso Tex January 24 The powerful Bedwell stable was represented in the Asteca Stakes at ler razas Park yesterday bv three starters Kighteasy Prince Ahmed and Kithard Heed and they dominated the running throughout The filly member of the trio triumphed with 122 pounds chiefly because Sail ling rode her The cract jockeys saddle saiccfsses were in reality the outstanding features of the aft ¬ ernoons racing He won the first two races on Good Intent and Goldfinn by dint of superior horseman ¬ ship and then came back with dazzling victories on Kighteasy and Stendal in the fourth and fifth races Colonel Matt Winn who is presiding in the stew ¬ ards stand during the absence of President Terrazas and John G Follansbee remarked that he had never seen better riding than Shilling displayed today todayThe The field for tiie Asteca Handicap was one of the iKst that ever contested a sprint race in the west The winner which scored in cantering fashion in 112 15 for the six furlongs was acquired by II C Bedwell from Colonel W E Applegate last season for 050 and has since been transformed from a cheap selling pater into a filly of tried stake class classH H G Bedwell precipitated a local selling war when he bid up and bought Knight Deck out of a selling race last Thursday Since then L O Lee the former owner of Knight Deck has boosted Bedwells horses at everv opportunity Good Intent was today bid up by Lee from 300 to GOO and Goldfinn from 1000 to 1200 Both were bought in with the customary protecting bid of 5 It was a real Bedwell day and as his horses are exceedingly popular the public profited handsomely over their victories The at ¬ tendance was approximately 4000 4000Weather Weather and track conditions were perfect and the racing of the best
