The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-28
OBJECT 70 DOUBLE TAXATION
Race Horse Owners Protest
Against It
ARE WILLING TO PAY ONCE
But Much Dislike the Idea OF Putting Up
Twice
Flyers Wintering at Agricultural Park Are
Placed on the Assessment Rolls
Of the County

Just at present it looks very much as
though Los Angeles and more particu-
larly Agricultural Park, would not be the
wintering place for very many racers next
season. it was only this year that the
attention OF race horse owners was called
to the fact that the conditions existed in
this section, climatic and otherwi Sc.
which made an ideal spot for race horses
to be wintered greatly to the advantage of
the stock and to the profit of the owners.
The statement is made that the value
of all the horses now at Agricultural Park
has been fixed, that the figures will be
placed on the assessment rolls OF Los An
geles county and that the owners will be
compelled to pay taxes upon the animals
thew are wintering here. Inasmuch as
most of them are already assessed in the
East, where the owners permanent sta
BILE is located, it is quite natural that OBJ
lection should be made against double
payment of taxes.
Jack Curry is the owner of Joe Patchen.
Mr.. Curry states that the speedy flyer is
already assessed in Cook county, Illinois.
and he has made affidavit to that effect.
He states positively that he will not pay
taxes here unless compelled to do so by
the courts. Joe Patchen was on Tuesday
night shipped East via Wells Fargo ex-
press, But before he was placed on the
train the proper officers were notified that
Mr. Curry, who recently purchased DR..
Wise's horses, had sufficient property re-
naming in this county subject to execu-
ton for any tax judgment the county
might obtain against him as regards the
great PAGER. Mr.. Curry was not certain
but an attempt might be made to prevent
him dispatching Zoe Patchen East. Moth
ing was done. however, after this assu-
rance was given.
G. J. Hamlin. the millionaire tnrf-
man of Buffalo, N. Y, has some sixteen
fast ones at Agricultural Park for the
winter, including Phantasy, Robert j.,
Lord of the Manor, Fitzroy and others.
Mr.. Hamlin has been informed that all of
his stock has been valued and will appear
upon the assessment rolls of the county
He is greatly displeased at what he de-
nounces as rank injustice. Mr.. Hamlin
says that he is willing to pay taxes on all
the horses once, but a double assessment
is radically wrong. He states positively
that every one of his horses now here are
on the assessment rolls of Erie county,
New York.
This is an excellent place to winter
racers" said Mr.. Hamlin last evening,
land | am highly pleased at the results
we had attained from our experiment in
placing some of the stable here this year.
But if ] am forced to 60 into the courts
to defend myself against double taxation
fornia. Furthermore, l shall advise all of
nv friends to avoid the state. 1 am
willing to take my chances of being sand
bagged, but / do not want to be robbed
in cold blood"
Both Mr.. Curry and Mr.. Hamlin have
engaged the well-known attorneys.
Lamme & Wilder to represent them, and
they will resist to the bitter end the pay
ment Of taxes in two states on their prop
erty.
Los Angeles county in the end, " said
Judge E. H. Lamme last evening. 1T
is not morally right to force our clients to
bear more than their legal financial bur-
wintering here. They are spending $1,000
to $500 per month for the caring and
maintenance of the racers here, and if
they are compelled to pay taxes twice on
them it means that not another race
horse will ever be wintered in this county.
The prospects were that fully 500 famous
racers would have been kept here next
winter until this unfortunate question of
taxation came up.
The District Attorney has given an
opinion that it is the duty of the Assessor
to assess the horses now at the race track
and Mr.. Summerland has, through his
deputies, performed his duty. He did not
act until he received the District Attor-
Judge Lamme nor Messrs. Hamlin and
Curry Lave the slightest criticism to
make of Assessor Summerland. But they
propose to find out if they will have to pay
taxes twice on their horses. If the courts
80 decide they state that they will do SO
this year, but Los Angeles county will
know them no more.