The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-10-18
The EIktOn Races,

the Gloucester races will begin on
the Elkton Fair race track. The
following statement may be ac-
cepted as "official."
"The proposition was originally
declined by a vote of four to four,
but was afterwards accepted by a
vote of five to four. An agree
ment was entered into and the
lessees paid the entire amount of
rental, $4,000 in cash. They also
deposited guarantee fund of $500
to secure the Agricultural Society
for return of their property in
good condition.
sit is the intention of the Racing
Association to conduct running
races for the period mentioned and
their privilege also permits them
to sell pools. Several hundred
horses will be upon the grounds
and five races will be given each
afternoon. Two special trains will
be run from Philadelphia daily, to
return Immediately after the close
of the races.N
The saturnalia will continue 26
days and a rent of 800 a day for
the grounds is the consideration.
The voting of the Fair Managers
was very similar to that of the
Supreme Court on the Income tax,
and similar influences were at work
in both cases there is little doubt
in the public mind. A vote of
four to four was first taken by the
Court on the Income tax and the
county concluded the law would be
sustained and all were satisfied.
Another meeting of the Court was
held and vote of five to four was
had against the law and public
opinion and on the side of money.
Almost identical was this Elkton
job consummated, in defiance of
opinion and on the side of money.
There isn't a shadow of doubt
that this entire gambling job is in
violation of the law in both letter
and spirit. The law permitting
pools to be sold in the state restricts
the sale to Agricultural Fairs
which last only four or five days.
Why the time was extended to 80
days is now apparent. BY vicious
construction of the law and in the
interest Of the worst class of society
the general horse race could be
brought under it. If the Law and
Order Society which brought the
speak easies up at the last term
with a short term will act as
promptly in this Ellton outrage
they will take hold of this race
violation of law with an injunction
and bring the parties to it into
court. The authorities whom the
people by their miscast votes have
invested with the legal prerogatives
to do such work in upholding the
majesty of the law will not do it.
Iney never 90.
The true inwardness of this whole
disgraoeful Fair proceeding is, the
concern Is bankrupt. We are in
formed that when the present man
agement took hold of it they as
sumed the obligations, but the
public has become so disguised
with the whole fake business that
the proceeds from sale of privileges
and gate receipts are insufficient to
meet the debt and expenses hence
this compromising with the Glouces-
ter felony that was hunted out of
New Jersey, New York, Delaware
and Pennsylvania like wild beast,
and has at length found lair in
the ElktOn jungle. This desperate
effort of the management, it would
seem, is an effort TO escape the
obligation they assumed to carry
the bankrupt association, and the
only power willing to aid the man
agemept III their distress is the
E'powers of darkness. The Devil
like the wolf is ever ON the watch
for INNOCENT lambs that stray out
side of the fold; like these Elkton
Fair managers for instance.