The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
Directors Agree.

DATecdOrh agree.
President Malny did not speak as pres
ident Of the Maryland Jockey Club. but
in his individual capacity. No meeting
OF the Maryland Jockey Club has been
held, nor will be held in the near future.
so far as is known now but the presi-
dent had talked Informally with several
directors. and he said that they agreed
with his views. So it may be taken for
granted that while Mr Manly's words
are not official. they are pretty apt 10
indicate the action the Maryland Jockey
Club viii take II there is need 20 take
any at all. This is what President Man
ly said:
q" The Maryland Jockey Club expects
the local situation 20 be unchanged
should racing be broken UP In NV
York. except. possibly, a better class OF
horses may come here In the future It
is farthest from our thoughts TO have
PimHco conducted as the New York
tracks have been. We would consider Il
a positive evil II the New York book
makers were 10 descend upon Baltimore
and the betting crowd that necessarily
accompanies them should make Balti-
more its headquarters. It is barely pos
sible that such thing might happen II
AAt+AANN HAAFAAh tAArlAu lAH NUMBER OI
days. So we do not intend TO extend
them. Fifteen days in the spring and
the same period in the fall are ample
for pleasant sportsmanIike meeting
and that's the only kind we want
The more nearly the present-dav
meetings can return to the races of half
a century ago. the better IT will please
us. The present members Of the Mary
land Jockey Club would be glad to make
the betting end subservient TO the sport
ing end All of US love racing for the
sake Of the race and the horse. We have
no desire TO make money Indeed. the
stock is scattered about so widely that
IL would take extraordinary dividends to
let any one man receive enough TO make
It an object Consequently we prefer to
put what little money is being made on
the racing at PimlicO into improvements
TO the track and into purses.
New Workers Not Wanted.
I mention this to show that there
would be little chance Of even selfish
consideration making us lean toward get
ting to Pimlico the element that has
made the New York tracks famous-or
infamous. whichever way it may be re-
garded
I'VE are now rebuilding the steeple-
chase course at Pimllco. and by the time
the fall meeting is on We will have one
OF the finest courses of the leapers in
the country. New jumps are being
erected, bitches are being built TO dry
off the track and after the rains, and the
timers stand is being moved. We are
going TO have before long one Of the
finest racing plants in the whole country.
but We want 1t for ourselves. We do not
wish to turn It over to a horde of New
York gamblers ad nagers-on.'
President Manly was asked II he be-
lieved that the gambling element in New
York would take advantage of the Mary
land laws to build new track in this
State II they could not utilize Pimlico.
He replied:
No, 1 do not think so. am sure that
the Jockey Club would not authorize a
new track in this vicinity. and while an
outlaw track is always possible. 1 do not
believe. all things being considered, that
there is any likelihood Of that The prob
able destination of the gambling ele-
ment, if it is driven from New York, will
be the West"