The Washington times., 1913-01-27
Laurel Track Promoter Pre-
pares to Fight the Jockey
Cub to Last lump.
SAYS ORGANIZATION
MONOPOLIZES SPORT
Has Harsh Words to Say Re-
garding Way Horse Racing
Is Run by Commission.

Laurels racing mogul, H. D. "Curley"
Brown, will fight the Jockey Club and
viii take his complaint to the courts
as soon as his attorneys can prepare
the necessary papers. The club has re-
fused Brown a sanction for a race
meet at Laurel next October. and he
means to get it, if he has to get an in
junction from the courts. Washington's
race lovers are talking of nothing else
today, hoping that racing will be seen
at Laurel, no matter by what means.
'T have decided to take the question
TO the courts. says Brown today, ''ard
find out just what authority and power
the Jockey Club has to dictate to as
scciations in regard to the conduct OF
their personal affairs.
81 am going 10 make a single-handed
fight for my rights, and in the inter-
est OF the sport and of all those con-
cerned. The New York Jockey Club is
a self-appointed, dictatorial body, that
attempts to monopolize horse racing,
and intend TO have the courts define
its powers and privileges
What Club Does.
"The Jockey Club at the present time
exacts from all horsemen and assocla-
tions under its assumed control taxes
of one or another variety and then
dictates what they shall or shall not
do, yet, at the present time not one ot
its own race courses is N operauon-
I'm nv opinion the Jockey CLUB mas
assumed a greater power than the state
or Federal government This ! contend
is wrong and i intend TO have the
courts pass upon the question. assert
that the New York Jockey Club is a
OiZati0n and
attempts 10 restrain individual rights,
and has gone as far as to coerce and
boycott, when 1t was to its interest to
do so. all of which is contrary to the
laws Of the land, and particularly TO the
ANTITRUST and boycott laws.
Maryland has racing laws and
racing commissions which can govern
the sport with quite as much credit as
that which now exists in Kentucky.
Notwithstanding these facts, the Jockey
Club has taken upon itself to ignore
the Maryland laws and commissions and
! to dictate TO the several racing associ-
ations in that State just what shall and
shall not be done. 1t has assumed
supreme power 10 all intents and pur-
poses
Asks About Commissions.
"New York has a State racing COM
mission appointed by the governor.
why should superfluous body of men
get together and usurp the powers OF
the New York commission? The lat
ter body should govern the sport in
New York State as 1t IS done in Ken
lucky and what II is proposed Will be
done in Maryland
Il think horsemen and independent
racing associations have bowed too low
To the tyranny and dictates of the
Jockey Club, and ], for one, do not in
tend to stand the lash any longer.
Noh tn firrf,s for
my rights II there is % be Jockey
Club let II be an institution with thor
ough and universal representation,
where all concerned in horse racing,
breeding, training. owning and riding
can be represented by their own ap-
pointees. without being at the mercy
Of self-appointed body OF men which
now exists.
Will Go To Courts.
ST intend 10 have my case taken into
court as soon as my attorneys can pre-
pare the papers. Under the existing
conditions the Jockey Club by its arro-
CANT methods could do the Maryland
State Fair Association and Other racing
plants irreparable injury and virtually
destroy their properties.
flames Butler, the leading spirit
of the Empire City racetrack, had to
resort to the courts to get what he was
entitled to from the Jockey Club or his
would have been worthless rorl
the purpoee OF racing. fO- which IL WAS
built. At Laurel We hold a legitimate
State fair annually, when we distribute |
thousands Of dollars throughout the |
etate In premiums. The action of the |
Jockey Club would throttle this en-
terprise by its drastic edict.
TN my opinion, we in MARYLAND. |
with the assistance Of our racing COM
missions can govern the sport I'm that
State without the dictation of the New
York Jockey Club, and | shall use every
effor 10 hiring 4 bout srich a ras,,I,