Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19
PHOENIX TO BE MECCA OF RACE HORSE MEN IF
 PLANS GO THROUGH.


 with local people and Secretary Shaughnessy of the State Fair
 It has practically been settled that the fair grounds track will be leased to the association for period of five years
 The packers of the are confident that the Arizona laws to allow pari rutuel betting Plans made year ago for big meet here which would rival Tijuana and Juarez but the of Judge Mccall for using pa mutue machine the track halted those plans Following the decision of the supreme it thought that the use of the machines is lawful
 Rumor of the contemplated meet has reached the coast and the San Diego Union carried the following article der recent date:
 Phoenix is preparing for race meeting C. D. Boyce representing the interests backing the Phoenix meet arv ed here yesterday and conferred with President James Wood Cofroh of the Lower California Jockey Club Boyce is guest at the Oxford Hotel.
 The Phoenix meeting proposed several weeks ago and the arrival of Boyce indicates that the plan have ing in the Arizona city this spring will materalze It pro- posed that the meeting be for 9 days with the opening April 29 Six races will be given daily and the purses will be $500 It planned have larger purses in the feature events. The Arizona law permits pari muue betting The will be run on the State Fair grounds track.
 "Boyce announced yesterday that fall meeting is also planned for Phoenix It would interfere with the date of the Tijuana meet. With Phoenix cutting in horsemen who have been racing their stables Tijuana will have op porunity of filling in the time before the opening of the Reno meet, June 19
 "Boyce will visit the Tijuana track today and confer with horsemen In his efforts induce horsemen ship to Phoenix Boyce being assisted by President Coffro and believed that before he leaves he will line up fine lot of horoughbreds for the Phoenix meeting -Phoenx Republican
 Ed Note-My advice to the people of Phoenix is that they had better go little slow before they attempt to re- establish gambling in the of Arizona It will certainly be no honor to Phoenix the have that spe dCifIy # allow Phoenix try rival Tijuana Phoenix is all right just she s Better let well enough alone The last egs- aure puts it's stamp of dSapprova all species of gamb ling in this state If any track promoters of the Jim my Cofroth stripe here to break down our laws it will be up to the people of the drive him out and have hesitation in saying that he and all of his kind should be driven of the the very he temptS to violate anti-gambing laws.
 Since the above put in type it has come to light that members of the State Fair commission Homer R. Wood and c. M Layton have actually entered into to lease the State Fair grounds for five years D. Boyce for the purpose of conducting race meetings and other amusements According last Mondays Arizona Repub- ican Governor Campbell got wind of the proposed lease dea on April 4, Whereupon he officially notified Secretary ShaughneSsey of the State Fair board that he wanted contracts entered into by the board until he 1overnor CampbeD notified In direct violation of this warning the outrageous gambling deal contract tered into April z but Governor Campbell was not ap- prised Of this fact until few days ago. Whereupon he promptly revoked Commissioner Woods commission and dismissed him from the board
 Governor Campbell followed that up with lengthy statement published in the Republican wherein he gives his for his action in removing Mr. Wood from office The governor is exactly right applaud him for having done his duty fearlessy But he should stop the dismissal of from office who had anything do with such nasty piece of business The people of Arizona not going to permit their State Fair grounds to be con- verted into gambling he'll The horse race meet ngs and other amusements calculated convert the State Fair grounds into regular gamhlers dive "he