The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-26

rider who al New Orleans crowded |
Jockey Robinson for the honors OF
the country, VIII ride Cudgcl Mara |
thon,, and others of the j. II l.. Ross |
stable this season. The announce |
ment is one OF the foremost news |
developments Of the season Mr.
Ross is the man who paid 100000
each for Cudgel and Marathon, and
who with Lyke will DE seen in the
saddle at the OakIawn meeting. and
Frank Stevens will look after his in
terests.
"A petition asking that a writ issue
to prevent what the nine petitioners
stated was to be recurrence of
topen violations" OF the law by bet
ting on the races at the Oaklawn
course. yesterday filed in Circuit
court resulted in Circuit Judge Seat
Wood calling in members of the
BUSINESS Mems League that he might
announce his position in the matter
He stated that il there were violations
Of the law there. processes would be
issued in the matter and the sheriff
or other officers directed to serve
them. The nine were regarded as the
full strength of the opposition.
w II Council, }. W McClendon. I
| IT. Jordon, w NJ Hayes. Grover
Cleyeand. J. ID. Brock, A r Guther-
idge. j. W. McDonad, and c. r j.
Tate, were the nine resisting pei
TONERS
At the conclusion of the brie. SEES
sion Of court the officers and board OF
governors OF the BUSINESS Mems
| League held a conference and an
nounced that they saw nothing in the
action OF the court to prevent the
| meeting being carried out as sched-
uled. The betting that may exist
| is not recognized.
! Officers Of the Oaklawn Jockey
Club. and the Business Mems League
were made parties defendant in the
| petition that asked for the process
| AS no process followed, save the
I courts declaration that on the proper
showing he would issue process. which
when issued he expected to have
served. there was considered by the
! Business Mems League 10 he no new
phase or1he situation. other than tina
in the past TWO years the races had
Ineyer been made the victim OF attack,
even from so limited a number as
nine, and this year the precauUou
would have to be taken to meet such
action as is taken in whatever legal
way seemed best
Attorney w II Martin. represent
ing the Business Mems League, held
conference with the board OF this
| Organization Immediately after the
court session. He interpreted the pc
tition filed as one asking for writ
or prohibition or injunction, and he
had previously looked up the law, and
| felt certain that no such action was
within the jurisdiction OF the court.
With the coming race meeting here
only three days away, Oaklawn park
was again the scene of much activity
today Several hundred horses were
ont for workouts. The going again
swept over the course prevented any
real fast trials The summer like
weather which prevailed drew out
another large crowd of tourists ana
they took a keen interest in the
workouts
The task OF registering the horses
was completed yesterday and while
Racing Secretary J b Campbell did
not compia the list officially, be said
that the number Of horses on hand far
exceeds the number Of any previous
year here
The work of distribution Of badges
will begin at once, and this viii re
quire several days, owing TO the war.
tax collections, which have TO BE-
made as the badges are issued The
war tax on owners, trainers, Jockeys,
press, and other season compliment
tary badges viii be $50 each. while
ladies badges will call for war tax
Judge G. H. Pettingll. who has
been resting up in this city for sew
'eral months past, was visitor at
the course, and distributed the stake
blanks for the coming summer meet
ing at the Empire City track at Yon
kers, N. Y. and he will look after the
entries to these from the horsemen|
quartered here
Jockey M. Anderson has been en-
gagged by j. A. Gibson to do the riding
for his stable in place Of Jockey Dave
Stirling The latter Will ride for J
g. Bus3ey
Presiding Judge Francis J. Nelson
and Associate Judge Campbell
went over the application for Jockeys
license, Of which there are a record
number here this year with several
exceptions the riders are supplied
with riding license from other racing
organizations, but there are a few
whose standing is to be determined
by the local officials.
Most OF the horses which were
shipped here from Tia Juana seem
90 be so far advanced in their train
ing as many Of those which came di-
rect from New Orleans The largest
s4.bIo ,pbfc, ean,a from Tia I4Iqna Is