Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-03-28

ees Thae caien ~
Cess VIII Not Apply
rs 0shsg sake Tracks
POINT involved

t0 TIE eggaion of those
sss III si0s go Judge, the decision
ths CassaG aR AppeaIa ss 70 tha ynl-|
skv @g sha Law andsg wlliCh horse
esna, piGh GaxabIing features, y con-
&c BOwie. Primes GeoF@e's y
viii not afgect the racing at1
gsl. III this county.
easn II. Ralston, attorney for
wh0 are opposing the racing II
50 ogg6'k- has been quoted as
girg thaa the success OE kAat suss
l6 mean the wiping out of race
smina larOHghoat the state.
3 geaePas opiniOn here Is that either
Hmlss0a, whose legal ability II nd
skna. ms haAn xniaQnoksd. or ID mis-
ls is tie View which he has taken.
no aait against the Bowie track u
aD0n sAe faee that the act con
- ngon the judges Oe the circuit IN
county is snciu0ed the duty
asana the license Tor tbs racing.
the 6aya upon which II may b.
"a &nd regulating II m other
" ~ sclalmed that tho state con
stuslsA prohibits judicial oIlcers
foEn psr9osnine anything outside Of
asaess Judicial gnnctLona.
1h nany eaass aots Of this kind u
thiA Aaa otheS states hare been IN
gvs because Judges refuse 70
psFgs fEaa non udicial duties under.
aae pFeeent suit goes farther.
aBsks To- have the Court of Ap-
la hold Ihat they have no legal
Wsr sc perform such duties, whether
I GExsy wish % 90 10 Or not, As matter
gcE Judge Beail, whose home In IL
rsmca Georges county hiss always
sd E0 joln In the granting Of the
ssaB0n 10 race at Bowie, the an
9risy being granted By Chief Judge
: isoa aud Judge Camalier, the two
hsg asnhera Of the judiciary pf the
elrUals both Of whom live In ether
aaunklsa
ID Ii not understood here by what
cning asr. Ralptors holds that . de-
sf0s Id his favor by the Court Og Ap-
h would effect racing III this cOun-
" ESQ ether places IN the state where
II d allowed Dy Law. The Laurel Race
Track association Is Incorporated un-
Der akaaa law. the act setting out the
aya aron which 1t can conduct racing.
US Baltimore and Hartford counties.
acgag sa governed BY commission,
haeh oontr0ia racing at rilnilcOs
w1@ d@ Grace aald other places, In
oge ok tha three counties. does any
a6ScsAl osncera have anything 10 do
with the matter still. III view of Mr.
sason'B seanding as D lawyer, much
aeas IL takaa 90 10 the grounds
Mpon which he bases bis claim, Il hs
IS eaeTectiy quoted
IS The meanfirna, the permit sor the
ansng at Bowie has been granted.
Briseos and Carnaller, having
aas aligned the order BY which racing
nay start there an April / and con-
sfnaa through April Is. There II no
uan0s that Il will be stepped sllis
1sAs. ne record of the case, which
ae. ~ eggeeunent. decided against the.
petitioners In the lower court, has not
yst arrived at the office of the Clerk
0g tae Court oa Appeals. and the court
does not meet Tor the hearing of argu-
asns until April 2,
Is ls probable that the Court OE Ap-
peals will give the case an advanced
position on the docket, this being fre-
Auantiy ths csse o. 10 matters inyolv-
lng considerable public Interest. Even
sAans e could hardly be argued and
decided III advance of the date fixed
Aa ending ol the racing. Or the
court Enay allow the case to take its.
liar oTsier hi view OF the fact that
ls deoiaion could hardly eject the
aettsF Tor the present year y any
avan