The Washington times., 1920-08-31
MD. commission TO
|. STUDY n. Y. RACING
Board Visits Empire State After
Making Investigation Into
Kentucky Methods.

BALTIMORE. ing. sl.-The Mary
land racing comm .s<sion will visit New
York next week aIld Will study the
methods pursued at tracks near that
city. The commission has returned
from Kentucky. where members con-
ferred with Vhe conuaission OF that
State. They report having gained
valuable information.
This situation IL di ss'ussed In the
following statement gfVen out yes
terday by the racing commission;
I "As the situation now stands. the
same horses with the sane trainers
and Jockeys. compete for prizes on
the race tracks In Canada. New York
and Maryland. These loc.Iities con-
stitute the Eastern turf. IL legiti-
mate racing Is to be prote, sed. IL Is.
In our opinion. absolutely essential
that there should be one ce trail Of
fice in which all this registration and
minor licensing work should be- done.
LOCATION IMnATERIAL.
by the Jockey lub. Paid over to the
office is In New York. Canada or Mary
land; but since the Jockey Club is or
the records OF the past, IL is best for
racing that IL should continue to do
the work. provided satisfactory ar-
rangements can be made with IL.
"Fees are imposed for registration,
licensing and the awarding OF colors.
Other charges are imposed that the
work may be properly done. Just
what relation these collections bear
To the expense incident to the work
IL a matter yet To be ascertained. II
an agreement can be reached with
the Jockey Club the records must. of
course, be available to the fullest ex-
tent, so that racing may be protected
in Maryland. Incident to the agree
ment, there must be an understand
ing whereby Maryland shall have
fair proportion OF the fees collected
essential to the orderly operation. OF
Jockey Club now Is about $4,000 a
year
The Jockey Club publishes the Stub
Book. regarded everywhere as a com
pilation absolutely essential TO the
breeding interests, and the Racing
Calendar. which carries information
essential to the orderly oreration OF
the turf There is no agency to take
its place in the United States. In ef-
fecting a working agreement with IL,
the Maryland racing commission
transfers none of the powers con-
ferred on it under the law.
NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSE.
1T causes the racing interests of
the State to give up no additional
money. for the Stud Book and the
Calendar would have to be main
tanned. and those really interested In
the thoroughbreds would contribute
the amount necessary to keep them
going out Of their own pockets rather
than see them go into the discard.
AS 10 all races held on the one
mile tracks under license of the Mary
land Racing Commission. the commits
sion shall OF course, have all the
powers reserved to the Jockey Club
under the rules OF racing, and the
Jockey Club should expressediy ap-
prove all acts of the commission done
in conformity with such powers.
The intent OF this arrangement Is TO
reserve unimpaired the supremacy of
the Maryland Racing Commission
over Maryland racing. while at the
same time assuring that uniformity
Of rules and practices as between the
Maryland Racing Commission and the
Jockey Club which both deem inde-
spensable to successful government
OF the Eastern turf"