New-York tribune., 1921-04-15
Stewards Here
Issue w arning
ToJ.K. L. Ross
MARYLAND Commission May
Retaliate by Refusing to
Accept Belmont's Entries 5
From a Special Correspondent

BALTIMORE, April 14.-The New
wv Jockey Club stewards made a new
u.ve ,v,g today in their war to drive
1,s;ner Sss H. Guy Bedwell and Jockey
t.rroll II. Shilling out of the employ
- K. L. Ross, the wealthy Canadian
freeman, who has q big stable in
sass.ryIand. This was in the form of a
.ss;ee from the representatives of
s.rks in New York State, which run
der the New York Jockey Club super
Zion s that the Ross racing entries will
~ be accepted if either Redwell or
Ssalinr remains in any way in the
poss employ.
The notice was received b. Ross on
Ne srrival at his training farm near
surel in the form of identical letters
s-nm the president of the Westchester
pseing Association, which operates
: ssin,cnt Park, and from the Metro
sol;tan Jockey Club, which operates
Ihe track at Jamaica.
Mr.. Belmont's Letter
The letter from August Belmont,
rrsxident of the association, which on-
rates the Belmont Park track track,
iollows: ~
Commander J. X. L. Ross,
Laurel, Nd.
sDear Sir:
ave desire herewith to inform you
that under Rule No. II the entries
# your stable will not be acceptable
70 this association if ex-Jockey Car
roll Shilling or H. 6. Bedwell are in
any way connected directly or in
directly with the same.
"YOurS truly
AUGUST BELMONT.
president"
August Belmont, whose name is
signed to the letter, is president of the
New York Jockey Club, and the letter
means that under the advice from the
Jockey Club the New York track own
crs are to carry on the anti-Bedwell
aght by blacklisting the Ross horses
ss long as Bedwell and Shilling are
employed by him.
Bedwell Criticizes Move
Bedwell said this evening that the
entries Of the Ross horses had already
been accepted in New York, and that
le expected to handle the Ross string
a. Hayre de Grace, 70 which place the
horses we're shipped to-day.
Further, he declared the entire pro-
cedure was high-handed attempt to
drive him off the turf because he had
-ried to get riding license for Shil-
ing. No charge, he said, had been
made by the New York moguls against
him or against Shilling.
Bedwell is great power on the
Maryland turf, and as such is pos
sessed of influential friends. AS a re-
suit Of this, those close to the Mary
and turf situation declare a war be-
ween the Maryland Racing Commits
sion and the New York Jockey Club is
likely to develop that would keep the
pimlico track closed this spring. The
Maryland Jockey Club (Plmlico) is
sbservient to the Jockey Club.
1t is said the Maryland commission
III retahate against the Jockey Clubs
atest move against Bedwell by sever
ag all relations with the Jockey Club
nd by barring the entries of August
elmont and other members of the
ew York Jockey Club.
Another battle with the Pimlico au-
iorities is impending. In the list of
'icals sent in yesterday the Maryland
ockey Club included the names of
,ree stewards. This is in spite of the
act that the Racing Commissions s
ules specifically state that one stew
I'd only shall be named by the race
rack, one by the commission and the
hird by the other two. The official
st was returned with the statement
hat "it does not comply with the rules
I the commission"
1t was on the point Of naming all
he stewards that the New York Jockey
,lub made its strongest fight against
ne Racing Commission, but dropped it
efore an issue was reached. Pimlico's
elton may bring this to head.