The New York herald., 1921-04-13
PIMLICO OFFERS TO
RECOGNIZE BEDWELL
President McLane Says En-
tries Trainer Submitted
VIII Be Accepted.
ROSS MAY SETTLE CASE
Canadian En- Route to Balti-
more to Patch Up Trouble
Mythology Wins.
ROSS NAY SETTLE CASE

BALTIMORE Nd, April 12.-Faced with
the direct threat or the Racing Com
mission that no license would be issued
for the spring meeting at Pimlico, the
Maryland Jockey Club surrendered to-
DAY and announced recognition OF H.
Guy Bedwell as agent for Commander
J. X. Ross.
The announcement was made Dy
Charles e. McLane. president OF the
Jockey Club. Mr. McLane stated that
the Ross entries, filed with the Pimlico
authorities Monday, has been accepted
and were filed without further sigma
lures. letter to this effect, said Mr.
McLane. has been sent to the Maryland
Racing Commission.
At a meeting OF the Racing Commis-
sion held during the morning, at wnicn
Rcdwell's attorneys demanded recogni-
tlon of their client. 1t was voted py the
Commissioners that the Maryland
Jockey Club be notified that II was man
s datory upon them to recognize the
trainer.
Coiacdent with this order check
for s10S. 900, representing the license
money that will be payable to the state
and the city OF Baltimore for tse
twelve day meeting at Pimlico was re-
turned together with list OF officials
and a budget that accompanied it. With
1t went the statement that the papers
were not In conformity with the COM
missions rules.
Commissioner Timanus wanted notice
sent to the Pimlico owners that II they
did not comply with the commissions s
instruction in the case of Bedwcll the
racing license would be withheld. bat
Chairman Olivier counselied against
anything that might SAVIOR OF being
threat.
Gov. Ritcnie remained az Annapolis
throughout the day. and there was no
further announcement regarding the
prospect of the appointment of third
member of the commission. which sat
with only Messrs. Olivier and Timanrs
acting. Gov. Richie said during the
morning that he had not even made a
tentative selection of a third member
for the commission
aeA The action of the Pimlico owners IN
offering the license payment at such
an early date created quite as much
surprise as their conduct of yesterday
when they refused to accept the entries
that were offered by Guy Bedweil for
the stakes to be run at the May meet
ing. Last year they did not send pay
ment until the day before the meeting
opened.
Want Ross TO Make Entries.
With the position of the commission
made clear by its demand that It's re-
/ GENTLY issued authorization be rccog-
fnized. the Maryland Jockey Clubs sec
retary. William p. Riggs. later in the
day issued the following statement:
s.s|'The Maryland Jockey Club begs to
state that the entries OF Commander J.
X. l.. Ross for the spring stakes of the
Maryland Jockey Club have not been
refused"
Bedwell. accompanied by Carroll Shil-
Ing and his attorney. witnessed the rae
Ing at Bowie. He said he had presented
the entries at the Pimllco Office yester-
day and that they had been refused.
He said that duplicate copy had been
1led with the commission and seemed in
ciined 20 regard his present status as
an outcome of his efforts 10 obtain a
Jockeys license for Shilling last year.
telegram sent 10 Commander Ross.
who Is at Montreal, asking II he would
act In accordance with the frequently
repeated request of the Maryland Jockey
Club to present his entries in person. a
reply was forthcoming II know moth
ing about it,
Mr.. Ross is said TO be en- route 70
Baltimore.
Bedwel already has functioaed as
agent for the Ross. stable under his
commission permit, having made en-
tries for the stakes at the Havre de
Grace meeting which will open next
4 Saturday. He announced at the track
to-day that twenty-eight OF the Ross
i horses would be shipped TO the Havre
de Grace track on Thursday. They
viii be trained by Louis Tauber in the
event that The Jockey Club does not
act favorably on an application now
before II to license Frank NJ. Keller.
veterinarian who has been in the en-
plcy Of Commander Ross since the
armistice. lie has never held license
to train. The Jockeys, Claver, Har-
f bourne and Gruniesen. will accompany
the Ross horses to Havre do Grace.
The usual large crowd that attsnos
Bowie on any clear day was in attend
arce this afternoon TO witness the sport.
The Whirlaway purse went TO Mythol-
ogy.
The stewards issued the followinr
ruling: FOR entering horses in the
nanies OF others than their rightful
owners. Trainers H. T.. York and r
Eyer are suspended for the balance OF
tho meeting, and are denied the privi-
lcgcs of the grandstand and paddock"
MONTREAL. April 12.--commander j
X. T. Ross. Canadian turfman. leaves
tonight for Maryland where the state
Racing Commission to-day ordered the
Maryland Jockey Club to recognize Guy
Bedwell as Rosss agent
Mr.. Ross declined to comment on the
reason for the Maryland and New York
Jockey clubs refusing to accept Bed
WELL but said:
zone thing about which you can rest
assured Is that I'll be racing this year
on the tracks under the jurisdiction OF
the New York Jockey Club as well as
on all others.
II ap not worrying about the Bed
we'll nibtter. II will all be fixed I'D
when I Return 10 Maryland