New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-01
stormy Session
recedesActio
In ! Racing Case
Original Vote Said TO Have
Been 2 to | i'm Favor of
vsw,kockey Long Disqualified
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BALTIMORE, Nd, June So.--After n
stormy, prolonged and secret session
to-day, during which the plainest sort
of language is said to have been used,
the Maryland Racing Commission
Voted to grant former Jockey Carroll
II. Shilling reinstatement and issue to
sbirs,a Jockeys license. Action on the ap-
pliccaSion of H. Guy Bedwell was post
rSned until July s.
The original vote on Shilling's case
was two to one. Chairman James A.
Tatafie and Minority Commissioner E.
Clay Timanus voting for the license,
5eryfs Spencer. jr., the new commits
ssfosSer, voted originally against it and
his vote stood when the meeting had
ended and the doors were thrown open
TO ne@spa permen.
Then Chairman Latane was asked
whether the vote was unanimous. He
seTsistently eyaded the question and,
when asked dozen times, declared
1T ia the commissions action"
Pressed further, he called Mr.. Spen-
GER to@a corner of the room for q
whispered conference. Mr.. Timanus
joined this later, After it, Mr.. Latene
annoVnced that ne was authorized to
saygsathe vote to grant Shilling Ii
cense is unanimous"
Spencer Chances Vote
Mr.. Spencer's vote, it was learned
on excellent authority to-day, was
changed during the whispered confer
ence in the corner Of the room, when
Mr.. Eatane argued that it would look
hoffar m tbo
slon's action were given as unanimous.
It as probable, however, that Com
missioner Timanus, at least, will in
sist Rts,t the next meeting of the COM
mission that Mr.. Spencer's vote, cast
originally, be recorded in the minutes
OF the. meeting.
War between the Jockey Club, which
controls racing on the metropolitan
tracks, and the Maryland State Racing
ASSOCIATION is likely to develop as a
result Of the reinstatement of Shilling,
in the opinion of well-posted followers
Of the turf.
A split was narrowly averted last
spring, and then only as the result of a
complete backdown by the Maryland
ers. Shilling at the time was granted
3 temporary license, and had made ar
rangements to ride one of Commodore
J. K. L. Ross's horses. Officials repre-
senting the Jockey Club served notice
stre6 if Shilling were permitted to ride
trey would withdraw. Mr.. Ross finally
scratched his horse.
War May Follow
Should the Jockey Club sever diplo-
matte relations with Maryland horse
apen Would have to choose between the
&warring factions. Maryland licenses
woufa not be recognized on the metro
poHtan tracks, and in ali probability
Maryland tracks would be outlawed.
The Jockey Club, it is believed, holds
the whip hand. There are more than
80 Tracing days in the metropolitan
circuit. with only a short shift to Sara
toga, There are but ninety odd racing
daxs in Maryland. Heretofore all the
racing circuits in America have recog-
nizedotAe authority of the Jockey Club
"a ssadsib believed Canada and Kentucky
wift-both continue to do so, leaving
Maryland alone in its fight. The ae-
ton of Maryland in reinstating Shill-
ing may possibly affect the policy of
local associations and assure much
longer season here next year.
Shilling was suspended more than
seven years ago and has been on the
ground ever since, despite the most
powerful pressure in his interests Guy
{ Bedwell, formerly trainer for Com
mander ]. X. L. Ross, who is now in bad
odor with the Jockey Club, was one of
bis man sponsors.