The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-10
DOG RACING
PASSES OUT
OF EXISTENCE
Promoters Of City Track
Announce Definite End
Of Races.
PLANT CLOSED FRIDAY
Attempt to Stage Program
Fails With Leaving
of Trainers.
PLANT CLOSED FRIDAY

After a short period Of operation
marked bv legal and financial diff
eulties, the Indiana Kennel Club,
Ltd.. dog track on Allisonville road,
definitely passed out of existence TO-
day
Promoters and Frank Young, trus-
Tee, today announced that they
"rere through"
The blow fell Friday night when
efforts were made to open the track,
but it was learned that owners Of
the dogs had taken them and left
the city.
AS far as I was concerned the
track was closed Wednesday night"
Young said In The Times 1 read
that it was operated Thursday night.
IkneW nothing about it, and I don't
know what hapepned.
Persons at the track Thursday
night. saw "bookies" openly taking
bets on the races.
Employees Demand Pay
For two weeks promoters of the
track have struggled to keep their
organization together in the face
Of adverse court rulings that blew
up the chief attraction-the invest
0F
. Through the fog and rain Friday
night, the lights of the track shone.
A few figures moved in the grand
stand. but there. was no cheering, as
on nights gone by. when the grey
hounds came bounding around the
track.
The only noise was the insistent
demands Of track employees and
creditors: we WANT our money"
Four deputy sheriffs assigned to
the track reporttd that after long
arguments. the pleaders and the
debtors finally turned of the lights
and called 1t the end.
First indication that the track
would be closed came Thursday
night to spectators. This was fol-
lowed by an employe filing a suit
for receivership in superior court
four Friday. Hearing date for the
case has not been set.
my only interest in the track
vas as a trustee for creditors,
Young declared today. II had an
idea of making kind OF resort out
of 1t. with a dance floor and a
prominent orchestra, but I'm a
Iumberman. not promoter. When
the crowds failed. couldn't carry
the project on.
Lost Legal Struggles
police and deputy sheriffs han
died the whole case very well, and
the Judges could do nothing but
refuse the injunction to allow in
vestment betting.
Tt would be a shame to tear down
such a beautiful plant, but it will be
sold in the near future, or I'll re-
move bne IldIS1tdsS.
The Kennel GLIB was incorpor-
ated in May and less than sixty
dsys ago. the doors were opened,
under protection from police inter-
ference by a temporary restraining
order issued by Superior Judge
James NJ. Leathers. the investment
booths were lined with patrons while
police and deputy sheriffs. stood by
watching persons placing money on
the dogs and receiving their WIN
nings. -
The next day Prosecutor Judson
L. Stark went before .Leathers and
srgued against the order asserting
that mo arrests could have been
made under the order. even If muir
DER had been committed
Following several days of legal
jousting. Leathers finally granted a
venue change for the case to the
Hancock circuit court. Judge Arthur
c. Van Duyn refused to retnstate the
first court order and place tempo
rary Injunction against police and
Sheriff George L. Winkler, last
Saturday.
Track promoters decided to start
. prize system paid out of the gate
receipts whereby persons Thc
guessed the largest number Of win
ners out of the evenings races were
Maid cash nri5es