The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-16
DOOLEY'SPLAN
MAKES TRACKS
STOP STALLINC
Narragansett to Run Extra
Races for Army, Navy
Relief

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james 3. Dooley, president Of Mar
ragansett Racing Association, today
announced that NarTagansett Park
has formulted = pin through which
Americas war chest and local chari-
ties win receive between elIR,OOO
and el25,000 from that association
during the ieN2 season. The Judge
originally had intended 10 present
the plan before the wartime con-
gress Of the National Association
Of state Racing Commissioners,
held IN Chicago several weeks arc
to determine what contribution the
Turf should make toward tho coun-
try'S war effort. But no opportun-
ity 70 present the plan was offered
at that time.
Yesterday, the executive commit.
tee Of the NarrAgansett Board Of
Directors met and agreed that be-
ginning next Saturday, April 10,
nine races win be held every sat-
urday and on the Labor day holl-
day at NaraganSatt, for the re-
nainder OF the spring meeting and
during the entire summer meeting;
and that the tracks 8'h per cent Of
the mutuel betting on the extra
races, plus breakage, will be don.
ated TO Americas war chest. The
racing association will pay the
purses and oil other expenses IN
cidental 10 the staging Of the extra
race,
Navy Got SI0,AlS
This plan supplements the two
days already announced at the
spring meeting, through which the
Navy and Army Relief Funds bene-
III, On opening day, despite the
wTetehod weather and conditions
miserabel for man and beats, So
4lS,Ta was raised for the Navy re-
lief Fund. The final day Of the
meeting win DO Army Relief day,
and this service fund Is guaranteed
o minimum Of $4,000 as Its share
Of the afternoons business. The
War Chest days at Narragansett will
not interfere with the two regular
charity matlnees which have raised
$4,000 annually for Rhode ISland
charitable institutions for the past
eight years. Unuder present con-
ditlons these institutions need the
donations from Narragansett more
than ever before and they Will
be continued.
During the 81 days Of 9A2 racing
at Narragansett, 10 Saturdays and
one holiday will help 10 swell the
War Chest funds, At the most
conservative estimate the 8M per
cent revenue from these races, plus
the hreakAge, win run between
SBS,000 and $4,000. Labor day has
always been the hlgges tday on the
New England circuit. II was on Q
Labor day several years ago thai
Narragnsett relied the only mil.
llon-dollar handle In the history Of
New England racing,
Two Million
Judge Dooley points out that SOME
30 other tracks IN the United states
which have O claim TO major status
are still IN operation and that Il
each adopted o pin silnilr TO tht Of
NarTagAnsest, racing would contri-
butte approximately $4,000, 900 o year
to war agencies; far more than any
other single business, and certainly
more than any other single sport,
II the smaller raeetrackS through
out the country follow the lead Of
the larger tracks, many more thou
sands win be poured into the M.
tons War Chest. Present plans call
for the funds raised OF Narragana
Sett to DO divided ebtween the Navy
Relief, the Army Relief, the UsO
and the Red Cross,
"This seems the most practicnl
method for racing TO mack Q real
contribution TO the war effort" said
Judge Dooley, In discussing the Mar
ragansett plan, because IL Ia the
simplest and the most direct, and
will therefore bring about the de-
sired results most quickly.
1.-THE all-ifnportant thing II 70
raise large sums OF cash 90 speedily
aS possible. There has been too
much debating already as 10 how
these sums should be raised. The
end, not the means, must DO our
main concern. Some persons have
taken the stand that the racing
public should not be permitted 70
participate In the contributions
made by the sport TO our war agen-
cles, but that the tracks themselves
should work out O fantastic and abs
surdly impractical system Of levying
extra taxation upon themselves. ]
am already assured that the gov
eminent will see 10 1t that fair and
adequate taxes are levied upon the
tricks, with or without their consent
It Is our job to raise money over
and above these taxes, tremendous
as they are IN such times.
Benefit Show
'What racetracks can do immedi.
ately Is TO furnish the stage and
the actors for q kind Of mammoth
benefit show, to borrow theatrical
term. Our plan employs precisely
the same methods as those used K
raise funds for the Infantile Par.
alysis Funds through the President'l
Birthday Balls: as the All-Star foot.
ball and baseball games, as many
other Of the charity affairs stagee
throughout the country. The setting
for these, be they stages, banque
halls, football or baseball park
are donated for that purpose --thl
artistes, speakers, or players as thu