Milford chronicle., 1959-03-06
P0lans Haze Brought
Out Belair Track
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as General Manager of Operations,
and Howard S. Pierce as Advisor
to the President.
I'VE are determined to make Bel
Air one of the best race track op-
erations of its type in the nation
today" President Polan stated.
We are dedicating ourselves to
first class racing. Our aim is to
please the horsenien who put on
the show and the public who pays
to see it. The men behind Bel Air
are sound businessmen who have
a keen appreciation for good rae
ing in the greatest racing state in
America"
The younger Polan brings to his
tasks four years of experience with
the Department of Agriculture and
seyen-year-busines association
with his brother, Bernard, in the
operation of numerous variety
stores in Maryland, Delaware.
Pennsylvania and Florida He is
also graduate of the School of
Agriculture at the University of
Maryland.
Pierce, one of the leading figures
N state racing, was associated
with Bowie Race Course for more
han 80 years. He recently re-
signed the key posts of vice presi-
lent and general manager at
Bowie. due to reasons of health. In
addition to his position as Advisor
TO the President, Pierce will serve
as consultant on a Racing Com
mittee to work closely with the
President.
Others appointed to this commit
tee are John P. P0ns of Bel Air,
President of the Maryland Horse
Breeders Association the past
three years and Owner-operator of
huge breeding farm in Hartford
County; and Rogers Hiss Israel OF
Laurel, Vice President of Loyola
Federal Savings & Loan Associa-
ton. Baltimore.
Other key figures in the corpora
ion who were announced are
Charles Kunkel of Towson, At
sorney-Acc0untant who will con-
sinue in his capacity of Corpora
ton Secretary, having been with
he old Bel Air as secretary for
.eany years; Ernest N. Cory of the
Law Firm Cory & Boss, Laurel,
Nd, appointed General Counsel;
and Mrs. Ella Kay Bryson, who
held the controlling interest in the
former Bel Air Association, serv-
ing on q newly-created Advisory
Board.
Cory, who is also president of
the State Bank of Laurel, will be
assisted by his law associate, James
c.. Boss. Cory will serve on an
executive committee along with
Alvin Polan and the youngest of
the Polan brothers, Joseph, who
supervises thirteen stores for the
Polan interests. He also is highly
active in Glen Burnie and Anne
Arundel County civic affairs.
A new committee for the Hartford
County Fair Associations annual
Fair, to be held in August, is COM
posed of Cough w. T. Bolton of
Sykesville, Nd, Vice President of
the Equitable Trust Co. Of Balti-
more; Oden Bowie of Mitchells-
vile, Md. Journal Clerk of the
State Senate, active in the breed
ing of black angus cattle: and AL
WIN Pofan and Charles Kunkel.
Bowie is the grandson of former
Governcss- Oden Bowie.
At a special meeting of stock
holders last week, new, Board of
Directors of the Corporation was
named and yesterday F. Bowie Ad-
Olson of Bowie, Md, was elected
Chairman of the Board. The men,
bers are Bernard, Alvin and Joseph
Polan, 5olton, Bowie, Cory, Mitch
ell, Pierce, Pons and Henry Co
hen. Cohen, formerly of Baltimore,
now in the oil business in San An
tonio, Tex, is a bFother-in-law of
the Polans, and the only out-of-
state member of the Board.
Serving on the Advisory Board
are: John NJ Kunkel (Bel Air) !;
Charles X. Kunkel (Towson); Ray
G. Norman (Street, Md; Howard
s. O'Neill (Bel Air); Clarence E..
Street, (Jarrettsville) all mem
bers of the old Board; Mrs. Bry-
SON (Kingsyille); Mrs. Jesse Po-
Ian; Robert I'll. Archer (Bel Air) /;
J. Charles Putledge (Rutledge,
Md; and Sidney London (Balti-
more), all new members.
|. All appointments. President Po-
Ian emphasized, are subject to the
final approval of the Maryland
Racing Commission and Maryland
State Fair Board.
The commodious Bel Air plant,
with grandstand, clubhouse and
other fine accommodations, can
handle 10000 persons. Operated
first in 1887, it is a three-quarter
mile strip and has what is con-
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