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KENTUCKY RACING COMMISSIONS REPORT Frankfort Ky January 5 The second biennial report of the Kentucky State Racing Commission was tiled with the General Assembly yesterday by Secre ¬ tary Arthur B Rouse It Is a handsomely printed volume and contains complete reports of what has been accomplished by the commission during its ex ¬ istence including the opinions of the Court of Ap ¬ peals in which the legislative act creating the com ¬ mission was held valid also record of licenses and rules and regulations adopted by the commission for the control of racing in the state The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals in the case of Douglas Park against the commission In which the commission was sustained under the federal laws is also quoted as well as the work which has been accomplished by the State Breeding Bureau which lias operated under the jurisdiction of the commis ¬ sion for the improvement of the breed of horses in Kentucky KentuckyThe The commission says in its report The commission has been in existence for more than three years and during the major part of that time has been restrained from passing and enforcing such rules and regulations as to them seem beneficial to the thoroughbred horse interests of the state tf injunction cither from the United States Court or by the commonwealthWe courts of this commonwealth We submit however that the steps taken by the commission and the rulings made have been and will bo of great benefit to the horse interests of the state and we apologize for our deeds of omis ¬ sion from the fact of restraining orders which pre ¬ vented tile commission from enforcing such rules as we think will be demonstrated to those who are interested to be the savior of the thoroughbred horso interests and racing in Kentucky and elsewhere iu the United States StatesThe The commission believed at the time of its adoption and is convinced today that the following rule which was adopted on the 7th day of Septem ¬ ber 190S to bo the only fair and equitable mode of betting to be permitted on the tracks licensed by this commission This rule is as follows All racing associations licensed by this commission are hereby instructed to permit only the parimutucl system of betting and the auction pools on their grounds Any violation of this rule will be punished by revocation of their licenses In conclusion the commission says The commission has not been a bunion upon tho state financially nor has its existence cost the state OIK cent the expense of maintaining the commission has been met according to the law creating it by an assessment levied by the commission upon each racing association according to the number of racing days granted and which has been promptly re ¬ sponded associationsThis to by the four associations This commission submits that it has adopted cer ¬ tain rules and regulations and provided safeguards against the occurrence of evils which are generally associated with the turf and has used every effort to purify racing resulting in material benefit to one of the leading interests of our state and placing the sport upon a higher piano than it has ever oc ¬ cupied cupiedJ J V Cliitin CliitinE E P Clay ClayMilton Milton YoungLouis Young Louis CognetsCharles des Cognets Charles F Grainger
