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POLICEMEN WATCH BETTING FORCE OF FIFTY SENT FROM BALTIMORE TO HAVRE DE GRACE TRACK TRACKSheriff Sheriff of Harford County Declines to Swear Them Themin in as Deputies and Racing Goes on at atMaryland Maryland Track as Usual Hiivrc de Grace Md September 2 Published re ports tliiit tin crusade against racing in Harford County would reach a climax today followed by the assignment of titty Kaltiinorc iioliceinen to the track to assist Sheriff V L Mark in enforcing the law served to attract a largo crowd to the course in spite of a drizzling rain which fell throughout the allernooii The police under Deputy Marshal Muii iiiug were on hand early but aside from occasion ¬ ally taking the names of bettors they attempted no interference Sheriff Clark took the ground that lie would have to receive positive instructions from AttorneyGeneral 1oe before it became his duty to interfere The attempt to put a stop to the racing is based on a technicality it being asserted that the three members of the Harford County Racing Com ¬ mission failed to qualify within thirty days after the bill creating the commission became a lav AttorneyGeneral Poe gave an opinion to Governor Goldsliorough on Saturday which was the Hrst move to really cause the association any anxiety In this opinion he held that the meeting now in progress was illegal and could be stopped However it is staled on good authority that the AttorneyGenerals broad opinion probably will not be upheld as in ¬ vestigation has developed that it has not been the practice for commissioners appointed on other boards to qualify This is the lirst time on record that the legality of a commissioner has been quos tinned because of failure to qualify qualifyMagistrate Magistrate II C Hippie of this city refused to issue John Doe warrants Sheriff Clark was linn in the stand that be wouhl not interfere without proper warrants and stated that the police had no author ¬ ity to make arrests unless sworn in by him lie having been advised by his attorneys not to act lit any other manner unless he had full and lucid in struct ions from the AttorneyGeneral It is doubt ¬ ful what the next move will be but a restraining order will in all probability be sought from the courts at an early date If the enemies of racing desirjj to innke a test case h v have sutlicient evi detue for Ollicer John IJurns of Baltimore made tin lirsl bet recorded in the ring today lie made a 2 Int with bookmaker Uyan Ollicer Burns will b used as a material witness by the state If the case is pressed it will go before the grand jury at lielair the county seat seatTodays Todays racing was exciting and forniful Sprite scored the days feature over Prince Ahmed and Spring Hoard after leading throughout The run ning of the second race was responsible for quite a bit of excitement as an added feature Hedge ridden by Shilling opened up a long lend on her opiposition in the early running but lacquelina running closer up than usual came with a rush in Hie stretch and the two finished noses apart lacquelina just failing to get up After the race Byrne who rode fecquclina immediately claimed a foul charging that Shilling repeatedly interfered with him in the racing through the stretch After calling Shilling into the stand and questioning him the stewards let the result stand standThe The drizzling rain affected the track by the time the sixth race was called and the western delegation had a supposed good thing upset when Itanorclla failed to run up to expectations Garth leading all the way wayII II redwelPs Iardner after being outrun in the early part of the fourth nice moved up fast entering the stretch and won going away Chuckles broke out of the maiden class when he took the liftli Iattery the favorite was away last Iwiug practically left but made up much ground and fin ¬ ished second secondThe The longestpriced winner of the day was Gros vciior in the lirst race After being a keen con ¬ tender in the early racing ho ran away from his opposition in the linai furlong furlongII II G Pedwell tonight shipped Azo and Xadzu to SI Louis to run in the two miles and a quarter St Louis Cup race next Thursday Jockey Knapp went along to ride one of the liorses The two horses will be shipped to Louisville from St Louis to fill their engagements in the fourmile Ken ¬ tucky I Endurance Stakes to be decided at Churchill Downs October 7
