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PIMLICO IS AFFECTED TOO RACING COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY FAILED TO QUALIFY Future of Racing at Baltimore Tracks Depends Upon Willingness of Governor Goldsborough to Ap ¬ point New Commission Latest News Baltimore Md September 24 The future of rising at Pimlico is regarded as being entirely in vernor Goldsboroughs hands AttorneyGeneral Im s decision that the Ilarford County Racing Com ¬ mission has no legal standing because of the failure of the commissioners to qualify will it is believed iiiply to Baltimore County where the same condition xists The racing commisioners Kedmond S Mcwart Spaulding Lowe Jenkins and Frederick von KaplT who were named in the act creating the Baltimore County Commission also failed to qualify The thirty day period in this as in the Harford oiinty case lias expired and under the opinion of Mr Pot it is believed there is no racing commis ¬ sion for Baltimore County CountyWhen When asked yesterday if he had qualified as a oiiimissioner Mr Von KaplT said he did not recall Having taken any oath of ollice and did not believe iiher he or the other members had hadMr Mr Stewart and I went to Annapolis to see the governor and thanked him for signing the bill but nothing was said as I now recall it of taking an ili of ollice or of qualifying in any way I dont lniii v that any of the commissioners have quali tuil though of that I am not positive The question i 100 new for me to learn the facts upon which t liase any opinion If taking the oath of ollice in fore some duly qualified officers is necessary be fr w can act as racing commissioners then I Mippuse there is no comission in Baltimore County CountyThere There is a wide difference however between the mis of the bill creating the Baltimore County com ¬ mission and that of Harford County Although Biiiiimore County commissioners were named in the it the governor was authorized to fill any vacan ies that might occur In Ilarford the commission was made selfperpetuating all vacancies being filled by the remaining members membersI I mlcr the terms of the Baltimore County act tliererortJhe governor has the power to appoint tliive cominissiouers to succeed those who failed to qualify He could name the same men to succeed tl inselves and they could then within tbe pre sirlhed thirty days take the oath of office officeWhether Whether the governor would have the right to re ¬ fuse to appoint commissioners in case it is held tu t the present commission is not legally consti tnied is a question that has not been considered by Mr Pope It is held that there can bo no racing J Pimlico with a license issued by the Baltimore county Kacing rtommission as at present consti ¬ tuted If the commission named in the act is not iegally in ollice and the governor refuses to name another it is believed there could be no racing at Pimlico PimlicoThai Thai the members of the Baltimore County Rac iiig Commission have not qualified was confirmed today by Clerk f the Court W P Cole He said In had searched the records in order to substantiate liis impressions and found no record of the commis ¬ sioners having qualified qualifiedWhile While Governor Goldshornugli has declined to dis ¬ cuss the Baltimore County case it is believed that le will reappoint the present commissioners Messrs Kedmond C Stewart Spaldiug I Iowe owe Jenkins and i iederick Von KaplT and that they will qualify m lime to issue the license for the Pimlieo meeting
