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SQUABBLING IN THE EAST K. D. BROWN THREATENS TO RACE AT LAUREL IN DEFIANCE OF JOCKEY CLUB. Disturbed Over Refusal of Stewards to Sanction Dates. Intimation Is Given That Aid of Courts Will Be Invoked. New York. January 33. — There nraa in upheaval in raring circles yesterday when it became known thai the stewards of tin Jockey Club had refused tn i;raal dates for a race meeting i II. 1 . Brown. who is better known as "Curley" Blown, for tin track iii Laurel. Aid., where raeiag was run last October in connection with t ti-- .Maryland State Fair. i which .Mr. Brown is graeral manager. Brown, who is in town, was much disturbed over the iv in-:i I of the sanction ami denied the right of the Jockcj Club to take the attitude it had la the waiter. He Intends to tight for what be consider* hi* rights aad Intend-* to ge ahead with plans for the meeting nest October la dchaace of the Jockey t lub. If accessary. What inc. ins Brown alll take to i r * n ! his mod :n being outlawed have inn beea determined de6-ullelj inn it was said thai be ctijntemplates legal lirccccdings to force the Jockey club I" either a,i prove lis uncling uc to prevent its bring put Bade the baa i ease the race* are beW without sanction. Ii was mM that the ■ proceedings might ge mi far as m ask for the diaaolntiuB of Ike Jockey Club on the ground that that body by nseaaa of a copartner ship agrceatcat leaded to oppreai raeiag in th ■• Slate of Maryland by refusing it- sanction and prai tically putt tax ■ boycott on horses and uaatti thai took pari in the racing there. Brawas Icetlou is that with raeiag suspended n this state the Jockey Club has n legal right to dictate in the Blatter of dates to any organization: that it has no right to collect the 1 per real of the IKinei given as called for in is radag rules and that so far a- the outlawing of ■ track goea there are I I nn ans to enforce an outlaw rule while racing hero js inactive. There also was a rumor that the management 01 the Harford Agriculture and Breedera Association. _ wiii.ji controls the racing at Uarre de On is di w satisfied on account of the curtailing of its meeting to be held in the spring to twelve davs. Sixteen day* were asked for by the managers of the Havre de Grace meeting. At the meetlag oa lloaday the stewards granted leave to race only from April 18 l.i May I. a total of twelve ruling days. This do.s not agree; with tpC plans made by the managers, who had received permission from the Ruling Commission of Harford County io race far sixteen days. It is Improbable that the Havre de Grace management will attempt to defy the Jockey club. Edward Burke, who is the general maaagi t of the meeting there, stated last night that there whs n o intention to break away real the Jockey Club. He. however, intends |o see the stewards to learn whether something cannot be done to allow the dates naked far.
