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BROWN FIGHTS JOCKEY CLUB MANAGER OF LAUREL TRACK BITTER TOWARDS NEW YORK GOVERNING BODY. Announces Intention of Appealing to the Courts for Avowed Purpose of Ending Jockey Clubs Control of Maryland Racing. New York, January 27. II. D. Brown is tlmr-Otlgbly incensed over the action of the lackey Club stewards in refusing to consider his annltcattca for October dat.-s for the Maryland State Fair meeting at Laurel. Md.. "until the questions unsettled under rule 1 To of the Rules of Racing be adjusted." Mr. Brown has issued a letter to the press in which he bitterly attacks the Jockey Club and declares that he "has decided to take the question to the courts and tind out just what authority and power the Jockey Club has to dictate to associations in regard to the conduct of their affairs." "The Jockey Club. he declares, "exacts from horsemen and asaodatioas under its assumed control taxes of .me or another variety and then dictates what they shall or shall not do. yet. at the present time, not one of its own race courses is in operation. In my opinion the Jockey Club has as sinned a greater power than tin- state or federal government." He goes on to say: "Maryland has racing laws and racing commissions which can govern the sport, with quite as much credit as that which exists in Kentucky. Not withstanding these facts, the Jockev-Club has taken it nana itself to ignore the Maryland laws and commissions and to dictate to tin-several racing associations in that state just what; shall and shall not be done. It has assumed a supreme Dpwe to all intents and purposes." Alter further acrimonius arraignment of the Jockey Club and its methods, ha announces: "l intend to take my case into court as soon as njjy attorneys can prepare the papers. In my opinion. We in Maryland, with the assistance of our racing commissions, can pn the sport in that state without the dictation of the New Vork Jockey Ckab and I shall us.- every effort to bring about that result."
