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MAKING EFFORT FOR FEDERAL ACTION The Raitimore Sun prints the following under a Washington date line of Saturday last lastFollowing Following i conference today between Frederick Dallam of Prince Georges County Maryland and Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia it became known that a determined effort would be made in this session of Congress to amend the Sherman anti ¬ trust law providing that no monopoly in horse rac ¬ ing should be legally permitted Senator Smith liad already moved to strike at the socalled baseball trust on account of the Ty Cobb incident but the Marylauder believes he has succeeded In convincing the Georgian that oppressive rules were promulgated by jockey associations which hail tlie effect of discrimination against local race track associations associationsAs As counsel for the Maryland State Fair In ¬ corporated in an action against the Jockey Club the Coney Island Jockey Club the Brooklyn Jockey Club the Westchester Racing Association and a number of prominent and wealthy horsemen Mr Dallam proposed fo Senator Smith that racing foe included in any move In Congress that might be made against the baseball magnates magnatesA A temporary injunction lias been obtained by the Maryland State Fair In the Federal District Court of Southern New York to prevent the Jockey Club and other defendants from exercising jurisdiction or authority over racing outside of New York State StateIn In a written opinion to Dallam William P Gul ler assistant to District Attorney Wise of New York says that while the complaint of the Mary ¬ land State Fait against the Jockey Club under the Sherman law appears to be well founded any Injury or damage has not been utl5ciently wide ¬ spread to warrant interference or action by the government Also be says in such actimis he would be obliged to proceed against the Maryland State Fair as previously recognizing the jurisdiction of tin Jockey Club and therefore a party to any con ¬ spiracy in restraint of trade
