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TURFMEN FAVOR MARYLAND TAX BILL Believed in Some Quarters However That 2500 Is Too High Meetings Would Be Curtailed The proposed daily tax of 2500 for racing on Maryland tracks has caused considerable discussion among eastern horsemen AVhile it is the concensus of opinion that a commission law would be wel ¬ comed by racing interests there is a suggestion that 20 a day is too high a figure The Mary ¬ land Jockey Club has for several years sought a law of this kind and tlie Laurel interests have since declared in favor of it Howie it is known also would welcome the arrangement but in all previous movements in that direction a tax of about 1000 daily has been advocated On 100 days of racing that would mean a revenue of 100000 per annum to the state an income of considerable importance importanceThe The measure providing for 100 days of racing each year with a daily tax of 2500 was intro ¬ duced by Senator George A Frick of Baltimore BaltimoreThere There are four mile and several halfmile tracks in Maryland The latter would not ba interfered with by the passage of the tax bill except they will have to secure permits from the racing com ¬ mission to hold meetings but since each of the mile tracks usually is allotted twentysix racing days a year Sundays excluded the passage of the bill will force a slight scaling down of racing dates datesThe The bill in addition to fixing the tax calls for an unpaid commission of three members to be ap ¬ pointed by the governor and to lie given an expense allowance of 1500 each Under the bill all bet ¬ ting on horse races is restricted to the parimutiiel system this tracks being limited to a cominlfsloii of five per cent ami breakage
