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-, i I I I , , • ■ • r t 1 f i ; t , , ] . C - GIVES RACING BILLS A HEARING Breeders. Turfmen and Army Remourft Association Officers Make Plea for Preservation of Sport. ANNAPOLIS. Md., March 3.— The variou- racing bill- mw before the; legislature were given a hearing yesterday before the joint assembly of the. house and -onate. Quite a stream delegathm ap peared for the race- tracks. Among them win nomas p. Cromwell, secretary of tin- Thoroughbred Borse Association of Kentucky; Arthur It. Ban-, cock. Commander J. K. I.. Boss, II. G. Bedwell, Samuel Bess, aid. P. M. Walker and II. U. 1 1 timed. A formidable group .-f officers of tin- remount Kervice of tin- United States army, members of the remount advisory heard of the United states army. which has a mixed military and civilian personnel of twenty -one army borse experts, and members of tin- American Bemounl Association, an orgaaiaa I a. a of -oliliei-. sportsmen and civilian- of rountrj wide significance and Influence that is seeking to promo e tee development of tin- best types of mil: tary horses, wet-,- nresseni at yesterdays hearing. The- i-e mount service was represented by Col. Stanley Koch, chief of the training branch; Lieut--tol. Charles I.. Snot, director of breeding operations; Colonels . P. George and J. L. Tanlbee and Major John T. Bailee. The remount board was represented by Arthur P. Hancock, civilian member for Kentucky, and apt. Philip M. Walker, civilian member for Virginia. Maryland* thoroughbred breeding Industry was rep- !,~ nted by Comnuiader J. K. 1.. Boos of Montreal, while Col. p. H. Williams ,,f New York represented th.- American Bemounl Anew iation. 1 I feeling .-! Aiinnpoli- now i- that name form of revenue bill will finally be pnsord. It i- gen * • i ill; believed thai the anti- an- not -,, strong a-I Usual, and thai there i- no chance to paf racing out Im- Bowk bill, which asanic! the true ks sk oou a day and fifteen per cent of the net earnings, j-favored by th,- friend- of tie- administration, and possible with -oin- amendment this may be the measure finally adopted. Some of tin- wise ones, however, would not be iprpcimd if wvthrng was done- and the situation would remain just as it now is.
