In Harmony With The Jockey Club, Daily Racing Form, 1920-05-09

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IN HARMONY WITH THE JOCKEY CLUB PIMLICO Md May S It is pretty well under ¬ stood among people who are supimsed to know that the racing commissioners of Maryland and The Jockey Club will work in unison It is said that a wellknown patron of the sport here who is connected with one of the first families in Mary hind and who by the way is also a member of The Jockey Club will lie one of the members of tin racing commissioners appointed by Governor Kiel lie lieThe The sport illMaryland will be conducted under thf rules of TTiu Jockey Club except for a few modifications For instance if a trainer or rider ii persona lion grata with the Maryland officials he will not be permitted to take part in the sport here despite the fact that he may have a Jockey Club license It will not lie necessary to take out a liense in Maryland but it will lit necessary for all who participate in the racing to possess a license from The Jockey Club The wlrole matter will be worked out ill harmony by tin racing commissioners and The Jockey Club directors the sole idea of the people in Maryland being to elevate the sport It is not the purpose of tho c interested t take advantage of conditions and gouge trainers and jockeys out of a few dol ¬ lars in the matter of forcing them to take out a license to race here and no other petty methods will be resorted to The people here back of racing are too big for that


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