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1 DISTINGUISHED TURF OFFICIAL DIES That Captain James H. Rees died in a Pittsburg hospital Tuesday will come as a shock to a host of people in racing circles. It is true that of late I years he had little to do witli the sport other than as an occasional spectator when lie found time to attend, but twenty years ago he was a power in the affairs of the turf and widely known as an official of more than ordinary acumen and grasp of the laws of racing. As presiding judge he served at Chicago, Memphis. New Orleans and other western and southern tracks witli such a measure of hitdi intelligence and of unswerving severity in punishing infractions of racing rules as to win a fame for himself rarely attained by anyone acting in a like capacity. His influence was io tent in shaping some of the racing rules now in force and general respect was justly accorded his views. A man of large affairs, his retirement from racing was due to the pressure of increasing business demands not to be denied, but his interest In racing was undiminished and the great sport suffered an irreparable loss when he passed un.
