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BSG RETURNS IM MARYLAND Over 538,000,000 Turn Over in Mutuels During Fall Meetings. I.ALTIMOKE. Md., December 21. At the fall incetinrs of the four one-mile race tracks of Maryland S.00O,OH passed through the pari-mutuol machines during the sixty-nine days of racing, according to figures disclosed by the State Racing Commission today. The commission did not begin operations until after the spring season was over, but conservative estimates fV.r the entire racing year 110 days place the amount at 0.000.000. The toal net earnings of the four tracks for the fall season, according to their statement to the commission, were !jil.l40,ti02 befoie deductions for new construction, equipment anil repairs were made anil 1920.sh17,002 after the deductions. The ticmmissiou applied the pruning knife to the deduction accounts heavily. It reduced the yearly salary of James F. Ollaia, general manager of the Howie track, from :?20.K0 to 0,000 and that of G. D. Bryan, his assistant, from 5,000 to ,000. An item of SS.300 for Howie directors fee was cut to SI, 200. Besides a tax of 1,000 a day for every racing day the state collected 15 per cent of the net earnings of the race tracks.
