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i i . I J , i " r : j-I I [ i | i to I , " i at I ! * ■ in ,: B. MARYLAND DATES ASSIGNED . e Twenby-Eight Days Less Than Were Allotted Last Year. . Bowie to Lead Off as Usual, with April 2 the Opening of the Spring Campaign. BAI/TTMORK. Md . February ». Th"re will be 02 racing day- in Maty land thi- year, according t. me deci-ion if the racing commission. The i.ninii- -ii,n after a meetiag today was to announce tin dates awarded to the four owe mile tracks. each of which would thu- get 21 day-. The total number of racing day- in tin last year was lLl. Thi maximum now allowed l.y law i- 1111. so that tin- commission by its rulius reduce- the number of racing day- thi- year eight below the permitted maximum. Representatives of the various raciag associati -gathered at the commissions office this morning to offer Misse-tion-. or protest ngaidlag tin- rales which t!:e coinmission lia- already iiractically ap proved, following a conference with the atewarda of the Jockey Club. New Vork. and which are about to be promulgated. coagresssnaa Carville D. Season, counsel for jockey ShUliag, appeared and was heard by tie board in executive session. Mr. Reason took ex-; ceptlon i • thai regulation by w iiich the commissloo respects the Jockey clubs rolhtg in Shillings case. Charles i:. Mci.ane. presjdeat of tin- Maryiaad Jockey Club, and Win. P. Rigga were anions tlir orhel re] .i-i • ntat i» e- of the track- who were on hand to disewsa the rule-, regulations aad date-. William P. Morris, presidenl of the State seaate called to say that he wished to di-cuss some of the regulations with the fommlaihsa. The follow ins dates were assigned: Bowie April 2 to April 13; November 15 to Xorember - . Havre de Brace April M to April : n: September Ll to October 1. I imiico Uaj :. to May l«; November 1 to No-" veinbei; 12. Laurel October 4 to October 29.
