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FAVORS RACING COMMISSION Good Racing Assured Louisiana with Sport in Control of Such Body. ReorgaabMtioa of the Basiaesa Mens Racing As sociation is no! necessary to insure popular racing at the Fair Rroandii or any other track in Luodalana. Nor is the raciag siluntiou ■ hopeless that legisla-lion against the opart is the only BOOStttle remedy to keep it free ii,,n, the talk of scandal or Insidi influences. If it is possible to pass a hill against raciag a! fbe coming constitutional Convention, ii is jasl as posaible lo pass ;, |,i|| creating a slate racing commission, and from the moment such a commissioi wonld be created good racing for Lottbdaaa is as- sured. The old cry of politics ea t be brought out a* the bane for a fight against the creation of a box ing commissi,,,!. QevtrBQT Parker has shown, in every one of his nets since becoming state head, thai his -,,le idea js t,, put in official positions men who can best serve the interest of the stale regardless ,,f their political opinions n,. ii:!s never saci ifi, el efficiency or fidelity for politics. When the l,i|| creating a boxing commission was passed the cry of politics went up. It was predicted the appoint meiit of the roaunissiea would mean boxing would be polif icalizeri. Nothing could hare been farther from the truth. The three men appointed by I ;., vein,,! Parker were named because the governor and the great BMJority of those who know anything •.bout boxing felt that ■ lies, three men were best fitted for the position.. Anil subseipicnt happenings have borne nut that opinion. Taking office the boxing commissioners have llevel for one UiStaat c, lisidereii politics. Their aim has been to elevate the standard of hoxiag and take iip-and-up views and findings on questions which would ci no before them. They have done ex actij that, and have done s,, withoet ever questioning any man as t,. whom lie voted for in either ol the elections ,,f last year, oi for whom be a-ould : rote in the future. There are ample •.•rounds for the belief a racing commission would be as political, as efficient and as beneficial to raciag as the hoxiag cominis- sion has been lo boxing. Ihe New York Stno Racing Commissi,.,, con-ducis the tlioroughhred sport in New York along he highest planes It appoints officials j„ rhsrgi of the physical elements of , :, lag, allota dates and sos that its rules and regulatkn* are rigidly enforced on all tracks under its jurisdiction. Its influence i~ far reachiag and has ttahiliaed public I ■ onfidence. Just as the poii,, pension fund is aan realising goodly eoaftribntlona tbr-wgh the tax levied bj j t!ie boxing •• mtnlssjon. s,, could aoaae other worthy state cause benefit through a tax on racing. When acing was first revived here i; was the intention of the business men behind it to devote its pm.it-to same worthy cause. [ha I scheme worked all right lor a couple Of rent* but tie- profits were so immense it stirred up atrife And almost renrlj line then there baa been a s, limbic over ibe dis lMisjtjon of the profit* from Ibc sport, or over the centre! of the r.m .rounds ami its patronage. A racing emmlseion would eliminate those yearly wrangles, which do no g I. New Orleans Times Picayune. | !
