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LICENSE CONFLICT ENDED Maryland Racing Commission Not to Interfere in Such Matters August Belmont Delighted Over OverSatisfactory Satisfactory Outcome of ofTicklish Ticklish Situation RATTIMOIIK Md March 14 The breach in the Maryland Racing Commission was made permanent Friday when the question of the power of issuing licenses to trainers and jockeys came before the commission for settlement when the controversy was settled in favor of the Jockey Club ClubCommissioners Commissioners Olivier and Kennedy carried ont their intentions of taking all licensing power from the commission and letting the racing associations vest it in the Xew York Jockey Club This was done over the vehement protest of commissioner Timanus who declared that every street corner will shortly ring with public denunciation of the two commissioners for their action actionThe The commissions action will be passed upon by attorneygeneral Armstrong as to its legality There is hardly a question about his opinion Mr Tinianns objected to the reference and declared that he did not want Mr Armstrongs opinion opinionAs As matters now stand Shilling will not get a riding license and II G Hedwell Commander Ross trainer who was behind much of the Shilling agita ¬ tion will have some trouble over his own license He lias not applied for one to the Jockey Club nmU may not do so Trainers and jockeys to be eHgiblftniii MurylamL must haWu license from some recognized turf au ¬ thority the Jockey Club the Kentucky Racing Commission or the Canadian Racing Associations Licenses will not be issued by the Maryland com ¬ mission On the other hand the Maryland commission through its representatives at the tracks will have close supervision over trainers and jockeys While the Maryland commission will not issue licenses it retains the power to annul licenses so far as Maryland is concerned concernedAfter After the meeting commissioners Olivier and Ken ¬ nedy issued this statement statementIn In our opinion the Hnrke bill contemplated regu ¬ lation not operation The issuing of licenses clearly enters upon the sphere of operation and the Mary ¬ land Racing Commission does not wish to be put in the position of attempting to operate racing in Maryland We believe the commission should make no effort at direct operation of racing such as would result if the commission attempted to license jockeys and trainers We have asked the attorneygeneral for an opinion as to the legality of the rules adopted and we shall abide by his decision Some of the Shilling adherents after the action of the commission had been announced declared that the courts would be asked for relief Everybody interested In the turf whether as breeder owner or casual spectator heard with satisfaction of the determination of the Maryland Racing Commission to leave the licensing of train ¬ ers and jockeys to the governing bodies whose ma ¬ chinery is already installed and whose records are complete Hy the commissioners announcement that tlu licenses issued by the Jockey Club the Canadian Racing Associations and the Kentucky Joekey dub will be recognized in Maryland the have solved a problem whicli at one time seemed fraught witli elements which might jeopardize the entire fabric of racing in the United States StatesAugust August Helmont chairman of the Jockey Club had the following to say on the situation situationIt It is satisfactory to learn that the commission is not going to saddle itself with questions of li ¬ censes and in that way assume duties which it would find onerous and difficult to carry out and perhaps might have interfered with their giving attention to much more important matters in con ¬ nection with the good conduct of the turf in Marv land landThere There has been altogether too much importance given the Shilling case as if that was the question whicli weighed dominantly in the scale scaleThe The efforts on the part of the commission and the Jockey Club to reach some workable arrange ¬ ment was on both sides approached from the standpoint of what was for the best interests of the turf at large largeNo No praise too great can be given the commission on that score
