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f BAD MICHIGAN LAW BEATEN Daily Racing Form Wins Its Case Against Wood Act in Detroit Court. The Michigan law passed four years ago and known as the Wood Act, which prohibited publication and distribution of betting odds in Daily Racing Form, was termed "class legislation" by Judge Charles T. Wilkins in Recorders Court at Detroit Saturday. The court set aside the conviction of Louis Grosscup, Daily Racing Forms agent, charged with having distributed reports of odds offered on horse races. It is expected that the state supreme court will be asked to rule on the constitutionality of the law. The Wood laws legality was questioned by Daily Racing Forms attorneys on the ground that it was class legislation, permitting agricultural societies privileges in connection with comity fair racing which were not extended to others. Should the case go to higher Michigan courts the question will bo broadened by the defense by pleas that this newspaper only prints correctly the happenings of race courses after the daily doings thereon, and in connection with future racing what is published by racing associations, with expert idea of the rank of the racing items which take part in events to come. The Detroit case was defended and won solely by Daily Racing Form.
