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OPPOSE NEW MARYLAND TAX K r Bill for 0,000 Daily Racing Tax Framed by " Racetrack Interests, Charge. BLLAIB Md.. January 18.— The proposed change • of the Maryland state raetaag tax from its present ■ combination flat and penentnge basis te a straight tax of 0,000 daily was sharply assailed at he annual me -ting of the Hat ford County Pair Association " here Saturday. The promised bill would increase the states revenue from racing by more than SJOO.lMtO annually v and the various county fair associations ef the r state would rec-ive in. -erne from the tax. It Wat | receatly approved by the Maryland Association of Fairs. William Silver of Aberdeen led the attack on the bill at the meeting here. He declared that the measure was ••framed by the Maryland race track [ interests." and pointed out that it would give the trials an advantage which they had long coveted, "that of keeping their books from state or public I- ins| taction." A Tnotion by T. Hairy Ward of JaKCttaf ille pro viding that the "Harford County Fair Association , go on record as being opposed to the passage of f any BBCh hill by the legislature" was passed, but t later recalled and referred to the directors for action. The majority of the stockholders present at the , meeting were apparently willing to accept finan.-ial t assistance from the tax fund, but were unwilling , to support any measure favorable to the race track i interests to obtain it. e-
