Col. Winn Heads Laurel: Elected President of Maryland Track--Luke Cassidy Named as General Manager., Daily Racing Form, 1926-06-10

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COL WINN HEADS LAUREL Elected President of Maryland MarylandTrack Track Luke Cassidy Named Namedas as General Manager NEW YORK N Y June D Col Matt J Winn premier racing promoter will assume the presidency of the Maryland State Fair Corporation controlling the famous Laurel track in Maryland left vacant by the death of the late Spalding Lowe Jenkins An ¬ nouncement of his election to the office was made today following a meeting of the stockholders stockholdersLuke Luke J Cassidy shining light in the suc ¬ cessful promotion of the popular Miami Jockey Club at Miami Fla will act as general manager of the Laurel course Mr Cassidy will also take over the management of the Empire City Ilacing Association at Yonkers N Y He will take up botli duties immediately immediatelyThe The election of Mr Winn is looked upon by the stockholders of the Laurel course as the first milestone in forward progress in making the famous Maryland course one of the most popular in American racing an ¬ nals It is understood that negotiations are to lie opened to promote the biggest turf Mr Cassidy will be of able assistance to the well known Kentucky promoter No individual is more capable of conducting successful racing than the man who made the sport popular and prosperous down at Miami lie is respected by horsemen own ¬ ers and patrons His genial personality makes him a most vatable asset to any association He will immediately take charge of affairs at Yonkers in an endeavor to make the coming meeting of the Empire City Racing Association the most successful in the history of that courw


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