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MAY ADOPT THE BAHR GATE New York and Maryland Officials Considering Device Used on Illinois Tracks. Jack Bahr, inventor of the starting gate hearing his name, has returned to Chicago after having had a conference with Jockey Club officials in New York, and Maryland racing authorities, respecting the use of his device this season on the courses in those states. "The adoption of the gate in New York is in abeyance," said Bahr. "It is my opinion that by the time the fall season of racing arrives the Bahr gate will be in general use on New York tracks. This statement is prompted by the success of the gate in Maryland and its universal use on Illinois tracks. "Pimlico track officials have taken the stalls out of the chutes on that course in order to use the Bahr gate at all starting points. James F. Milton, starter on all big tracks in Maryland, gives unreserved endorsement of our gate, the use of which at Pimlico has been marked by success. I have in mind the victories scored last fall at Pimlico by Display, whose post manners appear to have been corrected by the gate. His trainer, Thomas Healey, is convinced that Display is far better when sent from the starting gate than when sent away under the old system. Healeys approval of the Bahr gate is due to actual performances of his racers. "We shall have no more mishaps on Chi- cago tracks such as marked the running of the last American Derby when Paul Bunyan kicked Dr. Freeland and Naishapur. Paul Bunyan was so much of a rogue that he came close to being barred in racing. The Bahr Gate Corporation submits him as an exhibit of usefulness as the result of gate education. He is today an outstanding performer. Our gate prevents interference, protects riders, horses and the public." 9
