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FLORIDAS NEW RACING LAW [Will Aid Unemployed Because of Im-• mediate Improvements to Be Made at Hialeah Park. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 5.— Joseph E. Widener, whose untiring efforts brought about the successful passage of the racing Jaw for Florida over the veto of Governor Carlton, was congratulated on all sides at Belmont Park over the result of the vote of .Thursday evening at Tallahassee. He gave out the following statement: "The favorable action of both houses of the legislature is most keenly appreciated as an evidence of their confidence in my promise to give to Florida what I believe will be one of its greatest attractions, Hia-Jeah Park transformed into a garden spot where the highest class racing will be conducted on a purely sporting basis. I wish to express, through the press, my most sincere thanks to the members of the Florida legislature, the people of Florida and all kind friends who have given their fullest support. Our improvements will give immediate employment to many of the unemployed of Dade county and metropolitan Miami. Asked just when the racing question would be submitted to the citizens of Dade county, he said that it had not been decided, but that there was general rejoicing over the result, and there was no doubt of the temper of the citizens. He said that Mayor Rompfof of Miami, had him on the phone yesterday forenoon and told him that the scenes in Miami when the news of the passage of the bill was made known, were the equal of a presidential election night. There were parades and cheering of the action of the legislature. Countless telegrams of congratulations were received by Mr. Widener, and among them one from the Kaelker brothers of the Havana-American Jockey Club, offering sin-cerest congratulations on the outcome of the fight for the racing bill. Incidentally, Mr. Widener said that there was no truth in the rumor that there had been a Cuban lobby at Tallahassee to defeat the racing bill. He said that he did not know just what Florida counties would declare for the sport, but that there was no vestige of doubt about Dade county. The work of making over the Hialeah course, according to the elaborate plans that have been described before, will begin Monday. By that time, Mr. Widener said that he hoped to have a big force of men employed and that the work would be a great help in taking care of the unemployment problem in Dade county.
