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CALIFORNIA FOR THE BEST Chairman of Recently Appointed Racing Commission Predicts Sport of High Caliber. CICURO, 111., Aug. 8. When legalized horse racing gets under way in California it will be conducted on a high plane, was the assertion of Carleton F. Burke, chairman of the recently appointed California state racing commission. Mr. Burke, who is one of the leading polo enthusiasts of the country and captain of the Midwick team of Los Angeles, is in Chicago for the East-West polo match. He also expects to see some racing at Hawthorne, and if he finds it possible will make a brief visit to Saratoga. "I regret being unable to spend more time in the East," said Mr. Burke, "but it is necessary for me to be back in California at an early date. Our racing commission, which is but little more than a week old, held one meeting before I left. We agreed to proceed carefully and cautiously before beginning to function, as it is the wish of all the members of the commission to avoid mistakes. Soon after my return the commission will meet to select a secretary and prepare a questionnaire for the several applicants for permits and racing dates." Mr. Burke believes that Los Angeles, with its vast and growing population, is the best field in America for-a high class racing plant. He believes that purses and stakes large enough to attract the better class of horses can be offered. He also is particularly interested in having Calif ornia restored to the prestige the state once enjoyed as a thoroughbred breeding state. He is confident that this not only will come to pass, but that California will be second to no other state with the quality of its racing.
