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CASSIDY APPOINTED STEWARD Will Represent Racing Commission Commissionand and Jockey Club on All New York YorkTracks Tracks This Year NEW YORK N Y May 5 The racing commission through the chairman Herbert Bayard Swope announces the appointment of Marshall Cassidy as steward to represent The Jockey Club at the courses under the jurisdiction of the commission The appoint ¬ ment Continues an arrangement which began with the opening of the New York season when Mr Cassidy was asked to act as guest steward His work in the stand was dis ¬ tinctive in the judgment of those who watched it because of its firmness and keenness keennessMr Mr Cassidy comes of racing stock His father was for almost thirty years the starter on the race tracks at New York and Saratoga SaratogaFor For fifteen years he has acted as steward or starter In earlier days he was considered more than a fair amateur jockey He is a New Yorker and lives at 8904 166th Street Jamaica He is married and has one daugh ¬ ter 16 years old His brother George is the starter at the New York and Saratoga race courses Mr Cassidy is about fifty years old oldThe The racing commission has been informed by representatives of the public and by horsemen as well as by those speaking for The Jockey Club and the race courses that Mr Cassidys appointment is one that will strengthen confidence in the conduct of the sport sportAs As steward Mr Cassidy will be responsible primarily to the racing commission He will serve continuously in the stands of the vari ¬ ous courses throughout the season whereas the other stewards change with each change of track The creation of this position is one of the outstanding features of the Dun nigan act which recreated the racing comr mission along new lines and gave it general powers sportThe in the supervision of the sport The commission had before it the names of other candidates well equipped for the duties involved but it was felt that Mr Cas ¬ sidys selection at this time was the soundest that could be made in consideration of all the factors factorsMr Mr Swope and Mr Whitney are now en route to Kentucky where after the Derby they will attend the meeting of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners
