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SMITH IS DAYTON MANAGER Popular Cleveland Turfman Appointed Head of New Racing Organization in Ohio City. . DAYTON, Ohio, April 17. The appeal which racing at Dayton has made, not only to the fans of this city and vicinity, but to racing associations, was shown recently when no less than eight different organizations made bids to the Montgomery County Agricultural Board for the use of the Fair Grounds. The Dayton Jockey Club, headed by prominent citizens -of Dayton, including Judge Roland W. Baggott and his son, Horace Baggott, were the successful bidders, and the appointment of George E. Smith, of Cleveland, as general manager, was immediately announced. William Dangman, of Columbus, will be the presiding steward, so Dayton racing will again be in the hands of Ohioans. Smiths active return to the field brings back one of the most widely known racing men in Ohio. Long ago, as a trotting horseman, Smith was in charge of Ohio meetings. Later he built a track for runners, Cran-wood Park, which is one of the most up-to-date half-mile plants in the country. He intends to reopen Cranwood this year. Smith was a bidder for the Dayton meeting last fall. Tentative dates for the Dayton .meeting are June 8 to 29, inclusive. The Ohjo Racing Commission now has the application for JJiese dates in hand,,
