Colonel Winn Says He Intends To Take Things Little Easier, Daily Racing Form, 1943-05-17

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Colonel Winn Says He Intends To Take Things Little Easier EasierCol Col Matt J Winn executive director of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club whose 30day season begins on Monday at Haw ¬ thorne said today that he will vest much of the responsibility for conducting the meeting to his assistants this year Im getting a little older now Colonel Winn declared and Im going to take things a little easier Most of those with me have been with the organization for many years and they can handle most of the details as well as I can t tColonel Colonel Winn plans to attend the races on some of the bigger days of the meeting but for the most part will conduct his affairs from the tracks downtown Chicago offices officesWhile While some of the responsibilities of the Lincoln Fields meeting will be trans ¬ ferred to younger hands Colonel Winn made it plain that he has not yet begun to think of permanent retirement from the racing picture Why I wouldnt know what to do with myself in retirement the veteran race track executive said No Im just going to take things a little easier


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