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Ohio Commission Approves Fall Dates at Three Tracks COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14. — At a meeting of the Ohio State Racing Commission held here late yesterday it was found there was nothing wrong with the use of Thistle Down officials to run the Randall Park meeting, now under way. Chairman I. J. Collins said, "Everything was legal," in reply to Gov. Frank J. Lausches question as to who was running the meeting. It was said that Randall officials were sent to its Wheeling, W. Va., track, and Thistle Down officials hired. The commission also acted favorably on requests for fall racing dates. They approved the following 64 days of racing: Fort Steuben, Steubenville, Ohio, July 7 to 21 and August 25 through September 15. Hamilton, Ohio, Ohio Sports Enterprises, Inc., September 5 to 19. Beulah Park, Grove City, Ohio, September 29 to October 20.