Thirty-Two Undesirables Escorted From Pimlico, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-11

article


view raw text

ThirtyTwo Undesirables Escorted From Pimlico PimlicoPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 10 A Maryland Jockey Club spokesman an ¬ nounced that 32 persons classified as un ¬ desirables have been escorted from the Pimlico race track since opening day Monday r rThe The type of persons taken outside the local racing plant is indicated in a formal statement issued by H A Parr m pres ¬ ident of the Maryland Jockey Club ClubThe The statement said saidUnder Under the rules governing licensees of racing in Maryland it is encumbent upon the licensee to police the stable areas and racing enclosure for the full and proper protection of the public and the revenues accruing to the state f rom racing racingThe The Maryland Jockey Club has always abided by this rule and adopted it as a part of its general policxin the conduct of rac ¬ ing There has been no change this year from any other year except that new and more efficient methods of policing and selection of personnel to carry on this work have been employed in the past few seasons seasonsWith With the invaluable assistance of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau and the Maryland Jockey Clubs own pri ¬ vate and uniformed police force of approx ¬ imately 100 men tinder the direction of John Madala director of safety the race course at Pimlico the approximately 1200 horses quartered there anoV the s general public attending the iaces are given everjr possible protection


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1948051101/drf1948051101_34_3
Local Identifier: drf1948051101_34_3
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800