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i ALEXIS C. DUMESTRE Reelect Dumestre HBPA Head for Two-Year Term Chapel! Named General Counsel For Horsemens Organization AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 28. Alexis C. Dumestre was reelected national president of the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association for a term of two years, it was revealed yesterday when the ballots were counted at a meeting held in the Hotel New Yorker. The voting closed on June 16 and the ballots assembled in New Orleans then forwarded to New York for counting. Dan Chappell, of Miami, Fla., was elected general counsel, a post he held prior to last year, succeeding Robert Read, of Columbus, Ohio. A referendum circulated June 16 authorizing the appointment of a paid national representative was tabulated at the same time and passed by a margin of approximately two to one. The following statement was authorized by the board of directors of H. B. P. A. following yesterdays meeting: "In a closely contested election, Mr. A. C. Dumestre was reelected for president and Mr. Dan Chappell was elected general counsel, each for terms of two years and a referendum whether or not a paid national representative be employed was carried by a margin of two to one." The exact tally was not divulged. Fourteen districts were represented in the balloting. New rules proposed by the Florida State Racing Commission, pertaining to control over persons receiving licenses from that body were read and discussed. The Continued on Page Forty-Four Reelect Dumestre HBPA Head for Two-Year Term Chapell Named General Counsel For Horsemens Organization Continued from Page One directors took exception to several of the proposed regulations and a committee consisting of Dumestre, A. J. Dunne, W. E. Charles, Jr., and Chappell was appointed to meet with, the Florida Racing body at Daytona Beach on July 14. James Donn, president of Gulfstream Park, publicitydirector Horace Wade and Ben Eisen, comptroller of the Florida track, entertained several of the directors in another suite in the New Yorker and informally discussed problems in connection with relations between the horsemen and track management. A clause appearing in stall applications requiring horsemen to consider the allotment of stalls under this as a binding contract under which horsemen would be obligated to operate their stables and the track management or racing commission, was strongly attacked by H. B. P. A. directors. Action to be taken will be discussed at a future meeting. Attending the meeting beside Dumestre, Chappell, Charles, Dunne and Read were Frank A. South, executive secretary; M. C. Buxton, George Nugent, Thomas Haskos, Louis DeLatour, Clyde Locklear, D. T. Walker, John Swisher, James Chesney and John Manfuso, representing New Jersey, Illinois, New England, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio, New York, Michigan and Maryland, respectively.
