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Horsemen and Arlington Settle Dispute Amicably Agree that Illinois Board Rule Supersedes Notice in Question WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., June 11. — All was serene today on the Chicago racing front following yesterdays meeting between a committee of the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, and Benjamin F. lindheimer, executive director of Arlington and Washington Parks. The dispute between the horsemen and Arlington Park, stemming from a notice or agreement appearing in the first issue of the Arlington condition book, was settled amicably. Both sides agreed that Section 18, paragraph 1 of of the rules of racing of the Uliriois Racing Board supersedes the notice appearing in the condition book and the stable registration blanks. Lindheimer said the notice would be stricken and the horsemen, in turn, agreed that if any of their members were guilty of violating Section 18, paragraph 1 of the Illinois Racing Board rules, they would vacate their stalls within five days. Section 18, paragraph 1 of the Illinois rules of racing reads in part . . . "that all racing associations, officials, horsemen, owners, trainers, jockeys, agents, grooms, platers and all licensees, who have accepted directly or indirectly, with reasonable advance notice the condition under which said racing association engages and plans to conduct such race meeting, shall be bound thereby. Any such racing associations, officals, horsemen, owners, trainers, jockeys, agents, grooms, platers and all licensees, who so accept such conditions with reasonable advance notice thereof, shall before they terminate or discontinue their employment, engagements or activities under such accepted conditions give the Illinois Racing Board and the respective racing associations with whom they are engaged, at least seven 7 days notice in writing of their intentions to terminate or discontinue their employment, engagements or activities under such accepted conditions." The Arlington -Park meeting of 36 days opens next Monday and holds promise of being one of the most successful ever staged in this sector. Sitting in on the conference along with Lindheimer as representatives of Arlington-Washington were Lindheimers daughter, Marjorie, assistant to her father; Bernard J. Fallon, president of Washington Park; John D. Jackson, general manager of the two tracks, and Albert Meserow, attorney for the two tracks. HBPA national president Robert O. Read, of Columbus, Ohio, attended the session along with the following members of the horsemens committee: William H. Bishop, divisional vice-president; Howard Wells, Tommy Root, Harold Hoffman, sec- retary-treasurer of the Midwest division; Jake Lowenstein and Dwight Denham. Dr. Martin F. Kent, veterinarian, representing the Illinois Racing Board, sat in as a neutral observer.
