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Michigan Commission Ruling DETROIT, Mich., June 19.— Frederick E. Harris, Michigan racing commissioner, released this following ruling yesterday: "A laboratory analysis of the urine of the horse, John Dodge, winner of .the second race at Jackson Raceway, June 5, 1951, disclosed the presence of a drug of the nature of amphetamine. "The owner, F. M. Martinie, of Kalamazoo. Mich., and the driver-trainer, Irving Utter, of Fowlerville, Mich., were present at the hearing conducted in the office of the Michigan Racing Commission. "Upon the completion of this hearing and investigation, the Michigan Racing Commission rules that owner F. J. Martinie and driver-trainer Irving Cutter are ruled off for a period of sixty 60 days from June 5, 1951, and that the horse John Dodge shall be ineligible to race for a period of sixty 60 days from June 5, 1951."
