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Detroit Strike Seems Certain as HBP A, Track Officials Fail to Reach Accord Management Ups Original ] Offer to ,000; Horsemen Stand Pat on ,500 Demand By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent DETROIT, Mich, June 25.— A horsemens strike appeared certain today at Michigan Racing Associations Detroit race track as management and members of the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association failed to reach an agreement on purses in negotiations that began on June 11. Racing continues tomorrow but the horsemen do not intend to fill the race card for Wednesday. The meeting was the shortest of the long series of negotiations. Vice president -treasurer George Hag-garty, of the MR A, upped the tracks original offer of 00 per day to ,000 per day. The first ,000 was to be guaranteed and the horsemen were to receive the tracks share of all mutuel play over 85,000 average daily, not to exceed another ,000 in purses. For example, if the track averaged 01,-000 daily for its 56-day meeting, the horsemen would receive a ,000 per diem increase in purses. Harry Lindy, the Detroit chiropodist who represents the horsemen, promptly rejected the offer, stating, "We have asked for a daily increase of ,500 per day making a total distribution of 7,500 per day.v We stand on that demand." The MRA officials arose from the meeting in the office of Racing Commissioner ► Fred Harris. Said President E. E. Dale Shaffer: "That is that. Were sorry, but there it is." Shaffer announced late this afternoon taht entry boxes are to be open Tuesday to horsemen, who wish to run their charges Wednesday. Racing secretary and handi-capper Charles McLennan and his full staff will be at their usual posts in the morning to receive entries. Outsiders captured both ends of the Daily Double on todays program as J. I. Labelles Amenecer, handled by apprentice Gerald Champagne, beat eight other ordinary platers in the mile and a sixteenth opener, and Marion H. VanBergs Short Reign, a recent arrivel from Chicago, ridden by Lois Cook, turned back 11 cheap sprinters in the six-furlong second race. Amenecer was good for a straight payoff of 6.20 and Short Reign returned 8.20 in the same pool with the double on the successful duo worth 43.80. Amenecer came from well back during the final three-eighths mile to annex the initial offering, but once in command, drew away steadily to a two and one-half lengths accounting. Mrs. Dolores Sukundos Squidge gave a game effort to get second honors, a length and one-quarter in advance of Mr. and Mrs. George Nugent s On Wings. Field and Walkers favored Big Heralder flattered with a display of early foot, but wound up fifth in the middle-distance test, which was decided in 1:49%. Short Reign, benefitted by Cooks hustling tactics, sped to the wire with a three-quarters lengths margin on the favored Meyersdale, from the McKinnon and West-phal establishment. Four and one-half lengths back, H. W. Kellehers Soma Lad Continued on Page Five 1 j I j 1 1 1 j i ! I ; i ; 1 , 1 * ■ 5 ■ c • j Detroit Officials and HBPA iFail to Reach Agreement Continued from Page One lasted to get the short end of the purse Short Reign, aged daughter of King Cole and Short Run, was clocked over the dull footing in 1 : 14-5. E. E. Pershalls Plus Fours toyed with six two-year-old rivals in the five-furlong third race, romping to a six-length gradu-5 I ation victory. Smartly handled by the veteran reinsman, Leon Hulslander, the Per-1 shall colt moved into command after leaving j the upper turn and won with something i left. Second honors went to H. H. Prices j Platter Scout, who was almost two lengths before Mrs. George C. Whites Round N I Round for that portion of the spoils. David I Fergusons locally-owned and favored Rig- ! ma role flashed a bit of early speed but wound up no better than fourth. | I With ideal weather prevailing in the Motor City area, an unusually good "off" day crowd of approximately 8,500 were on hand for the sport.
