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False Surprises in Crete Handicap Terms of Purse Settlement Listed HBPA and Lincoln Agree on Outlay 24500 Daily Distribution To Hold Forth With Increase When Play Reaches 750000 750000By By J SWEENEY GRANT GRANTStaff Staff Correspondent HAWTHORNE Cicero HI May 12 An amicable agreement between the manage ¬ ment of the Lincoln Fields Racing Associa ¬ tion and members of the Horsemens Be ¬ nevolent and Protective Association was reaced at approximately 815 Sunday night following a five and onehalf hour confer ¬ ence in the executive offices of the Haw ¬ thorne race course Immediately following the termination of the session horsemen who had been on hand during the entire day rushed to the entry boxes and promptly entered their horses for this afternoons program programThe The Illinois Racing Board represented by its attorney Joseph Solari and secretary Joseph P Broderick served as mediator at the meeting At the suggestion of the board both factions agreed on a daily purse distribution of 24500 with the stipu ¬ lation that starting with a daily average of 750000 the per diem distribution would be increased 1000 for each 50000 handled in excess of the normal sum sumContinued Continued on Page Three HBPA and Lincoln Terms Announced 24500 Daily Distribution To Hold Forth With Increase When Play Reaches 750000 750000Continued Continued from Page One OneShould Should the meeting average 800000 the daily distribution would be increased to 26500 says the agreement Both parties also agreed on a minimum purse of 2500 Races of 2200 value can be programmed if approved by the executive committee of the HBPA Members of the horsemens or ¬ ganization agreed that occasionally races are carded that would not be worthy of the 2500 minimum minimumWilliam William J McCormack president of Lin ¬ coln Fields vicepresident Charles Aaron and general manager Peter J jDonnell represented the management Robert O Read national president of the HBPA re ¬ gional vicepresidents Joseph G Kohout and Harry Lindy John A Manfuso na ¬ tional adviser attorney Leslie Vogel and members of the executive committee were in attendance representing the horsemen horsemenSolari Solari and Broderick were complimented by both sides for the excellent handling of the situation and received congratula ¬ tions from both factions for their earnest endeavors to clarify the strike which has prevailed in this sector since last Monday Sportsmans Park was unable to reach an agreement with the HBPA and as a result the track was strikebound for the final six days of their annual early spring ses ¬ sion sionMembers Members of the HBPA pointed out that Lincoln Fields had distributed about 600000 in purses in 1951 If the daily average play is 750000 the distribution would be 765000 rising to 795000 if the daily average reaches 800000 A 900000 average would bring the horsemen 855000 in purses Should the track handle 1000 000 as they did in 1946 the distribution would amount to 915000 915000File File Entries Quickly QuicklyWhen When members of the HBPA executive committee returned to the office of the racing secretary at 830 several scores of horsemen remained on the scene and ap ¬ plauded loudly when it was announced that the deadlock had been broken Within 30 minutes they had entered enough horses to amply fill Mondays program In regard to the minimum daily distribution of 24 500 daily horsemen were accorded the stip ¬ ulation that should one or more of the higher pursed races on any one days card fail to fill the monetary difference would be added to races carded within the next 48 hours hoursSolari Solari agreed after the meeting that he would undertake work on any penalties and recriminations between the horsemen and the management of Sportsmans Park He stated that he would use his best ef ¬ forts to get those two factions together on a friendly basis in view of the fall session at the half mile course which brings the lengthy Chicago season to a close in No ¬ vember Solari said that horsemen have given him their confidence that they will agree to meet with president William H Johnston with open and free minds and with no reference to past history or de ¬ mands mandsCICERO CICERO 111 May 12 Peter ODonnell general manager of Lincoln Fields refused to comment today when asked for a state ¬ ment regarding the settlement of the horse ¬ mens strike in Illinois Robert F Carey managing director of Hawthorne said he had no statement to make at this time A representative of the Arlington Wash ¬ ington parks management also declined to comment when asked for his views
