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Workout Rule in Ontario Suspended byCommission AmendmentsSinceAdoptionCause Many Complications to Develop TORONTO, Ont., June 21. — The Ontario Racing Commission yesterday temporarily suspended its rule requiring that any horse who had started in the current year but was out of competition for a period of 30 days, must have worked in the presence of an authorized timer to be eligible to start in a race. The original edict published prior to this years opening at Fort Erie on April 12, also required that the racing secretary be furnished with full particulars of the workout and that the Daily Racing Form publish such information under the past performances of the horses in question. Since the ruling was adopted, two amendments have been made. Originally the ruling applied to any horse who nad not started in the current year and for a period of 30 days after its last start. On May 24 it was changed, -making the rule applicable only to horses who had started in the current year. On June 6, Directive No. T was issued, j authorizing the acceptance of workouts by any person approved by the. stewards. j Yesterdays decision to temporarily suspend the ruling was made following a protest filed by the El-Jay Stable, owners of the horse El-Jay Girl, who finished third in the opening race last Tuesday and was "placed second when Royal Doulton was disqualified. They claimed that the winner of the race, Cayenne, ran in contravention of Rule 138. The stewards, however, dismissed the protest, claiming that the official timer had seen Cayenne work but did not report the trial. Many horsemen have expressed dissatisfaction with the rule since its adoption and believe too many complications can develop to make implementation practical. Directive No. 8, under the signature of D. A. Macintosh, vice-chairman of the Ontario Racing Commission, follows: "June 20, 1957. "Effective immediately, Rule 138 of the rules of racing as amended by Directives Nos. 5 and 7, 1957, is suspended until further notice."
