Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-14 | Page 15 | Maryland Opens Initial Charity Race of Season

Maryland Opens Initial Charity Race of Season BOWIE Md MCI April 14 R Its Us regular regular regular regu regu- lar day 11 meeting ended the Bowie race track today threw open its gates for an extra program the proceeds of which will vIll go Co to charity It was the first charity charily day event of the year ear on the thc mile ovals of ol Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land and the only one during the thc spring meet Havre de Grace Pimlico Pimlico Pim Pim- lico and Laurel have announced their relief programs will be offered in inthe inthe the thc fall tall A regular seven event program was arranged with one purse of or 1200 and six of ol 1000 each Unlike the five charity days das of ol 1931 the cut or take of the track will be 5 per cent Last year it was 8 3 per cent but experts ex ex- perls have claimed that the smaller I cut will produce more wagering through the pari machines The feature will be the Welfare mile for tor 3 year 3 Among the entries entries entries en en- tries arc are owned by Mrs John Hay Whitney My Fergus and Broadway Lights Charity day programs in 1931 1911 in Maryland brought to the unemployment fund Cund Laurel Pimlico and Havre dc do Grace each had one day programs and Bowie Bowle two one Inthe in inthe inthe the spring and the second in the fall fail This track turned over more than to the pool of or f which was contributed in the spring Fo the i-the occasion the state waives its daily tax and many of ol the of or the plant contribute a apart apart apart part of or their salary The attendance collections also are arc included In the donation