Show ac Heads Charge Government Discrimination Ike YORI YORK Feb 19 UP UP- UP orse e racing racing a racing a in in- Friday Friday protested against government discrimination and representatives asked that a hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing be given them by government I agencies before any special restrictions Ions are invoked Through gh the thoroughbred racing racing rac rac- ing ipg associations representing 33 member tracks the sport of kings demanded the same consideration given any other large business during during during dur dur- ing wartime This stand for the sport was announced by T TRA R A President John C C. Clark and his associates Matt Winn of Churchill Downs Ben LI of Arlington and Washington parks George Francis Francisj of Belmont Judge James Dooley j l of Narragansett and Henry Parr Ji III of Pimlico They pointed out that every state in which racing is conducted is a partner of the sport Horse racing the officials said was willing to send Its leading figures to confer with government officials whose duty may may embrace control of the turf but who maybe may maybe be unfamiliar with racing and its complexities In support of their stand the track moguls asserted that racing has contributed more in state taxes and greater sums to local national and war relief charities charities' than all other sports combined They added added add add- ed that the sport can operate unI under under un un- un- un der already imposed d wartime restrictions re re- I |