Show DAVIS DA VIS COUNTY GETS READY TO FIGHT RACING IN FARMINGTON Attorney Confers on n Line of Action to Pre Pre- Prevent PreVent vent yent Meet feet ILLEGAL IS I S. S CLAIM C L A I l City Council on OIl Other Hand Says No Law Stands in ih Way Vay Special S Dispatch SALT LAKE Aug 6 Immediate action to prevent pre the proposed 25 days' days horse racing meet at the Lagoon resort race track was promised by W. W F. F Dawson SOn attorney for Davis county Saturday morning The announcement of efforts to forestall the meet fol fol- followed followed followed lowed low a II conference with W. W H R Fol- Fol Folland land city attorney for Salt Lake Mr Dawson said We Wc have ha not yet determined what form of action we will take to prevent the use of paz part wagering but you can say we weare weare are arc determined to prevent the meet meet- meeting ing The county commissioners of Davis county have conferred with Mr Fol- Fol Folland Folland land and asked a. a ked his assistance In the case because he handled the test case last year when the city of Salt Lake brought action against the Utah Ag Ag- Agricultural AgrIcultural Agricultural and Racing association to stop horse racing and parI parl bet bet- ting Un Mr Dawson said further that the action of the Farmington city council In granting the permit for racing In its enactment of an en ordinance legalizing legalizing ing In the parI parl system Is wholly unlawful The ordinance to permit parl pari wagering he said was passed by the council to obtain reve reve- revenues revenues revenues for the city The race meet Is scheduled to start August 27 and run for 25 5 days The Farmington city council has taken the stand that there Is no law to prevent pari betting |