National Jockey Club v. Illinois Racing Commission

The Illinois Racing Commission allotted racing dates for the 1936 racing season to six applicants in the territory known as the “Chicago district.” The National Jockey Club instituted certiorari proceedings in the superior court of Cook county to review the action of the commission. After a hearing that court quashed the writ, and the Jockey Club has appealed to this court.

Appellant requested twenty-seven racing dates between October 1 and October 31, 1936. The commission allocated the first ten days requested by appellant to the track at Lincoln Fields. The remainder of the month of October…