The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
RACING REGULATIONS
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL BEFORE
THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Be Governed by u State Commits
sfon-Other Sporting News.

ALBANY, N. Z, March 22.-The amended
racing bill was presented in the Assembly
to-day. While in the committee on orders
it has been changed in many respects. No
associations are named in the amended bill
as being entitled to the benefits of the new
law, as in the original bill, but it is pro-
vided that any corporation formed under
the provisions of the act shall have the
power to held one or more trotting or rae
ing meetings in each year. Corporations.
owners of horses or others may contribute
stakes to be contested for, but no persons
other than the owners shall have any in
terest in a stake contested for or receive
any portion thereof after such race is fin
ished. The whole of the stake shall be al
lotted in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the race. The season for hold
ing race meetings is limited from the 18th
of April to the 18th of November. and to
forty days on any one course.
The most important provision of the new
bill provides that hereafter there shall be a
State racing commission. Within ten days
after the passage of this act the Governor
shall appoint three persons to be members
of such commission, who shall hold office
for the term of five years, no two of whom
shall be members of the same racing as
sociation. They are not to receive any
compensation except their expenses and a
salaried secretary is provided for. The
total annual expenses of the commission are
not to exceed 5000, which shall be contrib
uted by the corporations enjoying the ben
efltS of the new bill. The commission is to
license associations and meetings under rea-
Sonable rules and regulations, which may,
from time to time, be prescribed by the
Jockey Club and the National Sfeeple
Chase Association. The commission is to
have power to cancel and revoke licenses.
Any trotting associations Incorporated un-
der the State law, and any State, county or
other fair association are granted the same
privileges as the running associations
der the same restrictions. A tax of per
tions enjoying the privileges of the bill is
to be paid to the State.
Concerning betting, the bill says that all
trials of speed for any bet, stake re-
act, or by special laws, is public nuisance,
and every person acting or aiding therein
is considered guilty of a miSdemeanor. 1T
is also provided that any person who makes
or records a bet, directly or. indirectly, on
any race course shall forfeit the value of
any money or property so wagered, re-
ceived or held by him, to be recovered in
civil action by the person or persons with
whom such wager is made, or by whom
such money property is deposited. 1t is
association conducting running or trot-
ting race meeting under tn, provisions of
the new law shall exact or accept any COM
perlsation from any person for the privi-
lege of making and recording wagers on
the result of race on a track OF such cor
poration or association, directly or in
directly share or participate in any bet
wager. Any officer or agent of such cor
poration or association violating this pro-
vision is guilty of a misdemeanOr The
Ives pool bill and the Saxon amendment is
repealed. The bill will be made special
order some day next week.