New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-03
RACING MEASURES PASSED.
SENATORS CHANGE THEIR MINDS ABOUT
THE GRAY AND wILDs BILLS.
ON WEDNESDAY THEY ALLOWED THE BILLS ~
BE DEFEATED AND YESTERDAY THES
TOOK FAVORABLE ACTION ON THEM Is

on WEDNESDAY THEY ALLOWED IhE DILL" ~
BE DEFEATED. AND YESTERDAY THEY
TOOK FAVORABLE ACTION ON THEM
Albany, May (SpeciaD.-The Senate turneoe
somersault to-day on the Gray Racing ana
the wilds Anu-Poolroom bills. both of which
were beaten yesterday and passed to-day Some
wonderful conversions took place in the course
Of the night What happened no one pretends
to understand.
Senator Guy to-day moved a reconsideration
of the vote by which the Gray bill was lost. and
it was carried. q to 3. Senator O'Connor then
said he thought the WIlds bill to suppress pool
room gambling ought to be passed ahead OK the
Gray BILL because unless the Wilds bill were
passed there would be no law on the statute
books against pooroom gambling.
The understanding IS" said Senator Cantor,
that unless the Wllds bill passes we shall ask
Governor Morton to veto the Gray bill. Both
bills must be passed"
Senator O'Connor then said he favored the
GRAY bill because he believed 1t would en-
courage the breeding Of horses Senator Raines
said that the adoption of the new Constitution
made the passage Of the bill necessity II there
was 70 be any clean racing. He had voted for
the Ives Pool law the primary intent OF which
was TO shut up pool and gambling rooms, and
| had never been sorry for his action. This bill
would prevent pool-selling on the tracks or else
where. 1t simply permitted a man to make
bet with another and enter 1t in book mat
was a method of business when was pracuseo
| upon all stock exchanges Gambling was VICE
which could be regulated but not suppressed
He would vote for the bill.
"I look upon the Wilds bill and the Gray BILL"
said Senator O'Connor "as practically the same
measure They are compliments Of each otner.
| arisf ina q
out gambling I shall vote for it with the under.
standing that the Wlds bill also Is TO be passed.
senator Parker said he had read the Dill Win
great care and 1t seemed 10 him that the ooJec-
| tions to It had been exaggera ted. he couid not
see how any Senator could vote against IT,
''If all these racing bills are passed SAID sena-
! tor Pound. they will have benenciai eHect.
| The granting Of these privileges 70 a reputaoe
racing association will have the erect OF ariv.ns
d!sreputab!e associa tons OUT o, s. n
favor Of this bill. hope II VIII pass. L.,
The bill did pass by vote OF 20 to g. as fol-
| lows:
YsasAhsnrn FSa4n MsMahon TsHG Sconnor oPonn
! 0'Snllivan Parker Parsons Persons P9und;; P2i;
Reynolds. Rice. Robertson smeizer Su"'a'i "o''
Nays-Bradey Coney. Mullins.
The Senate then passed. by vote OF y to =
the Wilds bill. making IL a felony 70 make oets
| or wagers or indulge in poolroom gambling
Senator Mun. from the Finance COMMITTEES.
! reported Senator Kilburn's BILL giving the money
| relieved from the racetrack per cent tax 70 the
nourtv fairs senator Coggeshall. who favors
! dividing this money between the town ana
| county fairs raised the point that the conmlt.
tee had not had regular session ~ .urnsu ma oas
that the committee meeting had been heid az
senator Mullins desk. and that II nad nos See ee
had the bill. Senator Kiburn then moved 20
discharge the committee. but was beaten. ana
the bill stays In committee.
The Assembly tonight concurred In the senate
amendments to the W.lds Ant-Gambllng Dill
The passage OF the Gray bill by the Senate to-
day. together with the wids Anti-Gambling bills.
insures racing in this state this year ane ",ay
bin legal.zes racing for stakes. prizes. purses ana
premiums but specifically prohibits bookmakins
and poolselling Of all kinds on racetracks whers
running r?ces are held. and which nave re~eiVeo
a iiconse from the state Racing Commission. ana
ON all trottng tracks the bill permits tne
making OF private bets or wagers proVuen .has
there shall be no passing Of money dlrectly anu
No interchange Of record or memo andum o Oct
made. This In effect establishes betting on
horse races in this state as II has peeh oo"-
ducted for many years in England
Trot,ine races may be held by any trottins
association on any kind of track as reetIu
size But for running races there Is specia'
nro,.ision thar running tracks must be al least a
mile i'm length or circumference. ana must pe
licensed by a State Racing COMMISSION ol 'n' !. !.
persons to be appointed by the uo.e,noi r,,.o :"
serve for five years without compensation rNe
thousand dollars Is appropriated annuaHy ior
the expenses OF the commission; whicn Is ~. ,o
be assessed pro rata on the tracks "ce"se' ~
The bill provides that not more than forty days
racing shall be held on any one track petwesn ~ ~
\pril 10 and November l. anu et' .'N''S
between sunrise and sunset. Racing al county
fairs is not interfered with by the oil, a .S .aS
Of per cent on the gross receipts OF an classes
of racing associations. except agr,culturai as
sociations. is imposed by the bill. when Is 10 DC
distributed among agricultural associa'ions'
The two Wilds bills carry out me anu, ,a
gambling provisions Of the new Constitution ana
nHrohih,, noolseling and bookmakng and all otner
kinds Of gambling. and specifically repea' 'he
these three bills now go to the Governor for his
action 49, ,,,,x h,,, r,h,ch nassed
the Senate to-day. now goes 10 t"e Asse"''' '0'
concurrence