Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
done for the agriculture OF the entire
commonwealth.
VIEWS OF 4 BREEDER.


lie was as anxious as any one in this
state To break UP The evils at Alexan-
dria. and thought that the Reddy bill
would come nearer breaking IL up than
the Maupm bill. lie was wholly opposed
10 the Mauuin bill. II would mean tins
breaking up of horsc-breodlng in Virginia.
Colonel W. L. Wickham augmented the
arguments OF Mcssrs. Cardyell and
Chamblin. lie said the passage or The
bin of Mr.. Maupin would practically ruin
the Agricultural Society. IL had been de-
monStrated upon the Tace-course ~ the
Fair-Grounds that such a law was IN
operative. The result had been that when
The pool-stands were not allowed. the
betting went along just the same. Inc
people would sneak around behind the
buildings and under the grandstand ana
put up their money. The erect OF the
Maupin bill would be TO make sneak
of the better. TO take away from the
agricultural societies the revenues paid
90 them by the book-makers. and cripple.
II not ruin, them 1t would so aHcct lhe
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical so
ccty as 20 make 1t impossible for That
association TO offer purses large enough
to attract any decent horses here. ana
this would be the encouragement and de-
moralization Of our breeders. and would
drive away from the STATE the men who
had been sending the product of their
stock-farms all over the United states.
The views of Colonel Wickham were
also held by Mr. Thomas h. boswell. who
said that the passage OF the Maupin
bill would do The horse-breeders Of the
state incalculable injury. and would ne
cossitate their moving away from Viz
glnia with their fine stations, brood
mares. race-horses. farn-hOrses. etc.
MIR. PITCHERS BILL.
Here Mr.. Pitcher took the floor. and
spoke briefly Of the merits OF his bill he
explained its provisions. 1t stipulated that
there should be no racing upon any Nir-
Sinia track more than thirty days IN
each year lie said IL was well-recog-
nized fact that as long as there was
horse-racinE in Virginia there would be
betting on IT, and the only power under
the sun 10 break il up was that vested
I'm the ministers Of the Gospel. This world
was better now than 1t ever was i'm it's
history. Mr.. Maupin's bill would not
break up gambling at the race-tracks.
II would simply make those inclined 10
bet go 10 some secreted place and 90
so. His bin would break up the evils all
over the State as far as ~ WAS possible,
except during thirty days Of each year.
WANT GAMBLING BROKEN Up.
Mr. Winston. OF Henrico. said he had
given some thought 10 this matter, and
desired 20 state the true sentiment among
the honest. sober. respectable people, not
in the churches was strongly in favor of
the passage OF the Maupin bill. These
people want this gambling broken UP,
and believed that this measure would
come nearer doing IL than any other bill
presented.
Il ftffyln
Of Alexandria. and the superintendent of
Sunday school there, made a forcible
speech supporting the Maupin measure.
He said that his committee from AleXan-
dria numbered thirty-two Of the best men
OF that city. and that seventeen OF them
were upon that floor. lie was not present
to oppose any agricultural interest in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. Those who
had spoken on the opposing Maupin bill
had made a very ingenious presentation
of a very bad case. Speaking of the
moral cGocts of the race-courses near
Alexandria. and OF the gambling incident
to them Mr.. Hill said that they were
terrible upon the young men Of the COM
munity. There was nothing so alluring
as this deceitful sin Of gambling. lie
had a petition signed by rs men and
women Of the city Of Alexandra, who
were heart and soul against what he cha
this monster evil"
Mr.. Hill was followed by Judge ). NJ.
Norton. OF Alexandria. who made more
lengthy remarks against gambling than
the other speakers had. lie said he would
like 10 20 even further in the race-track
matter than the Maupin bill did. He
would like TO see incorporated in IT a
clause preventing winter racing. Judge
Norton wished this feature embraced be-
cause he had learned that these people
could subsist. If they were allowed 10
race during the winter months, because
the big tracks Of the North were smut
down during those months. Judge Norton
wanted the whole Of the evil broken up.
lie was interrupted by Senator Mushbach,
who asked him if he had not handed him
CAfushbach 10 introduce a bill before
the Senate committee limiting racing TO
thirty days in each year. Judge Norton
said that he did, and explained that he
had resorted TO this in order 10 get some
relief from the existing evils, if he could
not have his people wholly rid OF them.
His bill was the same as that introduced |
by Mr. Pitcher
Judge Norton said that h. was not sur
prised AT the defence made by the gem
tlcmcn ON the other side. lie said that OF /
an the defences he had ever heard thls Z
was the most hidcOus-that business |
could not be conducted without attendant /
violations Of law. Il say with Lady Mac 1
beth Thou damned spot " The Judge /
said further that friends Of the tracks /
had said that was only a local disease 1
but he went on TO show that the trouble I
surcad like leprOsy. and soon affected 4
whole States. lie referred 10 the evils /
at ST. Asaph and Jackson city. 70 the /
10 which the ladies' Of Nir- I
ginia were subjected when riding upon 4
the trains 20 and fro from Washington
by the rowdysm. the ineiegant IAN
euage OF the rough element OF the ma
tional capital who frequent these tracks.
Judge Norton spoke OF the manner IN /
which the charters which were secured
by those conducting these tracks, had
been prostituted. and Of tho shrewdness
Of these racc-trsck people. explaining /
how they had gotten around every mea-
sure heretofore adopted by the Lcgisla-
ture of Virginia.
PREVENT WINTER RACING. TOO.
Mr. Maupin explained that lie wouis
have placed a thirty-day winter-race
clause in his bill. but had been inform
formed that "A bin containing two distinct
things would not be constitutional. He /
added. however. that il his anti-sambling
bin was passed. another 10 prohibit win
,er-raclng would follow right along. This
applause from the Alexandra
side OF the House.
The next speaker was Mr Neikert.
citizen Of Alexandra county, who dealt
with this question with gloves on. lie
referred 10 the peculiar typographical
situation of Alexandra county. lying just
opposite Il city OF 10000, which is we'll
regulated and well-policsd. There were
no police in Alexandria county. no other
but who were IN sympathy with
the race-trdck-they were elected as race
track candidates. Mr.. Weikert assured
tho oorop,fttoo that fhe sentiment ammo