Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-07

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. in an article describing the ef-
forts to prevent The passage Of the
Graziana bin. making pool selling IN
Kentucky a felony, says; THE best
address at the meeting was made by
Mr.. j.. n. Camden, a son of ex-senator
Camden. Of West Virginia. who is the
brother-in-law OF the late Col. Thomp-
son. His remarks are So applicable to
the conditions Of the turf industry in
an States of the Union where fanatical
and pharisaical opposition is being
raised that they are worthy Of giving
wide publicity TO- Mr.. Camden. after
tracing the history of racing from
Enelaud down 10 The days when such
men as George Washington. Randolph
CT Roanoke Thomas Jefferson, the
Lees. Henry Clay and others tostered
it. said;
OF the 5000 thoroughbred mares
which statistics show exist i'm the
United States. il is safe TO say that at
least $500 are owned in kentucky, ana
prior 10 the general financial depres-
sion which affected our own together
with other industries a $1,000 bill each
would not have been an eXtravasant
appraisal oil them making them rep-
resent total OF g. 100000. Including
The value of our stations they will not
fen short of that estimate even now.
So that we bring 20 the market 80 per
cent of fcals from these 300 mares,
orr $50 yearlings. the annual thorough
bred output of Kentucky. Previous 10
our harassment by Internal dissen-
sicns in race track management and
adverse legislation. an average of $500
per head would have been conserve
tive estimate oil the yearlings' value.
This would make the important sum
o. S5-5. 900 i'm cash brought into the
STATE for distribution among our Ia
b0r5rs. merchants. etc. The legitimate
racu5 associations distribute the
urircely sum OF about $4,000 600 annual
ly throughout the United States. l
know it is useless FOR me to tell YOU
that kentuckians with their Ken
ucSy-bred horses. get their full share
which is brought home and invested
and dis5Wsed among Kentucky people
Gentlemen I want E1u Cd rehec- upon
rre enormous .n .u--1 I structure reared
l0-l the 5raal.ug establishments. The
race track prOQ5r- i1- The thorough
beds alone En- ,he United States repre-
seDts about S15.0o0000 The number Of
l-el necessary TO manage and maintain
tls gigantic prop -ry throughout the
bread land would constitute q Sl-l
army. ana the am3un- Of money paid to
them annually and fer repairs would
pay ,le expenses Of several States. There
ere 5000 thoroughbred yea ElEs hand
lea each year giving employment 70
1900 men including rubbers exercising
lads C-l trainers. There are about SIX
thousand thoroughbred horses I'm train
inc throughout -he United States Say
thar they are worth $500 each. making
properly Of $1,000 600. when musr be
modest estimate. considering that
Hastings s-li for $4,000. ReQu.-al for
$4,000 Hszle- for S14500. and Z l am
nos mistaken. keenan, for S1S5o0 all
@ public orc,Cl. within The past year.
end Zen Brush for $4,000 at private
sale. not ID mention the k.ngly Henry
O. Navarro, WHO Was privately sold fer
larger sum- There IS The fixed sum
Of >f2oJ0'o in prep r-y. which affords
tr2. Gyms 0- 20 5000 men, good citizens
OF che United S-e-cs. comprising the
handlers Of yolrliugs and of the horses
-1 training. makes 1880 men who have
regular s,e1fv work an the year round.
Grac.-s -la- -1ey are paid each So per