Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-26

New York. June 15.-The Union
League club passed a resolution con-
graduating Governor Hughes and the
people Of the state on the passage of
the anti-race track gambling bills and
extending to Senator Foelker it's thanks
for his noble sacrifice in that behalf
Governor Hughes sal when inform
ed or the passage of the bills: Il am
deeply gratified at this result. 1t is a
victory for law and order, the import
ance OF which cannot be overestimat-
cd"
Referring to Senator Foelker, who,
left his sick bed to cast his vote for
the bills, the governor said: This act
OF Senator Foelker in coming to the
senate in his weak condition was most
heroic and worthy Of the same praise,
that we give to distinguished service
on the battlefield"
Governor Hughes at ABS o'clock D.
m. yesterday signed both bills.
Racing Men to Fight.
It was said by a person high in
racing authority last night that the
fight would be continued to the bitter
end n that the legal test Of the con-
stitutionality Of the election Of Senator
Wallace, whose vote turned the scales.
would be made. 1t Is known that the
intention now is TO have the book
makers weigh in" today as usual and
If Interference is offered in the arrest
of n one of them, to seek a writ
from the supreme court In order that
a test Of the new law may be made.
Should the stand up system" of bet
ting be abolished, it was said by prom
inent turtles thai the English, or
credit system might be introduced.
Many lawyers argued, however, that
nothing like the amount OF business
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this system, as it would be most diff
cult for q bettor not personally known
to q bookmaker to make q wager when
no none vas passed.
Philip Dwyer made the positive,
announcement that the meeting at
Gravesend would continue n that the
fall meeting at Aqueduct would be run.
This was followed by a statement from
Schuyler Parsons, acting in behalf Of
William K. Vanderbilt, president of
the Coney Island Jockey club, that
racing would at S~heershead
Bay June 10, will the running OF the
historic suburban and the double event
and that every race scheduled in the
clubs stake book would be run.
There was a umo hat the Sara
toga meeting would be cut to II days
but this was denied by Andrew Miller
secretary of the Saratoga Racing asso-
citation, who declared that the full card
would b. run off. Christopher Fltz-
gerald, Of the Brighton Beach Racing
association, is absent from the city, but
It is stated he had already announced
his intention Of allowing nothing 10 in
terfere with the plans Of the Brighton
track this season. What Belmont park.
Empire City and Jamaica will do is not
known, but 1t is assumed that the
summer and fall racing programs at
all tracks in the metropolitan district
will be carried out.
Good Move, Says Breeder.
J.. Z. Madden, one of the noted
breeders of the country, in commenting
on the race bills, said he believed the
bills will make for the good of racing
and that they will put the turf in a
better light and do away with all the.
Objectionable features. p. J. Dwyer, on
the other hand, said the bills were the
hardest blow ever struck at legitimate
racing. He said. however, that he be-
lieves racing will continue. 1--WE WIZ
have to let the future show results"
he said.
James B. Haggin sal he thought
that the death knell Of horse racing IN
this state had been sounded.