The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-06-18

New York. June 15.-The Union,
League | passed a resolution con-
graduating Governor Hughes and the
people or the state or the passage of
the anti-race track gambling bills and
extending to Senator Foelker it's thanks
TOT his noble sacrifice in that behalf"
Governor Hughes said when inform
60 or the passage Of the bills: IT am
oseply grained at this result. It is a
Victory Tor law and order, the import.
ed"
hefsrrtng to Senator Foelker, who
lert his sick bed to cast his vote for
the oills, the governor said: This ACT
or Senator Foelker in coming 10 the
senate In his weak condition was most
heroic and worthy Of the same praise
Inat we give to distinguished service
on the battlefield"
Governor Hughes at 4:S5 o'clock d.
n. yesterday signed both bills.
Racing Men to Fight.
II was said by a person high In
racing authority last night that the
fght would be continued to the bitter
end and that the legal test OF the con-
s~titutinnality Of the election Of Senator
wallace, whose vote turned the scales.
would be made. It is known that the
intention now is to have the book
axe weigh in" today as usual and
II interference Is offered in the arrest
OF any one Of them, to seek a writ
from the supreme court In order that
q test OF the new law may be made.
Should the stand UP system" of bet
ting be abolished, 1t was said by prom
inent TURTLES that the English, or
credit system might be introduced.
Many lawyers argued, however, that
nothing like the moun Of business
formerly done could be handled under
this system, as 1t would be most din
cult for a bettor not personally known
to a bookmaker to make a wager when
no money was passed.
Philip Dwyer made the positive
announcement that the meeting at
Gravesend would continue and that the
fall meeting at Aqueduct would be run.
n 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 commence at Sheepshead
Bay June 10, with the running of the
historic suburban and the double event
and that every a c scheduled In the
clubs stake book would be run.
There was q rumor that 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 be run OFF. Christopher Fitz-
gerald, OF the Brighton Beach Racing.
association, Is absent from the city, but
1t is stated he had already announced
his intention Of allowing nothing to 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.
]. E. 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 eve struck at legitimate
racing. He said, however, that he be-
lieves racing will continue. 1--WE will
have to let the future show results"
he said.
James B. Haggin said he thought
that the death knell Of horse racing In
this state had been sounded.