The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-06-18

New York, June 16.-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 Foelkersits thanks
TOT his noble sacrifice in that behalf"
Governor Hughes said when inform
90 OF the passage Of the bills: II am
deeply gratifled at this result. It Is a
victory for law and order. the import
sd ass o. Wn'ch cannot De 0vefestimat-
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
on the battlefield
Governor Hughes at 4:35 o'clock p.
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 and that the legal test Of the con-
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 any one Of them, to seek a writ
from the supreme court in order that
a test of the new a. may be made.
Should the stand up system" Of bet
ting be abolished, 1t was said by prom
inent TURTLES thar the English, or
credit system might be introduced.
Many lawyers argued, however, that
nothing like the amount Of business
formerly done could be handled under
this system, as it would be most diff
cult for a bettor not personally known
to a booknlaker to make q 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.
This was followed by a statement from
Schuyler Parsons, acting in behalf Of
William K. Vanderbilt, president of
the Coney Island Jockey club, that
Bay June 10, with 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 rumor that the Sara
toga meeting would be cut to II days,
but this was denied by Andrew Miller,
secretary of the Saratoga Racing assoS
citation, who declared that the full card
would b., run off. Christopher Fitz-
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 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 it 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.. 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
IN 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. I'VE 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.