The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-05
A RACE GAMBLING SCHEME.

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leans a race gambling scheme which i
to be relieved of the book-making feat
ure
In Louisiana there is now law agains
racing. The law is against gambling
The book-making system is gambling IL
Its worst form 1t is a combination Of
gamblers who practically control tn,
track, the horses and the jockeys, witt
the assurance of winning ninety-nin
times in hundred
The. novice at the track may not real
ize it, but whenever he ventures be-
on a horse, he will retire with some ex.
perience of having been skinned.
It appears that a number of citizens
of New Orleans propose to encourage
"c1ean racing" honest racing" for
getting perhaps that such racing is pos
sible without any additional enactment
of law.
But is honest racing" and "cfean rae
ing" desired by the class of men who
derive the greatest profit from gambling
on horses?
In Shreveport, for instance, the State
Fair of Louisiana has programmed a
series of racing events for which. prizes
ranging from 5000 onward are fixed.
These races are intended to encourage
the speeding of horses, especially of
stock grown in Louisiana Such races
are promotive of widespread interests
and are commendable from every point
of view. Such races are clean and hon
est, and from such races the book
makers are eliminated.
Could not New Orleans encourage
such racing, and if not why not?
1t has been said that the revival of
racing is necessary in New Orleans, and
this same plea is advanced in the argu-
Ipent in favor of maintaining the saloon.
Why not include some other evil by
which men may be attracted to the big
city?
1t would seem that the cry for what
is styled honest racing and "cleanI
racing is from the voice which favored
the Louisiana Lottery and all its in
EQUITIES. It may be the same voice
which favors the wide open town"
1t is said that racing is promotive of
business. So it is said of the saloon and
of other evils, the social evil for ex-
ample. If all these evils are necessary
to keep New Orleans agoing, why not
permit New Orleans to indulge all these
Why not except New
Orleans from the State? Why not make
New Orleans a free city, independent of
all connection with the other parishes of
louisiana
While it may be true that New Or
leans may favor race gambling or mod
fled honest racing and Clean racing
which is impossible, the section of the
State which may be classified as North
louisiana will protest vigorously against
his gambling scheme
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heir followers who gamble on races
,ring much money with them and there
'ore gambling and gamblers should be
encouraged in their industry, but why
lot compute how much money the
take with them after the rae
ng season? Why not compile, if pos
able, the number Of victims who have
cen skinned by the gamblers?
The best interest of the State from
ny view presented dictates that there
hall be no race gambling. If New Or
.ans can not thrive without gambling
aces and gamblers, then it should per-
h. Il
Fortunately all the citizens of New
lrieans do not subscribe to the pre-
.nse that gambling on horses and other
tils are essential to the welfare of that
~. Instead of being encouraged, the
anlblers on horse racing should be
ade to feel that their presence In this Z
tate IS not desired, and this State may
lttern after New York and other 9
ties from which the book-makers COM 9
nations have been driven away. 6
# the citizens of New Orleans are r
earnest in their plea for honest rae P
g. and clean racing, this is guaran- D
ed under the law. p
We may repeat, there is no law in q
ouisiana against horse racing-the 8
cling which IS clean and which is n
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