The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-18
FORTY MAYORS
DISCUSS RACING
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as saying that he believes horse rae
Ing. together with the BOOKMAK-
community He knows that severa
young men have been financially
ruined while the same was flourish
enjoys horse race. ,'h he Is notSHnaI not in "a.
vor of 1t as 1t has been conducted
There are no TURF EXCHANGES
IN IN seattle bsIne.. Horse hH err racing was Put out
! in the session OF 1908; that is. racing
with ,Book-MAKING feature at
, taehed. While the game was flour
not compelled to take out n license
by either the city, county or state
Secretary TO Mayor James c. Haynes.
Minneapolis. Mimi; Book making
is absolutely prohibited by a statute
! there has been no open BOOK-MAk-
lNG. and for the past several years
there have been no arrests or COM
plants, In Minneapolis a. least. in
that regard. In fact, BOOK MAKING
IN any form appears TO be dead
issue In this vicinity"
Secretary to Mayor u. II Edgerton:
koGse1i9r IS arai%a Rooj G Iybie sentiment hSI1t
races, and is forbidden by the laws OF
the state of New York. Horse rae
Ing Is permitted In this city, but not
with BOOK-MAKING
mayor FRANK j. Rlce, New Haven. Conn: ::
Horse racing with BOOK MAKING
Is not permitted In this city: As a
matter of fact. for several years
there have been no horse races in
New Haven except those held by the
New maven Driving club, an anna
teur organization. No admission fee
has been charged at the matinee
TURF EXCHANGEs are not per-
mitted In Pittsburs, nor is BOOK
MAKING. We do have harness horse
races. but no betting"
Mayor of Elizabeth. n. j.; nThere Is
no question that derby racing where
in there Is BOOK MAKING has a
demoralizing effect on u community;
this has been recognized in this state.
fIr and rc,r, BOOK. NTG *. MAKING and TGkt
which has been enacted for more than
ten years. The sentiment of the
corn communities % Is very strongly against
would be opposed by. the vast ma
jority OF our citizens"
Mayor S. NJ. Hoyer. Altoona, Pa; Re
garding derby racing. and BOOK
MA MIXING laS in. in connection herewith,
to Judge whether or not II has de-
moralizing effect on community.
county authorities"
mo TURF EXCHANGES or horse
racing with BOOK MAKING are per-
mitted in this city"
Mayor Eugene E. Reed. Manchester. N
T.: We have no derby racing
NO POOLS ARE SOLD or BOOK
MAKING is INDUCED In"
Secretary to Mayor Martin Behrman.
New Orleans. La; Horse racing
with BOOK MAKING is not per-
mittcd in this city or state"
BooK- -MANING Sgis' IS not lGci permitted M din In
this city, We consider II a species
OF gambling very Injurious to the
morals and welfare of our city
Secretary to Mayor John E. Reyburn,
Philadelphia, Pa: Gambling in the
n5er state Of PennsyIEanis Is pu1shable ish
l.. 397(, and that a common gambler
is liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding five years or iine not
exceeding $500, Horse racing is also
declared 10 be a public nuisance by
the. act of the 7th day OF February.
1920 q SIN, 2i4), and horse racing on
the public highways OF Philadelphia
Is forbidden by the provisions OF the
act of March 22 1917 (6 SIN. 1922
The public sentiment OF the city is
race tracks and BOOK-MAKING on
the scale on which ii Is operated in
other places, and Philadelphia has
no track of any size. outside OF spc-
cial match races, racing 10 no eX-
tent"
n, l.: TURF EXCHANGES are
not permitted, nor horse racing with
Iamoia BooK7MAkiNG T. IN ARE, are not counte-
or the city OF Troy, They are con-
trary TO the provisions of several
Sc sections ,be s,sfe Of the Pens egae of the laws
Secretary to Mayor, Boston. Mass; I'VE |
have laws in this city and state
BooK,-MAKIING. and it has been a
been able TO place bet on anything |
like prize fighting, horse racing, base
ball. OF, any, other kind of races or
games in this state"
Mayor George Gonzales, Hoboken, N J.. |
New Jersey has had. for number |
and BOOK-MAKING."
Mayor William T, Sawyer. Akron. O..
hibited by the laws OF the state of
Ohio. Horse racing with BOOK |
MAKING is not permitted in this or
1npd olnsr cities ties Of The STATE on the the
penal statutes Of the state. 1t being |
crime to bet money on races, OF
course 1T follows that such things are
Mass: Horse races are permitted
in our city. but there are no licenses
granted therefor. but BOOKMAK-
ING is not allowed, being prohibited |
by the laws of Massachusetts There
are no TURF EXCHANGES in oui
city"
Secretary, to Mayor Henry R. Gall
BOOK-MAKING is not PERMITTED in
Cleveland. 1t is prohibited by the
law OF the state, although that law
is not generally enforced. Wherever
BOOk-MAKING is allowed. II Is
simply by reason of the non enforce
ment of the existing laws"
Mayor Frank B. McClain, Lancaster, Pa
Under the laws Of Pennsylvania
book making and all other forms OF
gambling in connection with horse
races is prohibited. We have horse
racing In this city during our county
fair week and all betting on the
same is by word OF mouth and done
by individuals. Whether or not horse
racing in connection with which
there is BOOK-MAKING has a de-
morallzing effect is a question upon
which there is much diversity OF
opinion, One thing certain is that
II attracts very undesirable ele-
ment and certainly is not In my
judgment. provocative Of good
morals"
layer George w. Tiedeman. Savannah.