The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
KICK AT FRENCH BETTING LAW
HORSE OWNERS CAN'T NAME
LARGE W.AGERS Under IT
because the Odds Fail Instantly Too Low
Moreover. Nou Don't Know just
How Much lou stand to Makc-Ne~
Law to Let the Owners Bet Apart.

PARIS. Dec The discomfort Of the
big rac-horse owners in France at the
working Of the pari-putu.l betting has
reached a climax. They tind it is impos-
slble TO place a heavy bet on their horses
land some of them. like NJ Blanc. will
stake 5000 or t5O. uOO,. as the mere fact Of
heir wagering reduces the odds o an un
profitable figure. Further. when they
make their bet they are doing 1t in the
dark. without knowing what return ea-
actly they will receive IL they win.
When the pari-mutuel was first intro
duced IN 1891 owners were allowed tn bet
with one anot her but no one Was allowed
to make a book. One consequence was
that several big bookmakers immedist ely
qualified as owners by buying race
horse or two and running them. But the
State soon recognized thar IL Was losln Z
the per cent. 1t takes from all bets made
through the pari-mutuel on bets thus
made and that these bets were always in
larG. sums The period Of tolerai ion " a.
therefore ended IN 1903. after several
owners had been summoned tor book
making and &c luittsd rs owners. Then
cam. new law forhidding any -habitual-
hatting except through the pari-mutuel.
More summonss~ followed. resulting gen.
orally in acquittals on the ground hat the
h-ttors were not -habitual- bettors.
Tn. other day NJ Thiebaux, watching
~" Prix IAuzun at Aateuil. turned TO
anoi her owner by his side. VI Bally.
and said Il think my horse will win :
NJ Rally said 1 don't believe it will
-I'll lay yor: : to II does.
-Dons Fort v TO twenty"
A. this moment a man behind The two
tanned them on thu shoulders. informed
,h"ru hat he was a bet ective and hat hey
had broken the betting law. They were
taken 20 the police station and told they
would he summoned This incident
crea, I'd the more ndiSnat ion among the
owner. because IN. bet was made as the
rae. wac being run and after the pari-
rln,ual boot n were closed for that race
The first intention 81 the owners was 10
tske a drastic revenge. An article OF the
h.ttInE Law SAYS that the money laid At
tn. pgri -mutliaI booths will be repaid
without deduction when all the horses in
a race belong TO the same owner. IL
wa~ dec,dad. therefore. that ono owner
should lease all the horses at a meeting
Tor A nominal price, and 50. as all the
horses would b" running in his name.
there could be no pubhc betting, The
owner. afverward could share tho prizes.
However. different co'Insels prevailed
aud the owners Content~d themselves
with sending Reputation ~ some OF
their Leading meinb era. NM. James
Henn.-sy. camille Blanc. jacques Stern
and others. 10 'ha Premier. VI. BRAND.
and to the Minister Of Agriculture Whose
department governs horse races' 10 ask
what exactly are owners rights under
the betting laws and that a lit'la more
tact and moderation h" exercised IN
carving out tn" Law
The result Il. likely 20 be the adoption
81 = bill proposed bv VI TriariSuH hy which
huns ;ids owners will be allowed 70 bet
with one another special enclosure
will b.. reserved for them on each race
course Treasury agent will keep An
account Of all bets and per cent will he
collected from each layer. per cent for
tho State and per cent for the EXPENSES.