The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-06
RI-MUTUELS TO
RESTORE RACE GAME
VISITING SPORT WRITER BE-
LlEVES AMERICA WILL HAVE
RACING IN ALL CITIES SOON
Establishment Of the Machine System
of Wagering Removes the Ele-
ments of Plumber Made by Book
makers of OIden Days.

The sum Of 100000 spent with mer-
chants and other business interests
represents what a brief four days
race meet under the pari-mutuel sys-
tenn did for Peoria, H., according to
| +. 7. Teece sporting writer ald turf
authority, who is bathing at the
Rockafellow bath house Mr.. Teece
is recognized as an authority where
pacing and trotting races are con-
cerned and he is much interested in
the effort that is now under way to
bring back races to this city under
the parimutuel system. For the past
year he was sporting writer for Tie
Star of Peoria, and previous to that
time was connected with The Journal
of the same city.
q think I am making a prediction
that will come true when ! say that
horse racing will again be re-estab
lished all over the United States I'M
der the pari-mutuel system said Mr.
Teece "and | would like to see it
prevail here. No one can deny the
fact that the parilmutuels are placing
the racing game on a higher stand
ing than it has ever before eIejoyed.
Iiorsemen an drace promoters gem
orally are opposed to open book
making and the pari-mutuels elimi-
nate all phases of crookedness. 1t is
impossible to recount the numerous
advantages of this system, and the
benefits that racing brings to any
town.
The pari-mutuels gives to racing
that cleaI aspect that all sportsmen
desire and appreciate. 1t has been
tried with great success in Kentucky
and other states. There is no deny
ing that the interest in horse racing
centers in Kentucky, which raises
more race horses than any other
state. In Lexington one of the fea-
ture meets held in the United States
is run off there and the pari-mutuels
give the best possible satisfaction.
When You satisfy Kentuckian you
can come pretty near being certain
that you have found something that
will he popular in the racing game
I'VE he'd a four days rage meet in
Peoria last season. and they are run
ming one there now, and 1 know that
in those four days of racing under
the pari-mutuels there was at least
$4,000 spent in Peoria. Those who
oppose racing do not seem to appre-
ciate what they are keeping out of
the city, for tn ehorsemen, the at
tendants and the horses Themselves
must all be taken care of. Take an
average meet of from 50 to 200
horses and there will be. including
the owners, nearly 100 men directly
interested in the success of the
horses. An average of 81 a day is
a small sum to figure the cost of
each man, and then there is another
thing. This money is not carried out
of the city, as is the case with cir
Gus or other attractions but is spent
in the city and the local merchants
and other business interests get the
benefit OF it. Why, a big race meet
in Hot Springs would bring thousands
and thousands of dollars to local BUSH
ness people, and there would he no
trouble in getting horses here, either.
Every one would be anxious to come
here to race, and you could easily
make this the winter headquarters of
some of the finest racing stock in
the United States" - gHG
There are other things, however,
besides writing turf news that Mr..
Teece is interested in, and one of
them is praising the virtues of the
famous hot baths of this city Up
until last Thursday he had not
walked a step since April. He has
taken thirteen baths and last Satur-
day discarded his rolling chair,
which was procured for him when he
arrived here.
Il was compelled" he stated, "to
remain in the hospital in Peoria since
the middle of April, and l decided, as
the medicine there did me no good. to
come to Hot Springs and try the
baths Of which | had heard so much.
On July IA my friends carried me to
the traing, and | was placed on a cot
in the baggage car, in which ! rode
until | reached Springfield, H., where
4 was transferred to my berth in one
nf tha nOochpc tbot conna diroc+ m