Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-18
Thursday Morning, March IS, ISIS
RACING IN ARIZONA

If the proposal to establish in Arizona horse rae ing accompanied by the parimutuel system of betting is carried out in good faith opponents of enabling leg laon will act unwsely if they fail to take into consid eraton the benefits to be derived the when conducted in a clean They will act unwisely they centre their attention exclusively upon the bet ting phase of the project and reject it onhand as ut terly unworthy because of this feature
 Racing with speculation as the dominant attribute is unquestionably undesirable Racing with view to improving the breed horses and creating profitable industry in Arizona is highly desirable. True lih- era attitude must be toward the sport of kings in order to discuss without prejudice The history Of racing in this country undoubtedly has been sulied b. the gambling tant In of the states in which re- ular race meets were held formerly, found rece sary to pass laws prohibiting boomakng which was tho curse of the game Disgust acute over the o. lenses committed the name of racing that wa banshed from states in the form in which it es sted Kentucky adopted the pari-mutuel system wita entire success Safeguards intended subordinate spe. ulation to the audabe of the adopt ed in New York Maryland Virginia South Carolina Louisiane and some of the Western states. In thesa states racing now is coming heritage which dc serves when divorced from the gambling octopus.
 It has been demonstrated that the sport cannot b. maintained in the absence of some means by whicH ratrons may speculate It has been demonstrated tho the installation of the parimutue system affords sue means and at the same time eliminates all Of the wei, grounded objections against bookmaking. In FI7rcc where the pari.mutuel machines used and wher racing is under the patronage of the government th sport is houored as providing heahful recreation t0 patrons as well as being essential to the development te thoroughbred. In England, where supervised book making continues racing is nevertheless esteemed highly creditable institution Of importance to th' present discussion Arizona is the announcement tha England considers racing so essential that it will D. continued this year spite of the which has mad necessary the abandonment of other of sports England treats the subject from a utiharan stand point experience having taught that the evils attend ing welLsuperyised racing are apprecably less tha' the assured benefits to both and horses
 With provision made for all possible safeguard against corruption. the subject of racing in Arizona deserving of most respectful attention. It would b unfortunate to dismiss it because of hue and err raised by crusaders who see further than tn speculative of the sport It must be borne in min that every branch sport has its enemies Many pc, pie object strenuousy to baseball football rowing an other forms of athletics. Cards and dancing are as sailed in some quarters. Racing, conducted in th past has many enemies. But with determination { elevate the sport in Arizona, developing its good fe' tures and suppressing the bad, there is vb the subject should fail to receive respectful hearing It should not be stampeded by superpuritancal pr tests With it's good character guaranteed, racing Arizona would provide the State with legitimate prof
 
 the racing must be clean