The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-09-23

dicate book. Instead of this "giant
monopoly" that Mr.. Bruce now de-
nounces realizing profits of two or
three millions of dollars" as he
| states, he knows the expenditure of
the Jockey Club in licenses, taxes,
expenses, and purses and stakes to
the horsemen, amount to fully ninety
per cent. of the receipts of the Jockey
Club.
Mr.. Bruce's success in the present
effort chat he is leading will have
one of two effects either racing will
be destroyed in Kentucky entirely, or
1t will be continued under the sys-
tenn that is in vogue in New York,
where the bookmakers and the hand
book men reap unrep0rted and un-
told profits.
The present fight should be de-
nominated An Effort to Restore the
profits and Power of the Book
makers. Every man acquainted with
racing or with the history of racing
is the fairest form of wagering; that
it prevents corrupt bookmakers and
owners from forming combination
to lay against horse and have that
horse pulled, as is possible under the
system of bookmaking in vogue in
New York. as result of the success
of the fight waged bv the b0okmak-
ers and po0lroom keepers who Undue
ed sincere. honest. conscientious but
misinformed persons to Join with
them in that fight.
The questionable that DR.. Mann
says is to be sent out to the candi-
dates for the Legislature should have
as the first question:
Are you in favor of the re-estab-
lishment of the syndicate book in
Kentucky?"
AS the second question:
Twill you vote in favor of law
that will again put the race tracks
of Kentucky under the control of
group of men who wiz decrease the
purses and multiply the percentage
that they will get individually from
conducting books on those tracks?"
AS the third question:
Are you opposed to legalized
betting and in favor of the sort Of
betting there is in New York, that
the courts have decided cannot be
stopped by law and under which
the public is robbed?"
Every candidate for the Legisla-
xxyhn ho oi,.a
the committee of which Mr.. Bruce is
chairman should obtain full infor
nation before making decision.
There are two elements to be con-
sidered in reaching a decision about
any movement-one, the announced
object of that movement: the other
the personality of those who father |
the movement.
The candidates. for the Legisla- |
ture and the people of the State are !
entitled to full information in re-
gard to both. In an authoritative
statement sent out by the Associated |
Press, Mr.. Bruce is quoted as say
ng:
1--WE are making this fight in the
,pen-we have nothing to conceal"
Mr.. Mann says:
1.-THE responses to the questions
will be published in every voting
district in due time, before the peo-
lie are called upon to elect the Leg
stature In the coming November
lection' I
The Herald does not know
whether this is a promise or a threat
" DR.. Mann. But the facts should
re published; full statements of the
acts in regard to the conduct of the
ace tracks under Mr.. Bruce's eli
nts, Celia, TILES and Adler, the
urses given the horsemen and the
rofits retained by them should be
ublished. as well as the facts in re-
ard to the present conduct of the
ace tracks. ~
The effect of the present fight !
eaded by Mr.. Bruce should also be
ublished as well as the result at
empted to be attained by him in the
uit to have declared unconstitutional
he act creating the State Racing !
commission. a.
Let's have the fight in the open!
We speak for. no one but. ourselves,
re write this without consultation .
nth anyone else. Speaking for our
elves alone, we are opposed now. as q
- ware when we called the meetiux