Licking Valley courier., 1921-10-20

Mr.. Bruce pleads ignorance OF ule
character Of his clients or their selfish
interest in the following statement to
Mr.. Breckenridge:
"a number Of statements are made as
To my knowing that certain alleged con-
ditions, in connection with racing, former
" existed, such as that race tracks were
controlled by bookmakers, and that book
makers retained twenty to thirty per cent
and that all sorts of rascalities were COM
mitted under this system. The TACT is
know none of these things.
II In said that know that Celia, TILES,
and Adler Of st. Louis, owned Latonia
and Douglas Park, and 1t is said they ran
bucket shops and race tracks In various
sections Of the country; l recall that
Celia had an interest In the Douglas PARK
Jockey Club, whether or not the other
persons mentioned had any interest IN IL
or not, do not know; and whether or not
they ran bucket shops in other parts OF
the country, / do not know. II is sad
that / know these things because v .
an attorney in a suit instituted against
the State Racing Commission seeking 10
have the act creating that commission
declared unconstitutional. II is enure-
iy true that was an attorney Tor the
Douglas Park Jockey Club In a suit
brought to test the constituuonaiity OF
HAT act. but II is not at all true that l
learned In that case, or otherwise, any
af the facts stated in the editorial as TO
gambling conditions on the race tracks
Mr.. Breckenridge makes the fol-
lowing reply:
"Mr. Bruce knew that Celia, TITLES
and Adler, who ran bucketshops and
race tracks in various sections Of the
country, controlled Latonia and Doug
las Park; that there was q syndicate
books OF all the tracks controlled by
them; that racing in Kentucky was IL
q deplorable condition; that the meet
ings were long, and under the syndicate
system Of bookms ing every sort OF
rascality was committed.
Mr.. Bruce states: Il knew none
Of these things"
ave avow that all statements
made by us are true; that all intelli-
gent men connected with racing or in
terested in racing know them to be
true; that the facts were published in
the daily newspapers, and that In the
discussion in regard to the enactment
of the bill creating the State Racing
Commission were alleged and not de-
MED. But we accept at its face value
Mr.. Bruce's statement: II know none
OF these things"
''Mr. Bruce does recall that Celia
had an interest in the Douglas Park
Jockey Club. 1t is interesting to know
that this much Of what was general
knowledge percolated through the at.
mosphere Of sweet innocence that sur
rounded Mr.. Bruce. If he had then
had the slightest interest in the preser-
walton of racing, either as a sport or
as an aid to the breeding Of horses or
as q destructive agency Of all that Is
good and noble, 1t eeems to our mum
dane intelligence lie would have in
formed himself as to the controlling
factors in racing and certainly as to
rhe. personnel of h's clients.
II has been long time since the
State Racing Commission was created
and the effort made by the owners of
Douglas Park and Latonia-Cella, TIL
les and Adler-to have that act declar-
led unconstitutional. Mr.. Bruce makes
q very plausible statement Of the basis
OF that suit but statement that III
our opinion 10 entirely misleading.