Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-10
PARADE
BY HENRY MCIEuORE

NEW YORK. April TO- UP)-
i Inc New York racing season open.
al Jamaica next Monday afternoon
and while the program hasn't beer
formally announced. l am quite sure
II WI! include the following events
The State Senator's Handicap.
The Grab Bag Gallop.
The Wardheelers' Stake.
The FleecerS Futurity.
Inc Politicians Realization.
II this card surprises YOU. then
you obviously haven't kept abreast
OF political activities in New York
state since the Dunnigan bill legaliz-
ing pari-mutuel betting was passed.
Everybody making a living off the
voters money has risen to point
of motion on some assembly floor
or another and suggested ways and
means OF getting more of the voters
money by taxing the pari-mutuel
play.
With 10 per cent bite on the
bettors' money already agreed upon
plus the genteel larceny known as
"breakageo. the politicians still
aren't satisfied. Only yesterday a
member of the New York city coun-
Gil proposed that each track be tax
ed $1,000 per race, per day per
meeting. per season. He offered no
Justification for this al fresco pick
pocketlng just got up and gave it
off as if 1t were a hell of an idea.
With almost week left to think
up more forms of taxation, there is
no telling what We will find when
We go to Jamaica on Monday for
the first day of the New York sea-
son. Personally. l wouldn't be sur
prised TO find that the horse has
been eliminated as an unnecessary
evil around q race track. There is
the chance that the politicians may
become greedy for the purses award
ed winning horses and decide to run
for the purses themselves. I would
vote for such a drastic change my
self provided all jockeys riding the
politicians We're allowed roWel spurs.
cat onine tail whips, and batteries
with the power of the ones WeStin2-
house employs to generate artificial
lightning.
It will be interesting to see what
q bettor Will get back on a win
ticket say. when the politicians
finally finish cutting up the take
When the bon;makcrs We're in op-
Grafton there was much crying be-
cause the usually offered to s.
cut and out, on any 3 to l shot
But nov. under the mutuelS, they
may seem like the purest philan-
thropy. Because by the time the
state government. the federal gov
eminent, the county government,
the city gOvrnment, the district gov
eminent, the ward government, the
borough government. the govern
ment BY, for and of the people-and
probably Judge Landl5-all get
through slicing themselves a piece
Of change. the 50 win ticket will
undoubtedly return minus 40 cents.
Only the sucker will study the
form chart and pick the winner. A
loser will lose only his So investment
A winner, however, will lose his So
investment, the minus 40 cent
charge for handling the winning
transaction and perhaps a 10 per
cent Surchar9e on his handicapping
skill. The usual race track sob story
Of Il can't pick my hat will be
changed to this cry OF despair:
IF | win just one more I'll have
to walk home
This Will affect the tout sheets
and racing form Instead Of tipping
Seabiscuits, Challedons KAYAKS and
Bimelichs. these publications will
advertise sure losers.
But after all, whF should l com
PLAIN?
Such a setup Will make me- cele-
brity overnight. IF
Need | eXplain2