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A FAMOUS ENGL16H RACING CAhE CAhEFive Five of the Judges of the English Court of Queens Bench delivered judgment in the case of Dunn the bookmaker of Tattersalls decid ¬ ing that ring betting is illegal This decision will wipe out the bookmakers and effect a revo ¬ lution in betting This case originally styled the AntiGambling League vs Eichard Dunn has occupied the attention of the English courts for the past six months The betting permits a bookmaker or professional betting man to carry on his business on a race track in an inclosed space provided he confines himself to a fixed spot for the purpose of carrying on his business Dunn was charged by the AntiGambling Society with having violated this and other portions of the act inasmuch as he had used the Hurst Park race track of which he was part owner for purposes of betting The case has worked its way up from the first decision of the Kings ¬ ton magistrates through all the various appeal courts each in turn quashing the decision of the court below The respondent may yet go higher and ask for a judicial opinion from the House of Lords From this court there is no appeal The socalled antigambling crusade has been going on in England for the past two or three years When it first assumed menac ¬ ing proportions the Sporting League was organized In the famous horse racing district of Newmarket the League put up H McCal mont a prominent turfman and one of the wealthiest commoners in England to run against Sir George Newnes who was supposed to be lending his support to the crusaders McCalmont was elected by an overwhelming majority
