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NO RACING AT OAKLEY ANKLE It is officially given out that the customary autumn meeting at Oakley Ankle has been abandoned for the present year The action of the Latonia Antonia people in violating an agreement as to dates had some bearing in bringing abont abbot the conclu conclude ¬ sion scion not to race Of this phase of the case President Labold Labeled is quoted in the Enquirer as saying sayingIn saying In substance that agreement was that Oakley Ankle should race first in the spring taking fifteen days for its meeting with a choice of dates for the fall meeting fifteen days being as much as we ever cared for In return Latonia Antonia was to begin the season of 99 with a fifteenday fifteen spring meeting and to have choice of dates for the fall meeting We conformed to our part of the agreement by beginning the season and taking only the fifteen days as stipulated The Latonia Antonia people have not how ¬ ever lived up to their part of the arrangement made at that early meeting The action of La ¬ tonia toni and Newport in claiming dates for their fall meetings would cut no figure with us if the situation were different Local conditions are such however that we feel we can best subserve subservient our own interests by keeping our gates closed until spring At the present time there isnt isn't a chance for a race meeting here without syndi syndic ¬ cate carte betting and there is no getting away from the fact that the public is very much dissatis dissatisfy ¬ fied field with that system of betting It has been necessary though to have that system here this year or to keep the tracks closed I hope conditions will improve before spring In any event I for one will vote to keep Oakleys Oakes gates closed if the only chance for a meeting is to have syndicate betting President Labolds Labels declaration against syndicate betting was most emphatic He expressed himself however only as an individual If he voiced the sentiment of the Oakley Ankle directory then a person would almost be forced to the conclusion either that Oakley Ankle will not race next season or that the mutuals mutual will be given another trial at the hill ¬ top track With only 21 books in line at Washington Park where once if fewer than 50 books cut in business would be considered something awful and only 11 on at St Louis with a good game at each the prospects for the oldtime oldie genuine open betting on the Cincin Cinching ¬ nati Nat tracks next season can hardly be con ¬ sidered sidereal bright
