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BETTING CASES TO BE TRIED. ; Washington, D. C, November 9. Some cases in. which eastern turf authorities are deeply interested will come up for trial here Monday. They grew out of the arrest of bookmakers at Bennings charged with violations of the gambling law. United States Attorney Daniel W. Baker is in charge of the prosecution and besides the regular attorneys for the defense, Delaney Nicol will assist as the special representative of the Jockey Club. He has acted for the Jockey Club in all cases tried in New York. The betting system at Bennings is that in vogue on the New York tracks. In the opinion of the New York judges who have tried betting cases there since the enactment of the Percy-Gray law, the present method of betting conies under the head of personal wagers a mode of speculation that is permissible, as it does not conic under the defined term of gambling or book-making. Whether the judges here will take the same view of betting as conducted at Bennings Is a matter of considerable doubt.
