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SENATE PASSES AMIS BILL. AMENDMENT LEGALIZING BETTING AT ARKANSAS TRACKS IS KILLED. Bookmakers at Oaklawn Are Arrested — Dreary. Dismal Opemnq Day — Outlook for Meetinq Decidedly Bleak. Bet llHiliiga, Ark., February 4. — Racing In gee at Oaklawa ihis afternoon, hut the Hot rtf Inn Jockey club i up ifilml as tough a proposition in the straggle toe existence as any racetrack ■isinj.naeiiit ever tackled. Ike want of its troubles is the action of the ■■per lious, of tha legislature at l.inV Bock tkla afternoon on UM Amis bill. The aaseedaseat legalizing betting within the track in closure was killed by a vote of IT to 12 anil the Mil, as it ax as originally drawn, was passed by a rate of -7 to -. it fs hardly to e questioned that it wIB paaa the lower boose and receive the signature of Gover ■or Little. However, it is contended that this wiD aiot transpire foe at hast lifteen day* and it is stated tonight that the meeting will eontinue all of that period, notwithstanding the attitude of County lodge Baatpter, nndet whose instructions constable John Smith arrested some of the bookmakers today. It was a dreary, dismal day. Daring Sunday urght mow fell and the temperature took a sudden drop. leu people ventured out. bul those who did eaaae were comfortable enough once they were iii the big grandstand where the glass frames were lowered across the front and the heat was turned on full force, only live bookmakers put in their names tor stands anil after they had taken their places in the hot tin;; ring, constable Smith and a force of titty depaties fled Into the track. Betting had been in progress afoul live minutes when two Of the bookmakers and their crews were arrested. . Viler the constables departure with his prisoners, their places were tilled and bnsbiess was resumed as if aothlag hxd bappeaed. The arrested men were la ken before Justice of the Peace Archer, who accepted 1m ]h!s for their appearance before him to-Morrow . A i Intervals dariag the remainder of the after-jniou other arrests were made. The layera arrested were Joha Wolf, E*o Wagner, Ben Baow aad William Armatrong. The men. after their release, retained to the track and in some instances arete rearrested. Constable Smith, after taking the first batch of prisoners to town, failed to return to the track, leaving his deputies to eontinue the arrests. A tempo? ary injunction was issued tins morning in the Chancery Court to restrata the sheriff, con staide or deputies from collecting the SMQ per day license ... ground tax which Gouty Judge Siiinpicr insists that OaklawB must pay. The Oak-lawn ollicials Were compelled to furnish bond of ,000 to insure the payment of the fee. should the case be eventually decided against the H"t Springs Jockey Club. Nothing but s ;r drinks were sold a I the track. Jadge Sumptet BOOM days ago refusing to issue the track management a liquor license. Loads A. Cella arrived tonight and is in conference with Dan A. Stuart. No statement was made h either of them for publication. Predictions are unsafe. It is best to await results. The sport begaa with ■ dead heat, the brat at any track this year. It was between the two year olds Ida May and l.aura Clay. Their owners divided the pane. Laura Clay was clearly the best, as she had much the wont of the start and was taken the longest way throughout. Shewing rare ramenees, she gradually wore down Ida Max. In another stride she would have been the undisputed winner. Starter Dade was unfortunate la having the arm ol the barrier next to the inner rail hang when released, n using three of the youngsters to be left at the past The meeting of crack sprinters at six fm tonga, in the fourth, was the chief nee on the program. Wing Ting which had been working fast trials ai Memphis and also here, was considered ■■beatable, but lack ol condition dill for her. .Take Sanders wore her down alter going five furlongs and won with plenty in reserve. Jake Sanders should show improvement in his next start. T. P. Hayes fast filly, Lillie Turner, which took sick after showing well last year, was poorly handled. She displayed nothing startling, but will be right there among tins kind when in proper raeing condition. The bookmakers complained after the closing race that they had sustained considerable losses despite the defeat of four choices. All the winners had a strong following and. as only two or three horses in any race received support, the layers were unable to round up their books.
