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WHAT THE REFORMERS IGNORE. In the course ot an able articl betting legislation, which appeared recently in the London Sporting Chronicle, the writer | oints out how the aims of faddists nally tend towards the suppression of lacing entirely in Bngauat, and asks: "Is the suppression of racing what Fnglishmen want? Horse racing has made Kngland the envy at the world in its wealth of the finest thoroughbred Meet. Hardly an important sale of thoroughly oil stock takes place in this country but representatives from the great powers are present eager to buy. Horse racing is endowed and encouraged by most continental governments. Btit in this country, where the love of a good horse is supposed to be imbedded in the Batata of every englishman, horse racing is to tie crushed. The notable service horse racing has rendered the Hate is nothing: the lajportaat idiisiries racing and the breeding of the thoroughbred have hccouit — the number of people to which they give employment, the amount of capital invested in them — is nothing. Tbat racing is a national sport and gives pleasure aud recreation to thousands is nothing. What is important to the Anti-Gambling League is that he ting is an unholy ov •itcment. IV, suggest the BhaU tiou of rarhag and betting because by these means some men make fools of themselves, is its sensible as advocating that all mens teeth should be pulled out because some are gluttons. Deny men their manly games. ,|,.ny Hum all excitement . and th" result will be an emasculated race -a race of bboUv-ei ■•Idles."
