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SPREADING FAVOR FOR THE MUTUELS It is somewhat surprising yet interesting to observe iiow attentively the Louisville return to the Mutuel system of betting is being considered in the other centers of racing The recent decision of the Kentucky Court of Appeals renders It practically certain that the same betting means will be In use at Latonia but the matter docs not stop there The Baltimore officials and those of the Canadian tracks are also scanning the matter closely anil the manifest success that has attended the experi ¬ ment at Louisville Is financially appealing It Is quite evident that the revenue to the club largely exceeds that derived from booking last year and it Is quite likely to Increase when good weather comes and the people can go to the races comfort ¬ ably It is not Improbable that 100000 In tickets will be sold in a day before the meeting closes That would be equivalent to the revenue from fifty books a number unknown at Louisville This is exclusive of the return from the auctions no slight sum Itself t Quite probably the winter track officials Will not fall to observe the present proceedings u
