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BETTING COMPLICATIONS IN NEW YORK Oral Wagers Give the Active Authorities Little or No Chance for a Case New York July 7 There is no reason to doubt that the confidence of the public In racing is as strong as ever The splendid crowd at the Shcrps head Bay track last Saturday proved conclusively that the turf still hns a firm hold on thousands of men and women The privilege of any man to make an oral bet with some friend or acquaintance without fear of being arrested as set forth In Jus ¬ tice BIschoffs opinion in the Collins case has served to dispel fear on the part of many former patrons who are now coming back to the track in large numbers Like everything new the credit system of doing business on the races seems decidedly odd and difficult but In the course of time it Is believed that the public will become accustomed to the sys ¬ tem and will bo well protected too tooIf If ns Justice Bischolt says It is legal to make an oral wager and pay after the race there Is noth ¬ ing to prevent persons establishing credit with a layer away from the track In that way welching would be Impossible while nobody could overplay himself on the nod A man could play up U the limit of his credit but no longer There Is no troubje about the betting end of the problem at all So long ns a bettor does not hand cash wagers to tt layer when he makes his selection he Is within the law and according to the police he cannot e arrested Neither can a layer be taken Into custody If he ecceptfi three verbal wagers und makes no record
