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MEASURE FOR HOT SPRINGS RACING. Hot Springs. Ark.. December 25. The proposed amendment to tlie Amis anti-racing law. which will be presented by the Business Mens League to the legislature for action, is as follows: To except Garland County from the operation of the bill us to wagers or bookmaking. Permit racing on tracks in this county under auspices of responsible organizations, not to exceed fifty days in any one year, nor three days in any one week. Provide for a county racing commission composed of three reputable citizens and real estate owners of this county to he appointed by the governor. "The jurisdiction of the commission is restricted to the matter of protecting the public against fraudulent racing or other fraudulent methods connected with racing with power to punish or suppress same. "Said commissioners are to become county olficers and draw their salaries from the county treasury on approval of their accounts by the judge. "Provides for a license tax of 00 per day on racing associations for every day of racing, to be collected by the county collector and turned into tne county treasury, out of . which the salary and expenses of the commission are to lie paid and the residue to go to the public road fund." The result of w recent poll among .business men and other representative citizens as to whether or not racing in Garland County under certain regulations and restrictions tdiould be resumed, showed that 570 out of a total number of 071 were for racing, lifty-four against racing and forty-one noncommittal.
