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POINTS AFFECTING NEW YORK RACING. New York. April 7. — It is paid here by persons who claim to know that the Agncw bill now be I ore the legislature to prevent the newspapers from pub lisiiing the iMtting odils on horse races is being quietly fathered by he Jockey Club. If such a la a Is passed the Jockey Club will thus muzzle the news t.apcrs and stop the publication of any reference to I. ■ Min- that mav take place at the race tracks thi-summer. The turf authorities are. therefore, aiding in every wav the passage of the Agnew bill, tor under its provisions no reference to letting on the tracks will be allowed to be published in papers in this state. While no official statement is obtainable, it is said on excellent authority that P. J. Dwyer. who con irols l»oth ihe Brooklyn and Uueens County Jockey Chilis has practically decided to keep the Oravcseud track closed and transfer the Bn okl.vn Jockey Clubs nitrations to Aqueduct. The biggest race of the year, from a money-value point of view, will be the historic Futurity, to ,ic decided at Shecpshead Bav probably In September. The Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps may be run again, if only to perpetuate their names, but the added money will be greatly reduced. As far a-speculation goes, the track owner- will Instruct the Pinkeitons to enforce the law strictly, so that spec ulatois who mav take chances by recording raster* will do so on their own responsibility. In accord once with court decisions rendered so far it is legal for individuals to make oral wagers. It is also legal to sell advance information, while it is a question whether the display of odds can result in a conviction for a violation of Ihe statute In due time some of the cases awaiting trial mav he passed upon, and if there are favorable verdicts the situa tion may be cleared up. It is a noteworthy fact that of mote than 200 alleged l ookiuaker- and bettor-arrested last year in different counties for violating ihe Hart-Agnew law. not one has been brought to lilal. More than seventy of these men were indicted and released on bail.
