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SOME BOOKMAKERS NOT WANTED. If. as intimated in press reports from New York, some of the less desirable of the bookmaking fra-lernit.v arc olanning to transfer their operations from the metropolitan tracks to the Canadian circuit with the opening of racing at Toronto Saturday, they may lie reckoning without their host. It is known that the powers that be on the Canadian turf are not disposed to regard the threatened invasion with equanimity, and it is highly Improbable that oil of the New Yorkers will be received with open arms. President Seagram of the Ontario Jockev Club, one of the most influential men on the Canadian turf, is known to hold decided views on the subject. Mr. Seagram made no secret of the fact that he was displeased with the conditions that attended the influx of New York layers to the Canadiau tracks last season, and even at that time he confided to his Intimates his belief that stringent measures should be taken to meet the situation. The motives actuating the New Yorkers are vve.l illustrated In the following statement of one of their Shaaher. setting forth their attitude: "Canada Is the place for us." said he. "for we can handle the publics money in casli there, whereas on the New York tracks under the ornl-bettlng-no-record sys-tem we find it is impossible to conduct business, except In a limited way. Furthermore, we do not care to deal with wise nun. who are the only ones here who are able and willing to bet with any degree of liberality. It is possible to accept small and large wagers to be memorized, but it is too expensive for us when we can do business in the old way in Canada." On the New York tracks there is a tendency to look upon the proposed departure of the lower class of layers for Canada witli thankfulness, as being a good thing for metroi olitan racing. It is recognized that the move will be of much assistance to the Jockey Club in its sincere attempt to abolish professional race track gambling and to confine speculation to individuals who indulge in it simply for the amusement that may be derived from it.
