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MODERN MACHINES FOR LATONIA Cincinnati O March 4 Captain C A Tillcs is figuring on securing modern machines for the pari niutuel betting at the coming Latonia meeting ami lias placed an order in France for several of the total ¬ izators that have become so popular on the various big race tracks in that country This machine records with every ticket sold the totals on each horse and by a very little calculation a bettor can tell in an instant just what odds he is getting against his favorite If the machines can be se ¬ cured in time for the coming meeting at the Ken ton County track three of these totalizators will be installed for the various kinds of betting one for winning tickets another for place and the other foe show showThe The new owner of the Latonia track lias faith In the mutuel system of betting and Itelleves Cincin ¬ nati turfgoers will like the system as soon as they are fully educated and are offered all the latest Improvements that have proven popular in France South countriesI America and other foreign countries I intend to have all that France has in this line Captain Tillcs said when he bought the Latonin stock from his associates and I believe that in the end the mutuel system of betting will prevail at all the tracks In this country The bookmaker is passing and though I was once heavily interested in that direction I realize that the star of the layers is about to set The mutuel form of betting is between the puhfie and that is the reason it is forcing out bookmaking One represents racing as a sport the other as a business I am figuring on dropping some money In living up to Kentucky racing laws at Latonia the coining spring and per ¬ haps at some succeeding other early future meeting there but if horsemen will give me the proper sup ¬ port I predict that racing at Latonia will be a suc ¬ cess in the end under the auction and mutuel pool system of wagering
