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MISSOURI RACING BILL INTRODUCED. Jefferson City. Mo., February 3. A bill to revive the racing of thoroughbreds was introduced in lioth houses of the Legislature yesterday. Michael E. Casey of Kansas City introduced the bill in the Senate and Grant Gillespie in the house. The proposed law provides for creating a state racing commission to supervise the conduct of the sport, regulate betting, lix penalties for violations of law, and authorize two race meetings annually of no more than twenty days in any ci,ty of 50,000 population. Betting will be conducted under the pari-mutuel system, ten per cent, of gate receipts to become part of the good roads fund. Dave Nelson of St. Louis, who was active two years ago in an effort to have a racing lull passed, arrived here yesterday, accompanied bv a coterie of men of sporting proclivities. Turfmen throughout the state are confident that u majority vote in both the lower and upper houses will support the measure when a vote on it is called, but. at the same time anticipate an opposition fight on the part, of the reform members who worked Willi Governor Folk in the suppression of racing. "There will be no money spent and no lobby for the racing bill." Itarney Schreiber is quoted as saying at St. Louis. "I believe the bill lias a fair chance to pass. The business people of St. Louis apparently want racing resumed. I have invested 00,000 iii breeding racing stock, but if we cannot win clean we shall not have racing in Missouri."
