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- 1 ] , 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 i 1 , AMI-BETTLMi BILL PASSED LOWER HOUSE AT COLUMBIA CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS. Measure Now Goes to Governor, Who Is Expected to Give It His Approval Forthwith — Sport Gets Immunity for This Season. Charleston, S. C.. February 15.— The racing legislation which has been the subject id statewide interest since its Introduction at Columbia, was disposed d" today so far as both branches of the Leg -lature are concerned. Last nigbl the Senate Baalty passed the anti-betting bill in its amended form md today the lower house concurred in the Senate amendments. The bill now sm-s to the governor. who probably will atiix his signature to it tomorrow. The men connected with the race track management feel satisfied over the elimination of the Injunction feature of t aiginal bill and the Immunity re-cared f.-r this season, as the law will not become operative until July 1. They are hoping for eon tingemics to arise that will permit them 10 oner ate next year. Tin- bill, which will bee.. me a law when the governor signs It, is almosl a replica 11 the Hart-Agnew law in New York, and if the in. 1 , politau courses can liml a way to conduit meetings with the law in fine, the same ui.-ans will be em ployed here. The anti racing contingent contend that this -eason will maik the end of racing in South Carolina. The text of I he hill as passed is as follows: Section 1. That any person within thi- state, who engages in betting, betting at any race track, pool-selling, or bookmaking, with or without writing, at any time or place; or any person who keep- or occupies any room, abed, tenement, booth or build-bag, iloat or vessel, or any part thereof, or wh 1 occupies any place or stand of any kind, upon anv public or private grounds, within this state. With hooks, papers, apparatus or paraphernalia, for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers, or of selling pools, and any pi rson Who records or registers Lets or wagers, or sills pool- or makes books, with or without writing upon the resuli af any trial or contest of skill, speed or power of en durance of man or beast or upon the result of any political nomination, appointment of election; OT upon the result of any lot. chance, casualty, un-knoAii or contingent even! whatsoever; or any person who receives, registers, records or forwards, or par-ports or pretends to receive, register, record or forward, in any manner whatsoever, any money. thing or consideration of value, bet or wagered, or offered for the purpose of being net or wagered, by or for any other person, or sells pools, upon any such result: or any peraoB who. being the owner, le- 1 • or occapanl of any room, shed, tenement, tent, booth or balMlag, Boat or vessel, or part thereof, or of any grounds within this state, knowingly permits same to he used or occupied for any of these purposes, or therein keeps, exhibits or employs any device or apparatus for the purpose of recording or registering such licts or wagers, or the selling id* such pools, or become- the custodian or depository for gain, hire or reward, of any money, property or thiag of value, staked, wagered or pledged, otto be wag red or pledged upon any such result: or any person who aid-. a--ists or abets in any manner in any of the said acts, which are hereby forbidden, shall be deemed guilty of ;i misdemeanor and anon conviction, shall be punished by a fine UOl exceeding one thousand ,000 dollars, or Imprisonment not exceeding six 1O1 months, or both line and Imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Section 2. That this Act shall take efTect Jul v 1.-1012. and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Acl are hereby repealed. "Provided, that wherever the offense js specified in the Act of moo. pages 00. 07 and os. the punishment there provided mall he Imposed, it being the intention to leave the jurisdiction of such gambling as is there specifically prohibited in the courts now having jurisdiction of the same." A terrlfh electric storm dining the night, followed by steady rain thi- morning, put "tin- track in bad shape and dulled todays -port considerably. The Inclement weather reduced what otherwise would have been a big attendance, tie: occasion being ladies day. Enough of the fair sex braved the dements to till the spacious grandstand. The bet ling, ring wa- crowded throughout tin- afternoon and the fifteen bookmakers had plenty of business Scratches reduced the fields considerably in all the races, all the starter- being pronounced mud runners. The talent were again fairly successfnl in landing on winner-, most of them coming from the ranks . t the short-priced contender-. the exception wa-. Peter Pender, which, under Loftus energetic handling, got up in the last siriih-s to beat Chilton Sqaaw, The chlel disappointment! of tin- afternoon were furnished by the defeat m the Hedrlck entry, eon-si line ,,f Mid Biver and Lewi-, in the third race, and 01 Bye Straw in the Bftb. The hitler wa- taken into .imp h. Al Muller and Jessup Burn, but the latter was disqualified out of second place for his palpable but unintentional Interference with Bye Straw and Herbert Turner during the final furlong "f the stretch drive. L. P. Doerboefcrs •fillies Nightmare accounted for the purse in Hie race in which the lledrick pair ver,- beaten. Incidentally it marked the initi:.! rlctory -ie.1,1 by the young Louisville owner in a long whil . r 1 1 found conditio. 1- exactly to hi- liking and won the dosing dash with consummate ease. II-was tI..- shortest priced winner of the day. Little Bad beat a baud of juveniles ii the opener, hut was lucky to take the purse from Bosturtl the bitter being a sufferer from Frequent interfer -nee. .1. .1. Flanatgan. a levcloped what looks like the l» -t two-year-old shown at Palmetto Park tblsj winter in tin- U11-..M e-.lt Southern Shore, ha- de elded to dispose of the latter bj auction in the pad-1 dock on Saturday next aid retire from racing. Paul Mih- i- ,,n.- of tie- |at arrivals from Co-l lumbia. lb- came with his horses this morning 1:. li. Williams has arranged to ship .1. 1.. Hollands Voter Harpsichord stallion. Hilarious, together with the marus Darling ami Whip Top, to tie il!i. im- stock farm in Oklahoma. These mare-. together with some of he others » m .11 the farm. will in- mated with Hilarious this sp Ing. The stake bi.nik- of tin New Louisville Jockey Club arrived at Palmetto Park yesterday and Were distributed among the horsemen. V P.. |ai- ha- obtained -ee. ml all on jockev I. William- for if remainder oj the meeting here. .lo - Bose, which a ■ a bn -ding bureau race at Palmetto Pari- recently, will he asslgueil to a Sum 1 r County farmer. The conditions under which the farmer will obtain the borw provide thai he will have to permit other farmer- in his neighbor I I to mate fifteen mares to .loo Bose each vear lies Ides aaj that the farmer may hue himself. . charge of any kind will be made for this. Joe Bos well bred horse, being by Barnej Schrelher*s good stallion Bannockburn. out of Ameliana. The dam of Ameliana wa- Bstelte by Himyar, and she out of Boot] In Asteroid, so that the breeding bureau iu thi- -i.ite starts off with a richly bred t tail ion.
