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MAKES LOUISIANA PROSPECTS APPEAR POOR The Associated Press sent out the followin patch from Baton Rouge yesterday yesterdayThat That horse racing in Louisiana has little chance of being resumed was shown by a poll of the lower house of the general assembly yesterday when a ma ¬ jority of the members of that body expressed them ¬ selves as opposed to the bill introduced several days ago providing for the restoration of racing in New Orleans A petition asking that members of the house vote against any racing has been circulated In that body by Leon Locke author of the anti racing measure of four years ago agoAnother Another report from Baton Rouge says saysSixtysix Sixtysix lepreseiitatives have agreed to vote against the proposed bill to restore racing in Louisi ana This action kills the movement recently started to revive racing in this state stateTho Tho committee that took a prominent part in the campaign that led to the enactment of the Locke law was called together at New Orleans a day or two ago and formulated plans to oppose the repeal or amendment of that law Archbishop Blenk was among those in attendance and took a prominent ptirt proceedingsThe in the proceedings The Protestant Ministers Association is also mak ¬ ing an active fight against the proposed legislation
