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| I SERIOUS OPPOSITION IN CALIFORNIA. Backers of Proposed Racing Legislation Look for Antagonism, but Senator Nealon Is Confident. Has the state racing commission and pari-niutuel bill a chance to pass. . Devotees of the turf in all sections of the country are anxiously awaiting the answer to the question. State Senator James C. Nealon. who lias the measure all framed and ready to be introduced at the lgislature. is confident that the lawmakers will see merit in the provisions of the act. Opposition to a bill of this kind is bound to be in evidence. Nealon says he will point out the revival of the sport in the states of Kentucky. New York. Maryland. Louisiana. Nevada, and will set forth the bene tits that will be derived by the breeding of horses. Reforms over the old state of affairs, when the sport was legalized out of California in 1911. will bfl argued. The bill calls for state control over the sport through a racing commission appointed by the governor, and a percentage of the receipts will be turned over for state purposes. "The Golden late Thoroughbred Breeders Association, composed of men all over the state who have the interests of breeding horses foremost in mind, is going to present the bill with dean hands." explains Nealon. "According to the constitution of the association, no member is permitted to own more than one share of stock. It is. accorelingly. not for the gain of any one man, but for the horse breeding of California, that the measure is being introduced. "It is the intention of the association to purchase thoroughbred sires and distribute them in the various counties of the state for the purpose of improving the blood lines of our horses. Thoroughbred blood makes ideal remounts of the best type for the cavalry, and army officers tell us that suitable horses have practically passed out of existence in California, which was formerly a great center for recruiting. "We know that our large breeding establishments have been forced to discontinue. There was a time when the breeding of horses ranked as a great inelustry in this state, and it is our aim to build it up again." Si nator Nealon was working on a number of amendments to the bill, and it is possible that there will be some slight changes when it is introduced, although he reports that the main points as announced will be carried out. — San Francisco Chronicle.
