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RACING ROW IN SOUTH AFRICA The latest South African exchanges give some interesting facts concerning a dispute between the stewards of the Durban Turf Club and the book-making members of Natal Tattersalls. Tlie dispute arose over the fees demanded for the privilege of betting at ordinary race meetings of the Durban Turf Club. No agreement could be reached, and the bookmakers declined to operate at the September meeting. The Durban stewards, in the belief that the monopoly of betting at their fixtures enjoyed by the bookmakers of Natal Tattersalls was not beneficial to their club, intimated that they would endeavor to induce their members to sanction the throwing open of the "ring" to all reputable persons who would provide a reasonable security. This created a great stir in Natal Tattrrsalls, and the management of that institution informed the club that they were willing to increase their "bookmakers rights" to seventy, which would permit of an additional twenty bookmakers betting at the meetings. This did not jneet with the approval of the stewards, but a truce was called whereby the ordinary bookmaking conditions were allowed to remain in force until after the October meeting. At the same time notice was given that the whole question would be submitted to a general meeting of the members of the Durban Turf Club. This meeting decided by seventy-two votes to fifteen to throw the ring open, and so the matter stands.
