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RACING IN KENTUCKY SAFE ♦ — i Sims Bill to Abolish Pari-Mutuels Killed in the Senate ♦ Committee Had Reported Favorably, but Measure Defeated by Vote of 21 to 14 FRANKFORT, Ky.. F«h»uarj -•" ■■ Facing in Kentucky is safe, and tin- threat* n«-«i blew to the breed -i iiir Industry if the Bine Gruss State was averted when the Sims 1 i 1 1 to ehaUah the puri-mutuel form f wagering on the race trucks of 1 1 ■ i — state was defeated in the senate this morning by ■ vote •f Jl to It. eleven Democrats and ten Fcpubli-■ -i i ii— voting against the mtasare and an rqaal number of Democrats and Republicans rotlng for It. The committee had reported the Mil favorably •1 to ■•■ Be— tori Hall and Biakle. DenMcrata, and Watts and Bins. Republicans, favoring the bill. while fir natwrs Fright. Butt— and Moatot opposed it. The motion was niinlc by Senator M arse to substitute the minority report far the majority report, which If adapted would kill the bill, Senator Kraek aaade .-i speech in favor of the preaeat system, saying that bis lull now prudtng would add tSOO.OOS accessary revenue to the state treasury and that peonage of ibis bill would not end gambling, but inly change the forni of it. Senator Havneo Carter of Flhjnholhiamii nude :in addreos in favor of the games and sports of the people .iikI said thai it was time to rail n b.-ilt in the suppression of varlena amusements which threaten* to engnif motion pic tare shows and other innocent forms of diversion, and added that these Manse reformers were going to st.-irt a crusade against to basso nt tlt ™r! ■■• moan At. Senator Bwinford. Harrison County, made I speech in fmor of the MIL and the previoni una, it tun being moved the s,.nMte voted 11 to 11 to kill tbe bill. Thane favoring the motion were Beam tecs Anile. Atwood. Brenstetter. Bright, Brock, Barton. Carter, Bavin, liemuudrum, Burly, Cardner, Harlan, r. m. Harrlaa, Hogne, Metager, Monro-, lies*, Perry, Points. Simmons and Rtoll. Those voting in the negative were Senators Anxier, Baker, Hall, B. II. Harris, Hinkle. H. Mar-hall. Miller. Sunn, Parka. Bhnts, Bwinford, Witt- and Whltaker. tit —tars stives, Baslth and Morris did net vote. Bi aati r smith being absent and Senator Rives not bring in the senate when the vote wna taken. Senator Monis was present, but did not vote. Senator Brocks bill placing ■ Recuse tax on 1 race trucks of s-_..~ hi a day was reported favorably by the same committee. An amendment to the Sims t • i " 1 proposing that it go into effect January I, l.ij-j. Senator sim- said, had been suggested by the majority of the eonunlttee, but the killing of the bill prevents anj eeo-aide " ration of an amendment.
