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REJOICE OVER DEFEAT OF SIMS BILL Horsemen and Breeders Happy Over Favorable Outcome of Attempt to Destroy Racing and Breeding. LEXINGTON, Ky.. February 23.- The Kentucky Senate al Frankfort today defeated the bill of Senator 11. l|. Sims, intended to do away with paii- mutiiel betting on borae racing in this stale. There was great rejoicing nnioni; horsemen and breeden when the news reached here. The defeat of the bill came after a bearing on the measure last nibt. at which breeders and owners of hor-es. headed by Major Thomas C. Mellowell. president i f the Thoroughlsred Horse Association, presented their views The hoimf took Ihe broad and truthful ground that there an be no organized racing without betting, thai without racing the great horse breeding industry cannot be sustained and that without the better bl I which is determined by the proving ground such a He-race course N the bunco of the land will rapidly deteriorate. The refoimtis stated that they bare no objection to horse racing, but that it is betting on horse racing that they Waal to slop. They did not want it Io continue to be legalized in Kentucky. It was shown by i in- borsentea that there is rastly more money gambled at raring tracks where betting is not lawful than at the Kentucky tracks. The re for awes had said thai thej believed racing would continue if the Sims bill should be penned. The horsemen agreed with them that it would, but they said: "You will force u to become evaders if Ihe law. just as others of your views have forced the people of New York and other slates to become. in order to have and to enjoy our recrealion. We much prefer to eontfauuo to be respected, as arc an-, and known as law-abiding men.
