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t of ,, i • , ! i i j , j | , . 1 I | I I i I ! t RACING TO FINANCE STOCK SHOW Only Way to Sustain Such an Enterprise in St. Louis, Says Judge Murphy. Writing from New Orleans, where lie is in charge j racing, judge Joseph A. Murphy • ffers mac saggesttoaa regardlag the livestock exhibition now being pr ted for st. Louis. Mr. Murphy says that Jadglag from his long experience as secretary of the f Fair Rroaads and other enterprises, -in ii a show lasting but six days cannot finance ami maintain itself from year la year. He thinks that eaaditloaa ill connection with the Chicago ami Kansas City shows are different ami that it will he a hard matter to finance the show under those in St. Louis. This is all the more true, he says, becaase the rail roads, street railroads and breweries are not in a -i t i ni to aid in such an enterprise, while formerly I they were ils greatest supporters. Murphy points out that the St. Louis Fair was -ill .purled largely through racing and withoal the lands secured through this it would have been ha- -possible |.» continue. The judge also says that bet-ling la necessary far the success of racing. Continuing, be aays: "The present laws .f the state do not prohibit lie; ling on horse races except under certain forms. have .it different times mm over this with Prosecuting Attorney Ralph, Attorney General McAllister. Judge Harvey. Judge Han Taylor. TI ias Rowe and ethers, and they will tell people that my construction of the law is a rreet. A l.rillian; sea son of lining is given in New York City and Saratoga each year under laws almost identical with ; ours, but more drastic. "If the people of St. Louis will build me a race , track, put aa organization of high -Haas men behind me. keep mo and the racing ut of politics. I can 1 get from the legislature a racing commission to ail me. will bring the best thoroughbreds in the country to St. Louis and race them thirty days in the year in meetings of fifteen days each. Out of it will turn over sufficient money to give the most pretentious livestock show in the country. I will bo home the last of March. I will not promote an] -thing, but I will give every moment of my time and all of my years of experience to the project if these are wanted."" st. Louis ci, d e DcaMcrat.
