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CONDITIONS OF RACING IN CANADA Francis Nelson Tells of the Present Day Situation People Heartily Tired of Restrictions NEW YOI5K N Y April 19 Francis Nelson who is the representative of the Canadian Kacing Association sit sill meetings held under the jurisdic ¬ tion of that body and who has been in the stand in New Orleans and sit Iowie was si visitor in New York Saturday en route to his home in Toron ¬ to Mr Nelson has his finger on the pulse of the racing situation in Canada and what he says in connection with the Fport in the Dominion will be read with interest interestThe The rsicing situation sill over the continent is such sis to afford much satisfaction to lovers of tha sport said Mr Nelson Tin outlook in Louisiana is for decided encouisigement by the tite siuthori ties and si certain measure of regulation sissuring its permanency fti Maryland the Iurke bill just psissod by the legislature sind signed by Governor Kichie provides for a stsite commission and si hundred days of legal racecourse speculation It comes into effect on the first of June and it will add IS000 a day to the state revenues that being the amount of the daily tax taxCANADA CANADA TIRED OF RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTIONSIn In Canada where racecourse betting is si fed ¬ eral sind not a provincial or stsite siffair the condi ¬ tions sire the sstmo as before the wartime interreg ¬ num That is betting is sigain legsil for two seven day meetings si year on properly incorporated tracks A report on the conduct sind needs of rsicing throughout Canada has been made to tin federal government sit Ottawa by Dr Iuthorford who was last fall appointed a commissioner for that purpose It is favorable to the continuance of legalised betting in Cstnada though it points cut certsiin quarters in which the privilege has been abused in the past No art ion has yet been taken by the Dominion government nor has any indication been given of its position but it is commonly believed that any siction will be for the regulation sind betterment of racing not to its disadvsintsige The Country has hstd enough of the dont do this policy and re ¬ strictions do not create popular enthusiasm enthusiasmLICENSE LICENSE CANNOT BE PROHIBITORY PROHIBITORYIn In Ontsirio the provincial treasurers budget speech indicates an increased taxsition on various sources of public revenue including si raise of the rsicing license from 1250 a day to 10000 for mile tracks sind half that sum for halfmilers If that is prohibitive sis is sisserted in some quarters it is beyond the authority of the province which must license stud cannot prohibit In any csise whatever figure is arrived at it will no doubt be paid by the public in the end All tsixes sire The only halfmile track in Ontario that was likely to oper ¬ ate anyway is Dufferin Park at Toronto unitrest hsiving been cut into for building purposes The Montreal and Ottawsi tracks sire not affected of course by Ontario legislation as they are located in the Province of Quebec QuebecPeople People sire very keen for the resumption f flu sport which is the predominant recresition for so many of the most desirable portion of every com ¬ munity and there is si strong feeling that tin ¬ tlosing of rsicing in Canada was unwarranted siud panicky It is hard to make anyone believe that it should liive been suppressed in Csinsida when it went on in every other purl of the Pritish Empire even in Itritsiin and in Frsince Its restoration is smother evidence of the return to sane conditions and consideration for the rights of the public publicPurses Purses will be largely increased this season concluded Mr Nelson sind horsemen as well sis the common tresisury will benefit from the improved conditions
