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FRENCH PAR1-MUTUEL SUMS S; : Astonishing Totals Shown by the Official al Figures of 1920. , "Amongst all the praMeau worryks* the Bovera; " meal In these abnormal times is the pari-mntnei, ■" write the ia-i- correspondent of the I/oadon Rports |s j man "Aa almost eontinnons subject of d.-hate Mid 111 disaureemeiu since its institution, its position today, ■y is ,,„„•,■ perplexing than ever. Sot thai its existence is in peril: il ban, as ., matter of fact, never " been more secure. The real traaMe is thai the " machine at the mere important ateetiags ia aa "" longer cataible of dealiag with the enormous stuns ■" .,f money dally devoted to tarf specnlatioo. Daring "■ 1P20 the" official figures of tin- total tarnover a*re. ?* s"tl •■".» SHi The nerccataga withdrawn by the , ,,,. 11 ,„. cent amounted to fSa.551.790. »t th,-. ,500,000 will !«• devoted la the devastated 2 region*, s.r.no. «Hi •.. agriealtaral iaatnetfaa, aadl ,000,000 to piddic charities. •These are astoeishiag fbxarea, and It is not " likel] Hi" mi 1 1 ami at «iii saacti lay new betr " : tin- scheme that would abolish sack s splendid •*• source of reveane Saw U is aa secret ia ra.-m "- circles that large sums of money ar.- bet Independent le- of the mutuant. Private and illegal bnok-makiag k- fi.mris. .s in all the iaelasarea. and to " stamp this oal hf impossible. Uvea to reatrict it dlfflcalties almost W* there sre lechaical and formal msarmountibie Bo egteaalve are the mutuei traaa-ictton* lis nawadays thai s quarter of aa hour and ad often laager etapaea baTare the dividends are made ,|r "Duriag the short space of tun- left for betting ■g tin- Imh.His ate the scene of of on the tift race rough and attBagrceabke erowdtaf by hackara, of of whom, gaaarally sneaking, a boat one-third are ir. turned uuv disappointed -hen the starting ball all rings No wonder, then, that enterprising people pie who risk laying the «hls ar.- well patraalxed. To To rind i magaa ..t briagini all thia naoaaj to the thai officini tatglhtator Is taxing the Ingenuity of the the lac-inn committees, and at preeeal the leiattoa ion ceenis as far of! us avac."
