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T MARYLAND HEARING TODAY Anti-Racing Bill to Be Discussed Before House e Committee— Real Fight to Come Later. BAI/PIMOBK, Mi!.. Jaaaary 30. —Though n favorable ••■poll by the house judbiary committee on " th,- sati-racetrack bettiag bill is thought to he " certain, the coassslttee a ili go through all the " motions of a pwhUe hearing beginning tomorrow v I moraing. William Furi-hell Hall, who introdmed the « measure, has reonesled the Use of the house I delegates chamber to hold the hearing. As chair-, .nan of the judi.-iaiy lommittee Hall is relied • upon to accelerate its pea tags through that body and. as sponsor of the bill, is more than relied d upon to return it to tin- hou-e with the stamp II j of approval. of the thirteen members of thp jaunV buy rasa-i - mittee eight are known to be in favor of the bill. I. the opposition coming chiefly from the i ity inuii-f - hers. In the senate the same bill was referred to the finance « oinmittee. Daattached, apaatlei s • of the uplift have notified the lommittee that they , intend to be present at ihe hearing and CeaM in ■ • W. Davis, president it on the response, vvnen Dr. W. h ! of the lords Day Aliian.-c. and William Silver r AberdPPn. prisldral of the anti raco track betting K association, clmnt the swan song of r.n ing in 11 ! Maryland. Racing, however, has its friends in both h ! tiie senate and house, more so. perhaps, iu the latter f . than in the foimer. The real fight on the bill will develop when It it ceases up for a second reading with the caasasitteel •s report, and is then open for amendments. The first trial of strength is expected to come then. r for some atteaspt to take the teeth from the bill before a vote is almost certain to be made. Thassgh P Ihe preachers of the "straight ami uirrovv" are u • w.-ll represented at Annapolis hy a registered and 1 active lobbv whi-h daily «.ows the lcavn of reform ,. among the" legislators there Is. so far as can be . M-en. no evidenee as yet of the enemy to sow the 1 eo -kle. The friends of racing are. however, expected to 1 come later, for it is not expected that tiioy will be a willing sacrifice.
