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| ;] J j I j I ! j V | i j . i | ! J 1 ! j j j j I i I ! j j I . ! I | j I | ! j ! j RACINGS LEGAL STATUS HERE Judge Joseph A. Murphy is in town con- ferring with gentlemen interested in the re- newal of Illinois racing. Concerning the legal aspects of the situation he is credited with having remarked correctly enough : "Racing has been away from Chicago so long that people have begun to believe that the actual sport of horse racing is a violation of law. Nothing could be further from the truth. Roth running and harness races are conducted at the State Fair under full li- cense of law. The Swigert decision, m ef- feet, merely decided that Garfield Park, with foreign books or poolroom and the renting of booths to professional bookmakers at 00 a day each, was a common gaming house within "the meaning of the statute. I question very much whether any court of record would hold that an association conducting clean, high-Class horse races, with no recognition of bettirg whatever, where no one was permitted to set up a place for the purpose of registering bets or acting as custodian of money bet, was a common gaming house. Nor do I believe there is anything in the court records which gives a legal definition of what constitutes a bet within the meaning of the statute. They are legal points which in my opinion, should be carefully thrashed within the law, with-OOt oat Then we can race tolerance. That is the only way we, should race." __ . -, j I I ,1 i j ! i i j j j 1 * : 1 . ! j 1 : : ! j ; !i ; k I ; * | ; j I ; , j | . 5 I
