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■ — Florida House Sustains Governor Warrens Veto Action on Anti-Racing Bill Is Upheld, 47-44; Adjourn Today TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 31.— The legislature here today sustained Gov. Fuller Warrens veto of an anti-racing measure, which would have prohibited the publication and dissemination of certain advance news on the sport. By a vote of 47 to 44, the House upheld the action of the chief executive. It was virtually a last-minute reprieve, as the bill missed becoming a law by less than one hour. Last week the legislature sent the measure to the Governor, after the House had concurred in various amendments. At midnight last night it would have been written into the statute books automatically if the Governor did not veto it. This he did, with but minutes to spare. It was returned to the House where a two-thirds vote was necessary to override the veto. Proponents of the bill failed by 17 votes to obtain the required majority. The legislature is scheduled to adjourn at noon tomorrow, and it will not meet again until 1953. Informed quarters were of the opinion that the proposed bill would have seriously, if not fatally, crippled racing in the state of Florida, and greatly reduced the revenue accruing to it from the pari-mu-tuel betting. Under the terms of the meas- Continued on Page Thirty-Eight J Governors Veto of Anti-Racing Bill Sustained by Legislature Continued from Page One ure advance information such as selections, jockeys, probable odds and scratches would have been outlawed. The bill applied to newspapers and- radio as well as scratch sheets and other media; It was understood that Governor Warren rejected the bill on the grounds that it would have abridged the freedom of the press. The thoroughbred tracks which would have been affected are Hialeah Park, Tropical Park and Gulfstream Park in the Miami area and Sunshine Park, near Tampa.
