OUR YOUTHFUL VISITORS AND RACING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1597, 14 November 1912, Page 6

OUR YOUTHFUL VISITORS AND RACING.

Sir,—l-noticed in your colilpins a few days ago that the Canadian Gadete Wero taken to , the OI.C. races. Now.,, sir,, seeing, that Canada, -which, is not desifr nated "Gdd's Own Country," and which now possesses legislators whoso aim is at practical reform, and who,' unlike ouf own-Rofornr party,, have.not yet even countenanced a State legalised gambling machine, viz., the totalisator, it,would, ■bo a graceful ; act., .sir, on the,part;of tho Minister in chatge of this, particular Department,'to furnish these ..youthful:, visitors tfith a detailed or cbmflrehenr stye report of the moral effect, this Sta'pe legalised form, 'fef gambling, .is in this'feautifttHahcl''of'ours. (I would' B«RK*st that the r«TX)r.t be;drawn up bJ rear hbnouriKl and learned Judges or. the, Supreme Court.) It would be interestinK wadinj.fpr the Canadian'.statesmen,. and. a splendid souvenir for the cadets' to '. hSna over to parents oil their tor--rival horhe'.' There may be many who', will take exception to this letter; but I" chaVlengo anyoiie to disprove thig: . That, it is not in a State legalised gambling, ■machine that •& ■cbuntry-i! .goitte to improve the strain of horseflesh, The legal' ising of. .gambling is'a'curse to any cb:ug;J try and "to my mind has - not, 'so Via.Tt' proved a blessing to .• tho land, , of sar. birth, so-called "God's Own. Country." : W.ishing the young visitors a happy .time, —I am, etc, ' ■ ■ A. %. HOENBLOW.