DANCERS OF THE TOTE.
A CLERGYMAN'S VIEW. By Telegraph.—Fre&s Association.—CotiyrlKht Sydney, Monday. At the sitting of the Totalisator" Commission to-day the Rev. WoolsRutledge, a Methodist, wbb examined. He said that he did not think that the totalisator would improve the breed of horses. Even if it did, it would not lead to the breeding of a better class of men. It would make the State a participator in the vice of gambling. There would also be a danger of an increase in gambling, because the machine would give it an air of respectability which it did not possess to-day.
The witness said that he knew of a Sunday school where T&ttersall's sweeps were subscribed for.
Messrs John Whitworth and T. Cotter (New Zcalandera) stated thnt they favoured the bookmakers. The latter said that under the totalisator the punter would have to bet in the dark. The machine also bred betting in shops at "tote odds."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 465, 15 May 1912, Page 5
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155DANCERS OF THE TOTE. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 465, 15 May 1912, Page 5
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