SPORTSMEN AND POLITICS.
THE AMERICAN BETTING LAW. New York, uAgust 28. Sportsmen are strenuously opposing the re-election of Mr. Hughes as tjovenor of the State of New York, in consequence of his having passed the law prohibiting betting on racecourses. Mr. Hughes attended a trotting meeting at Saratoga. Competition, on learning of his presence, declined to race till he withdrew. He waited in ■*c stnnd for .in hour and then cony seated to depart.
HOW THE LAW IS OPERATING,
Received 80, 8.24 p.m. New York. August 29. Coney Island Jockey Club expects to lose £30,000 during the next fortnight as a result of the anti-gambling laws.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 214, 31 August 1908, Page 2
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106SPORTSMEN AND POLITICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 214, 31 August 1908, Page 2
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