BETTING ON A HORSE RACE IS THAT GAMBLING IN THE STATE OF UTAH test case brought before judge murphy of the municipal court from tuesdays standard Is betting on horse races one form of gambling this question has not yet been decided by the city aulhorn ties although J B jone was arrested last night for keeping an open house used it is alleged tor the purpose of gambling jones is the owner of the turf ex chango on twenty fifth street when he order was riven to close the doors of gambling houses he did not obey he contended cont that his business was legal and recognized a such over the entire country in order 0 o teat the matter jones was arrested he will bo tried on the charge and the case mode a teat judge ie appearing for jones in the municipal court ha rend the state ordinance governing gambling and contended that in no way does it include belting on horse races he asserted that the defendant was within the bounds of the laws and therefore should be allowed to run his business until the matter comes up for final trial judge murphy stated that he did not care to pas upon such a request the advisability af pf running the ewt until the law had been made clear was left to the chief of police who caused the arrest to be ladled the turf will be closed until the cadee is disposed of