Show GOOD RIDDANCE The controversy between Mr 11 Freed and Mr McDonald over th the decision to close the races is le only an incident of or orthe the main question There could b be no doubt about the Injury the track gam pm gambling gambling bling bUng wrought it was waa wu demoralising the community It cultivated a taste hate for L ambling gambling among people who could not afford to lose ruse and who would not gam gamble gamble gamble I ble in an ordinary game Worse Woree Wo than I that It U gave save official sanction netlon to about bout boutI as se I vicious a program of Jobbery and crookedness as u could be b devised by pro professional robbers of the public That being the case there was w noth nothing nothIng nothing ing for the fair fa I association to do but shut Khut down on the she h races So faras tar the merits of tt n sl S between n the thet ce two t o sides aides wu woe w concerned the public will not believe bellere that members of the fair association on either side had any ulterior motives Mr Freed very vary prop properly properly rop erly thought the board as u a whole ought ou ht to decide the subject under discussion and resented Mr McDonalds assumption tion that his personal persona dictum would set flet settie flettie tie it Mr McDonald probably thought he hl could speak for the board without the formality of a meeting and that t was about all there was 11 to it Both men have ha ve worked hard 1 and success succeed in the Interests of the fair and it itis Itis itis is most unfortunate that Mr r Freed de decided to retire because his h place will willbe willbe ill be difficult to an Meanwhile the city and state tate are to tobe tobe tobe be congratulated that the tM race rate gamblers are to quit They drained the city elty of i money without any return they the were ere w the foreign books boob for tor a hand handsome handsome handsome some profit they were not lOt In the Ute game tame as AI a sport but as a gambling business 1 I and that always means mans crooked s deal j whenever it can be pulled off without being detected in the tile act set Its It a good riddance e I |