Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-16 | Page 7 | Suburban Opens Today at Orleans

SUBURBAN I OPENS TODAY I AT NEW ORLEANS Jan Tan 10 With With a n number of f well known I an antI l with more than horses on hand tho the Suburban race ace track across cross the I river from New Orleans was as torIn today in spite of ot the so called I Locke ocko racing anti law lair Speculation as to the time possible action of the time state authorities and as to whether tho the betting system t to be he employed is lawful fu is widel widely disc discussed The promoters outlined outline their plans and declare that the they will not bo tie in n violation on of the law Tho They Timo- contend in in inline lino line with the recent court decision in New York on the subject that the time displaying dis dis- playing of odds sale of advance information in in- iii- iii urination formation and accepting accenting of bets donot does docs not the time keeping of a betting bet tin ting book Look and that all this cau can be done without violating the fhe bookmaking anti provision pro of the I Locke ocko statute District Attorney L. L H. H Marrero arrero Jr lr of Jefferson pari parish l in in which tho time track is located says he lie will bo ho pres present nt at ut atthe atthe the to for himself races today tOIa to see I I 1 cannot c condemn the action adion of the time Suburban track oO officials c als until I 1 actually witness what is going oin on II h he delare declared Ten fen operators have ha agreed ell to j purchase pur jur- ur chase advance in information at 1 1 12 a a. race This will mean O daily for purses There are Ire forty five entries for the six races to today l If th meeting is n not t interfered with and and the promoters believe it will not nol be because they y say bay lY nothing counter to tho the Locke Lock law a will vii bo he found to ex cx- x in the lime operations there operations there i is very cry prospect rol that tho the Suburban will enjoy the great greatest t of success 5 that it or any auy mile half track in this entire section has experienced in man many years