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Show GOV,; FOLK BEATSl THE BOOKMAKERS . , It appears that Gov. Folk of Missouri has finally won out in his fight to abolish gambling at the Delmar race track at St. Louis. At any rate the.traclf has for the time being been abolished, and it is probable that the promoters of the sport of kings will not attempt tp resume operations. When the anti-gambling law, recently passed by the Missouri Legislature, went into effect, the racing' season at.. "Delmar was at its height, and a dozen bookmakers were, plying a lively trade. Then Gov. Folk announced that they mhst stop;, the aw. would be enforced. Various schemes were tried to evade xhe . 'itatute on technical grounds, principally in the manner of placing' the bets. These did not daunt Folk, who threateped to call out the militia if he could not enforce the law in any other way. ; " At times the row has had ludicrous features. One day 30(J po- . licemenl marcHed out to the track, determined to capture the book- makers They were refused admission unless they paid. This they refused to do and were afraid to force entrance. So they marched back' jkr town. Another day they visited the track and paid their admission.ifcut they were no sooner inside than all signs of betting ' had ceased and they could arrest no one. Finally, however, one or two bookmakers were captured. Then followed, damage .suits, habeas s corpus proceedings, allegations of false imprisonment, and all sorts of legal tangles. , '. . ,. ' - v . , , ' "But the Governor appears to have a strangle hold. The Attorney-General, on Fold's ordprs , has flJeid quo warrantoproceedingso annul, the charter of the jockeyclub and confiscate its property to the State. This action sounded so formidable that the management decide3 toVlose up, for the time being at Least. Meantime a decision . is pending in the Supreme court as to thi right of the police to raid the track every afternoon when the raeing isMone outside the city limits. . . ' : ' |