Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-05-19 | Page 1 | Will Test the New Racing Law |

Type	issue
Date	1906-05-19
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Will Test the New Racing Law
Type	article
Date	1906-05-19
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	1
OCR Text	Show WILL TEST THE ; NEW RACING LAW , 1 . . , Kansas Gty Club Holds Matinee Today for :Tliah Purpose.' ; KANSAS CITT May 1. The Kansas Kan-sas City Jockey olub'.wlU bold 'a 'racing 'rac-ing matinee this afternoon at' ,Elm-rldge ,Elm-rldge racetrack to test the antl-bettlng law, passed at the last session of the Missouri Legislature, which prohibits the registering of bets on racetracks. Two books will be In operation In the betting ring. One . will be , equipped with a telephone and the other with, a telegraph instrument. In the book the bets will be telephoned to Kansas City, Kan., for registration, while in the oth-' er the bets will be received and wired to a Pallas, .Tex., poolroom. . Every person who- enters the gate will have a badge wlth a different number. - :, - When - a person desires" to make a wager he will give the name of, the horse and the bookmaker will take the number of bis badge. , The bookmaker will take his money and telephone or telegraph the bet out of . the State for registration. . - :- f
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