Show FINE DISTINCTIONS AS TO GAMBLING ALBANY ALBAY N. N Y V Aug 18 Ringing knives and nOi canes tane m at 11 county fairs has hag been declared a game of ot skill but hoop hoop la In IK Is Rambling the meanIng meanIng mean mean- Ing Ins of ot the agricultural v la according to toan toan an opinion rendered rd by A Attorney orney G General A Agricultural associations which permit gambling games at t fairs dr are In hi danger danser of ot forfeiting their right to any state stat mone money for fair tah purposes Commissioner Pearson of at tho state department of DC agriculture agriculture ag as- asked the thc attorney noy general to advise advise- him whether the tho game of hoop Ia la was Wl to bo he construed 1 art UK g gambling A recourse to the dictionary fall failed to enlighten an olo In iii th lb attorneys attorney's office as ne to In the he nature nat of or hoop la but hut It I was finally as ascertained f that the game con- con sista of at throwing a hoop nt At a t- t block of ot wood In Rn fin fn endeavor to lo circle the block with wih a n hoop for tor a prize prUe The attorney general holds that the tho sm game is gambling b because It ma may be ho possible possible to ring the tho block the chances of success at tho the game amo are arc so smell small smal that the player IB JR almost d c certain to fall fail fal In his hil efforts |