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Show CHANGING THE RACE TRACK BILL . i. Albany, N. Y July 11. Strenuous t attempts are being made here to push ( through the state legislature 2 modi- L flcation of the race track bills adopt- i ed when Gov Hughes was In power. A new bill, introduced by Senator Git- rj tens, releases members of race track ! associations from personal liability y for betting carried on without their knowledge. It Is understood that the bill defining bookmaking is to be aban- i doned and efforts concentrated on the . 3 passage of the Gittens measure. S "It Is now so late," said Senator , Gittens, introducing the bill, "that I v g have decided to strip the bill of everything ev-erything except the bare question of whether this legislature is willing to I stand for the proposition that any I man may he imprisoned without the L fault on his part So blue a law never t before was ingrafted upon ouc stat- I utes. It is a crying disgrace to see I V It there, and it is too bad that the ef- ! fort to correct this outrage, simply -Ij because it inures to the advantage of jf the directors of the racing associa- ; tlons, -should be widely characterized , t as being born of graft and corrup t tlon." ' OO " 5 |