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Show ANTI-RACETRACK BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 21, Developments Develop-ments In the fight being made by tho race track interests to prevent the enactment en-actment in this state of the law passed In New York, known as the Hughes law prohibiting betting upon racoa. showed this afternoon that wlthing a short period It will be ready for the signature of Gov. Gillett. The assembly passed the measuro today by a vote of 87 to 10. Lieut. Gov. Warren F. Porter said this evening even-ing that there was no doubt of its passage in the senate. Got. Gillett has repeated several times the statement that he would sign a bill prohibiting gambling on the races that might come to him from ' the legislature. The race track Interests arc not hopeful of delaying final action more than a week. Notice was given by AsBcmblyman Grove L. Johnson that he would move to recortLA-r the voto cm thejlll ' .t motion |