Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1909 — WEAKENS ANTI-BETTING LAW [ARTICLE]

WEAKENS ANTI-BETTING LAW

Appellate Court Quashes Indictments Against Racing Men. New York, Jan. I.—Racetrack interests scored an important victory. It was in the form of an unanimous decision of the appellate division of the supreme court that the selling of advance information concerning the horses, their weights, jockeys and the like, said to be essential to the bookmakers in making up their odds, is not a violation of law.

William Engejngn, Chris Fitzgerald and John Cavanagh, connected with the Brighton Beach racetrack, were indicted for selling such information. “If this decision stands on appeal,” said District Attorney Elder of Brooklyn, “it will have the effect of making racetrack gambling easy and the legislature will have to be asked to pass a law to correct it.”