"Tote" to be Legalized and Bookmakers Controlled r London, Mar, 16.
"The Government are as divided in opinion on this question as on the Prayer Book," said the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, speaking in the House of Commons to-day on the Race-Course Betting Bill, a private member's measure for legalizing the use of the totalizator on race-course and permitting—rnceto control book-fixed place for betting on a racecourse, "A. Labour motion for rejection on the Bill was defeated by 149 votes to 184 and the Bill passed its second reading, Mr, Churchill intimated. that the Government would facilitate the progress of the Bill, but the re-Jations between the Jockey Club, the book-makers and the Exchequer mirist be very careful considered. Mar. 16.
Major: Glynn, opening the debate {in favour of the Bill, expressed the opinion that the totalizator would Improve conditions greatly for everybody. interested" in horse racing. Ho mentioned that. the primary object of the Bill was to Becure that betting should tribute to the maintenance of the sport of horse-racing and it waa proposed also to divert a percent fage of the money for the benefit fof the Exchequer. 'The Bill. was the outcome of the conclusions, of special, committee of the Jockey Glub and' the National Hunt Com inittee—the two controlling bodies of the Turf, Mr, Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Excheque, said the Gov-cernment wore themselves divided in opinion regarding the Bill, The Government would give facilities for the passage of the Bill if the second Feadinig were passed, There would have to be a very careful discussion on the possibility of very controvert pial points between the Government fand the promoters of the Bill Reuter,
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