THE RACING SQUABBLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19714, 13 August 1927, Page 14

THE RACING SQUABBLE.

Sir—The'revelations made in the House bv Mr If. O. Samuel and reported by you on Friday, make the finest anti-gambling speech that h*s been heard m this land these many years. The ethics of the turf have been manhandled by moralists of many colours, but here they are thrown on the "floor of the House in a bedraggled condition, thanks to the candour of an honourable member who hates jobbery. The evidence, it may be pointed out, implicates the venerable baronet, who. has been pushing his golden plate toward our impoverished country, asking for more racing privilege. It implicates the local racing magnates who have been congratulating each other on their swollen revenues in this vear of public poverty. It suggests that gentlemen of the turf will let nothing stand in their way when the finance of a ricketty club is at raises the question whether the River Wai'kato might not very well (in the Hercules stvle) be run through this dirty stable. The public will have an opportunity of gauging the wisdom of giving men who conduct their business on such principles the large extra gambling rights that are asked for in Sir George Hunter's bill. ,3. J. North.