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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 200, 24 May 1894, Page 4

The Victorian judge His Honor. Judge Molesworth argues against the totalisator that many men, women and children who do not go to races are tempted to bet through the medium of the machine. Concerning winch argument “ Asmodeus,” of the Melbourne Leader, writes “I fail to see that the machine offers greater encouragement in this respect than do the bookmakers, the numerous sweep promoters, or the private betting shops and secret totes. As far as women and boys are concerned, a law could easily be made prohibiting them from betting in any shape or form. While admiring Judge, Molesworth’s apprehension for the moral welfare of the community at large, particularly the betting, portion of it, I fear the theories he propounds for the cure of the betting evil are not likely to achieve the object in view. It is perhaps, a pity we cannot have horse racing without betting, but to,expect people to go to Flemington without haying their pound on a race is as unreasonable as to ask the more saintly section of the- Community to go to a prayer meeting and not pray. When racing ceases to be the sport of the masses, then, and then only, will gambling in horse flesh disappear.” He’s dead right there. • . .