Word: mutuels
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...reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. But not one of the 40,000 people who were watching him, not Vice President Curtis, who once rode horses, nor Mrs. Gann, who had a good seat, nor Maryland's Governor Ritchie, nor Will Rogers, whose pocket was picked of four mutuel tickets, thought of the Klan as they watched what Dr. Freeland was about. They were all interested in seeing what horse would win the famed Preakness horse-race. Dr. Freeland, who is a big fast three-year-old horse out of Toddle by Light Brigade, humped his shoulders...
Prince Alexandre Dimitri Golitzin,* onetime Court Master of Ceremonies to Tsar Nicholas II, was named in despatches as chief backer of the Woman Racing Syndicate. The track was equipped, in time for the first race last week, with automatic pari-mutuel betting machines, similar to those used on horse and dog racetracks throughout Europe...
Kentucky. Flem D. Sampson, Republican, stood for retaining "pari-mutuel"*betting machines at racetracks. J. C. W. Beckham, Democrat, onetime (1915-21) U. S. Senator and onetime (1900-07) Governor, stood against mechanical, state-supervised betting, for private bookmaking. Each wanted to be Kentucky's Governor. Kentucky had a hard time deciding, but chose Mr. Sampson and the betting machines. Governor-elect Sampson announced that he would appoint none of his kin to office; that he who has three daughters,† would revoke Governor William J. Field's present rule against dancing in the executive mansion...
...trainer received a gold stop watch. The weight carried by the horses was 126 pounds. The event was open only to three-year-olds. Glide, the only fill entered for the race was withdrawn the night before. There were 19 colts competing. Black Gold paid $5.50 on a $2 mutuel ticket...
...Lectures on La Prevoyance Sociale en France. II. Le secours mutuel en France (15,500 societes et 2,600,000 adherents). Professor Mabilleau. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...