The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-27

sedolaN-Any tvo M nbers maks q sal
die. Ths prizs drawn by q saddle, is In the
prooortiou a tt for three csn,a
"Cspttai faddles."-In tbis the bet IL on
two Of tbrs. numb,rs held by the bettor. co m
ing out In the drst thrte drawn. On this, the
retura IL twenty Ter one.
Hcrse -Four numbers make horse, and
the winner On the horse rsesivss ego for three
csnts
We havs thus sndssvered a. clearly s pos
sibls. In accordance with our space, to explain
the DlodHs opsTdadt OF the game. 1ns yolums
would not Be sneI one which would hold
anything like satisfactory ca ca'culauon Of tk
chances against the psSson bstting In zach u
the ways mentioned especially II the rascslity
putstion.
Tue number Of shops who're thi, nsfarlous
trade is carried On, is scarcely knoWn. fhoss
10 the BUSINESS ray there are at psuent In New
York about 3.000. Outsidsrs, In prop ,rtio 70
their lack Of knowledge on the 81 ;l.ct, or th-ir
Impression OF its magnitude, vary In thir
Rutssss from 1Jo 10 300. Tls police ,ay
there are not over teen hundrei. More II
thsss shops are kept by the man Who furnish =
the money for ihsm, and Who 10 terasa the
'backsr" Tho agent, who attends 10 th.
bustpeas, receives. as general thing. 12T pse
cent. o. the proes r,cslpta Ths 'back.rs''
sie numerous. Rumof rays tba Bss
WooD IL q pretty extensive bscksr, but
Bans business W more In tue lottery line.
II be Ia the gts.diin-anssl ot any Of ths
policy shcps ths number 10 not lsrgs. A man
nSwed SInsoss anoth called WKBsrER aod
third faUilia'ly koown by those In N. basi-
Dees a. JIs Bare s,re zach said ia be heavily
In erected as backera. Sops idea Of toe OK ,sut
OF policy gambling may be glss1ed fro a the
ia ,msbt Of tbos, well informed on 'hs subl C t
thai In good times not less than ESQ 90 par
diem are taken Ia by the shops in this city. kvsu
in tas pr,s.nt hs,d times thsu ressips fall lit
tie bsnoath that amount Ons ship Ia IA,
vicibity II BroaG wy and Maiden LARs avsi-
ages 81 90 per day as its gro.s receips.
In this. a. in all oshsr gam sling operations
hire a'e places techpie,lly called tqua-e or
h'n'st, and others mot on the squsre," but a.
tar "a 'hs chsnca, for wicning anything srs
cot 'rusd, the bet will 6nd that he lSess
18th equal facility in both.
Ia It's ex esaing democracy, 10 one Of the
Srea'st curs u this game. Tbs lot .ery rs
quires its pt'rous to rave some capital Ia
Tempt the fekle Goddess and 70 they ara
fools enough to risk "a bird in the hand" for
al ,Nttmsy reuo;s chance Of mythical two
in tho bush our verdict at lsss. will b.
served EN- right" But ths hungry, syssors,
stivering sesmsIees; the hard struggling Ia
oorer; tbs new ,boy all can risk and lose tbsir
ni,'Ance In this game, and with its golden Up
gls', beyond the'r reach, II tempts them far
th,r. farther on. Fortune, bliad or h.aril.ss
GODDESS, reeks not that the girl fesls ksenly
tbe need Of some aid beyond that her wssted
iiigsu can produce. to preserve to her tbs
life Of purity for which she has endured %
mu,b; thSttbs man satb evening hnds him
sslf sure indsd by his little ones whom all
his labor sesm, scarcely sufficient 20 feed aud
| otbe; be wants some mans Of educstin {
them and providing q homo for the decliuine
years OF himself and the partner Of hts II Of toll