The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-17

II only ne or 80 of the four numbsr ara
drawn, sothinR is won b. the b'tor.
Ssdols."-Any two u nbsrs make SAD
die. The phi dra awn by q saddle, is In the
proportion Il 81 for tbrss cents.
" Capital gaddlss."- In tbis, the bet 10 on
{ 70 OF tbres numbTs held hy the bet'or, co N
Ing out In ,hs dr.t tLr drawn. On this. the
roLurn il ssLtV fvr one.
Hor'e "-P ur numbers max. horto and
the wlnLer on tho horse receives $40 for tLrse
csnts
We hAvs thus endsavored as clearly as pos
sibls. In accordance With our space, to explain
the mods operdnd, Of the game. The volume
would not 10 a snail one which would hold
anything like satisfactory calculation OF tn.
chances against the person betting in each Of
the way mentioned especially II .be rascaiity
Of the sgepi should be made subject OF com
putation.
The number of shops where this peiarious
trade Is carried on, is scarcely known. Thoss
IL the business say there are at prsisnt In New
York about 2.O00. Outsiders, In proportion 10
their lack OF kno owleoge on the su ,joct or their
impression Of its maSpitute, vary In their
gutssss fiom 150 TO 300. Toe police fay
there are not over Il teen hundred. Nors Of
these shops are kspt by the nan who furnishes
the monty for them, and who is termed the
"bsek.r" Tho sseut, who sttsnds 70 tho
business, receives, as general thing, lz1 per
cent. OF the gross receipts. The bAck,rs
arc numerous. Rumor ia's that Ban
WooD Is a pretty extensive bscksrj but
B iE's business is more In the lottery line.
IL he Is the ~ ardisn-anRsl CT any OF the
policy shops the lumber Is not largo. A man
named SIMsoss, anoth'r called WEBSTER aud
third fAniiiatly known by those in the bust
ness a. JIn BATas are each said to be heavily
interested as hackers. Some idea OF the sxtsnt
of policy gambling may bs CLEANED nom the
statsmsnt Of those well informed on the subject
that In good times not less than 600 600 per
diem are taken in by the shops In this city. Even
in the present hard times thsiI rscsipts fall lit.
tie beneath that amount. One shop In the
vicinity Of BroadwAy and Maiden Lane aver
| ages 90 90 per day as its gross roceip9.
In this, as In all other gambling operations
there are places technically called TquaIe, or
be nest, aud others mt on the sqaare," but a.
Tar as ,hs ch .ncss for Miuning anything .re
| concerned, the bet 4 will fnd that he losea
| With equal facility In both.
| Ia is ex jsediDg democracy, 10 one OF the
| greatest curses Of this game. The lottery re-
| auires i's patrons to lave soma capital u
tempt the 6 ekle Codes and II they. are
fools enough to riAk "a bird in the hand" Tor
an ,xt'msiy remo's chance OF mythical two
| in the bush our verdict at least VIII b'
'lery.d 'em right" But the hungry, syesors
shivering sssmstressi ths hs,d struggling IA
borer; ths new,bOy all can SIX and lote tbei
piuance 10 this game. And with its golden eP
Llos, beyond theI reach, 1t tempt' them Tar
thsr, farther on. F,r.une, hlisd or h'arIls.
toddeas. recks rot that the girl feels ksenl!
the peed OF me aid bsyond that her waste
fhgen car produce 20 preserve to her ID
life Of purity for which she has endured 9
muob; that the man each evening hnds him
self sui 70 Ind.d b, his little ones whom a
his labor se. ms scsre'ly sufficient to feed an
othe; be wants some msas OF sduGann
them and providing home for the declinin
years OF bip self and ,hs part o. II II sof to'
Soldiers wives, too cut off frow ihe AID prom
tsd tnsm IN tho sbssnc, II their Trotec cor
too often divide ,hsir lsst dollar bstween the
chilcIsn and the policy agent, only to rea'li
tcat "bops deferred mskst tho hesu u, sSs
q rmaa women sspscially have this habit
| They bava long Known 9 game In dermAn
VERY similar in character, and have ProbAb