The New York herald., 1877-01-21
FIRST CHOICE, HOW MUCH3"

THE PROPOSED SUPPRESSION OF POOL SELL
ING IN NEW YoRK-wHAT THE INTERESTED
SAY.
The &C. framed by the Grand Jury for transmission
to the Legislature making pool selling in this city
misdemeanor does not cause much commoon among
those parties who naturally supposed to be the
most nterested-pool sellers Inquiry yesterday de-
veopcd that they feel that many four citizens
must have some way Of specuating, and II ono avenue
is closed they will seek another whatever the enact
ments may be 10 prevent the business gentle
who largely Interested IN the pool business
when questioned upon the subject expressed the
opinion that there was much Of such sweep.
ing act that recommended receiving legislative
sanction. He held, however, that there should be
some limit the "evons' upon which pools are sold,
and personally was In favor OF the abolition OF the
French mutual system.
Evils AND ADVANTAGES POOLS.
Tho latter had worked injury in many respects, and
II would be well, he thought, II IL were done away
with. Boys had become too familiar in the year past
with the betting rooms, and he desired and hoped
legal restraint should be imposed upon all auc-
tioncers, that minors honcciorth may be prevented
from transacting business With them. Demorazation
worked its way into the pool mar.s In numerous ways
season. the most conspicuous abuse being the sas
OF election pools 1t should never again be tolerated
This particular branch OF the business brought about
the rooms class OF who possess but little idea Of
what constitutes the true sportsman. They were
detriment rather than a help. frequently they
wanted 10 fight or bring suit TOR their money wnen
they lost airiy No such trouble occurred with the
professional betting man. ana poo' room - no p'acs
The gentleman interviewed further held that there
was objection the Wholesale suppression Of
pool seng-that IT, the horse breeding interests OF
the country These were 100 vast 10 be swept away
with single brush OF the legislative broom. Besides
he larO q
hgh social positions were largely engaged IN the enter.
PRISE. .shut up pool rooms and stop betting on race
blood breeding" Breeding OF troters and thor
oushbreds would to great extent DO abandoned, a.
high priced horses lind their way into private
THE noxsr BExxDlxG INTERESTS.
'And again, said he, ''stop betting and pool sales
and you will shut up one.halt tho tracks, the
other hall being so poorly patronixed that loss would
undoubtedly result at every meeting. Like gooo
many othor enterprises money IL lost very fast b. tho
management Of tracks when tho public fail to REQ
osnze them. Sell no pools ut Fleetwood, and how
we'll would Il payY Why, there would be such . loss
that the gates would bc closed the next
Jerome. too, would not ike the experience, and tho
failure OF sport this fashionable resort would prove
great loss. It is ten to with such result the
men now camorng for the abolition OF all public bet
tenti0ns and allow It TO 80 on under certain
MONEY MAKES THE MARE GO. gel
"A State law this character /" continued the speak,
or, be passed. There are so many promi-
nent IN every county and in every city largely IN
would meet with crushing opposition. The meetings
draw thousands OF strangers 10 the town. they I'LL the
hotels and boarding houses they make glad the heart
merchant giving an impetus TO trade that could
not be brought about in any other way Your true
sportsman is liberal follow, and none who have met
him, either socially In bdsiness way, but desires
the acquaintance TO continue.
DISTINCTION WITH DIFPERxHcz.
zone more idea continued the gentleman, s'and I'll
close the tor the defendants. Suppress auction
pools and you will then have the English system OF
betting IN vogue with you to great extent-that IS,
the bookmakng plan, and tor one would prefer 1t,
pays and when understood VIII be almost as
satisfact ory Across the water bO0kmakors become
very wealthy here never, as with only TWO per cent
commission there Is not enough margin alter the
heavy expenses are deducted 10 ever make man In.
dependent It popular fallacy that there are mil
lions t;' but any unprejudced seeker after nor-
may ascertain nat this s not the case, when-
anxious TO do 80 F"
Other Interested pool sellers, we'll many proms
nent betting men, also interviewed upon the sub
ject, and while they tailed TO express themselves as
clearly gentleman above they ee be does 10
tho matter of stopping tho sales OF pools ano fully IN
dorscd his opinion.