The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-22
cIoS. DouB1ns. IND rras1 NrMnnns
The Strange Antics OF t-If-it. the Coiored
Row, nnd Other Numerals.

The month Of June, 1873 will long be re-
mcmbored among policy players. because first,
the drawings ran to doubles" such as 1 %.
&C. and II. and. secondly. because the historic
gig. always associated in the mind of the policy
player with his brother player OF African de-
scent. 4-11-ll. actually camo out twice as n
decided winner. II happened some yenrs ago
that these same numbers appeared twice in ono
week. but since then they have shown up at
very distant intervals. although thousands
upon thousands OF the devotces Of the game
were anxiously hoping for their advent.
How 4-ll-4i first became popular Is not
known. although there is II legend among the
colorcd votaries Of policy that an indcn-
mite number Of years ago one OF
their dark colorod brethren made n hlt"
embarked in the restaurant business. and even
tually became wealthy. all because he had
lucky individual was the legend does not say
but thcrc Is a firmly-rooted beliei IN tho minds
OF many OF the dcnizcns OF sullivan and Thomp-
son streets that this easy and rapid road to for
tune IL still open. Hence the numbers Ill IA
have become known among policy players as
on the 9Th inst the numbers came out In tho
Georgia Lottery, and throughout Thompson
aud Sullivan streets 0ng tho regions thcrcabout
there wa, ercat mourning iorthere is super
stitious belief in these ncighborhoods that
the 9th day Of month 4 an hIay unlhHIcky
2as os TndSr T" tGo ruHIney H ' tho S'@SRS exes
mcnt several veterans actually "swore on"
and kept their onth for two days. but after n
much Tor thom. md thoy began once more 10
speculate. But ina-much rs 4-ll-ii had come
SO recently IT, the surface. thoy stoercd clear OF
the combination arguing on the principle that
as lightning ncycr strikes twice in the same
place. 20 i-ll-ii would not be due for six
months or a year AT least. To ther dismay. tho
numbers were drawn again on Thursday, and
not one Of the dUsky colony had invested cent
20 God. boss" veteran policy player.
whose cbon face CLEANED brightly in the glare
Of lamp ia q, tenement house on Sullivan
could come out Me and do ole woman we
talked it al oher, az, we greed dat dcn num-
0erS ws no t92d :rI drI y2H PCS We hG4 AK Seen
dc month for long time. and lust
DE- MN dsm mqmbers come out Den we
day done thought shuHh ! was gonc. Derc
was dem Same ilggrrs. 1 II -, and not one of
de- flggrrs ! droamt about de night afo. | done
took my. dream instid OF de ole woman :. and
dcrcs whcrc lost"
What was her dream?'
Why, she done drcamt OF n Niger woman in
We'll. docs tha, mean i-ii-ii?"
ON. no. But derc was four pigeons dat lii
on de- coffin eleven times 10 times 70 is forty
To- don't you see y, and den. besides. de book
say dat irai nlEsr woman J.. ioriy.io-dat
tity-nlne; II she s in de- wutor. it means sixty
one. So. YOU see, done played my dream. in
std Of DIG ole womau's. an lost. She couldn't
say much. anyhow. 'rausr she didn't believe no
mo in i-li-Ii dan did. Il was mighty hard
boss, TO got beat on dc ole row twice in process
An old policy wrltor said that 4. II A wns by
far the most popular combination known 10 the
They play 1t cvery day md in every draw
ing. and YOU can bet high that every time Il
shows up the men that back the books have to
stop 70 the front. think that this time they
got OF lighter than ever before. because the
play was light. owing TO- the fact that the COM
bnation has not been repeater
Are there any such thinss rs repcators in
"oh. YES. We've had S-37-5) como out twice
that show up frequently Tho numbers in
policy are Just like murders and suicidcs-epi-
dctnlc. sometimes they run wild for year or
SO. then they come almost Ms regular as clock
work. and then of thcy, 20 again without any
thing Ike order. Look at this record 81 the
drawings for May and June. Here's doubles in
every drawing. Such numbers as a. 81. 66. II,
and 50 on. come out every day. Now. look bnck
little ways and you'll soc thcre isn't a double
In sight. Sometimes the figures run t. evcns
the time whom they ddn'thold their own. either
even or odd. Tor few DAYS At u time"
What are the odds against the PLAYERS ?"
Odds How can ! tolf Seventy five or sew
cnty-eight numbers are put IN II wheel, and
eleven. twelve. or thirteen are drawn forth. II
eleven out Of sevcnly-eight are drawn man
who eat hos u gig throe numbers, gets $500
for II. and 50 on down. | think the odds aro
not much heavier than at any other game Of
cHep,'" yod IT ey.r AL 9, bG,E {21b bSnSys bSn9Ms
" Well no not very. There's man just struck
Us i3r hrsl number ana that other fellow
Itturnod out that the first number" man in
vested six cents. and received sixty for one.
Tho other desperatcly nalqrdel thrce conts.
and GAINED 81 dollars Roth vera luliiaut