The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-30
oAMBLERs LOOKING BLUE.
broadway Statues Missing. and the Pedestais
on which they stood Almost Deserted.

The hard times have had as disastrous an
effect upon gambling as upon the useful occu-
pations. The explanation OF this phenomenon
is to be found in the decline in general trade.
the general reduction of wages and salaries.
and the scarcity OF ready money. Houses that
used to number their patrons by hundreds.
now deal to empty chairs. and those that used
to scorn the custom Of man who showed n roll
OF less than 800. are now glad enough to deal
against him for a paltry 40 note What little
money has been made lntely by New York
houses has come out OF the pockets OF Western
sporting men who have come to this city to sec
the Saratoga md other races. Even those have
not invariably proved big bonanzas for It IL
well known that st. Louis horseman made q
winning Of $4,000 against the game Mt Bar
clay street early this week and another Western
gambler took 1000 out Of the place at SlS
broadway on Friday night last
| tell YOU said n veteran gambler yeSter-
day, that the business has falcn, of 50 TINT i
hardly pays expenses. You would think that
No Saratoga hoises ought to pHIy; wouIdmtgEopS
every year and know TINT this season nearly
all have come out losers. Morrisseys Old club
game did very little. and the only man heard
How about New York houses p,
ct that table. In good times it was crowded
from morning III night. Today there are
seven men around II. i've Of WnOn are plNNpfF,
and two, check ,charmers.' Don't know what
that IS Oh Well. you must be grcenl Why
q check chHrmer is q broken down player
that begs check now and then. Some of EN-
have had lots OF money In their day but they
went of their heads on faro. But about the
well. There's sis broadway. that's kept open
nj big expense, and deals at might. don't be-
lievc it makes house rent and money TO pnX Tor
clay street. the biggest game in tho country. IL
dealing ior tens whore it used TO deal Tor thou
sands. That's old Danser's house. where he
made n fortune for the lawyers to fight about.
" In the smaller houses business Is also dull
hut they manage 70 keep, going because there's
ns long as they have any TO, play in, These nre
sure 10 give the houses decent living. but no
more. Then there's the risk on ono or two q
and winning out oil the profits on some little
stake KSepng house ,rs rs sI2 rInyl Y, eli S
faye more Iep. me Houses llhai give FIRE r,
market a5rds. and diem NC Count on feeding
three outsider to every player Once start n
thing and your customers look TO you TO Keep
dare open with less than q 900
The place Mt Gl5 broadway is still kept open
for business. but the dealer seldom pulls card.
Charlie Reeds house, in Fifteenth street has
the custom Of 4iew, wealthy men, who play more NOR,
for diversion than for profit. 1t seldom admits
an outsider.
Mike Murray runs two houses, one in Eighth
street and the other in Twenty eighth street.
Neither is SO profitable rs Of yorc.
The other uptown houses are languisling.
Down town there are only two Bowery houses
| doing profitable business. Tho den at Al
catches the trade ~ the profession twhcn other
| picks NJ many n dollar from transient trade
| In Ann street some 81 tho old houses are dis
| continued. and those that are running Will
| gradually die out unless times improve. Tho
| last oi tho Chatham street houses was closed
| Inst week. Fulton street has two houses that
| drive small trade with clerks.
one result of the hard times is tho disappear
ance 81 those once well known adluncts of the
irade-the steerers.' Whittier they have gone
nobody knows.