Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-06
GAMBLING AT LONG BRASCH
APhiiaselphian who Won Orer Seven Thoa-
sand Dollars In 0se Night.

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Long Branch telegram says A Phila-
usiphia physician. who Is q personal friend
oI 0eneral Grants, and AZ well known In
ne fashionable society of New York and
|Washingtorss ss he is in that Of his own citys
~ the hero Of the biggest bit OF gambling.
cone here so far this season. lie had q liz
re poker party In his private parlor at the
:udel where be 10 passing the season a
niaht or two ago. II had been raining all
cay, and the party pllyed without
lntsrruptios from noon until II O'Clock
~ night. The physician was then IN
$500. He was made daring by success.
AHhough II was so late he had
carriage called and was driven over to one
OF the fashionable gambling-by courtesy
called club houses. He played high. Luck
was with him until his winnings at roulette
amounted to about 5000. Then IL turned.
when his gains dropped to $500 he said,
vim out" and he had the strength OF will
TO remain out. 60 his winnings for that
day were s1,400. He celebrated his victo-
res by giving dinner party TO seven
friends. Heregarded himself AZ 80 assured
iythe hyorite OF fortune tha, the fac; that the
number at table was an even one did not
phase him. Tie cost was twenty-five dol
lars a cover.
Gsmbl ny here il still carried on with
striking boldness. The most fashionable
place occupies site directly opposite the
Wesi.End Hotel. IL is surrounded BY
weil-kept grounds. graced by the most
beautiful designs OF the landscape garden
sr's art, and made uniquely charming by q
proiusiOn OF rare and costly exotics. A
-haif-dozen men are constantly employed in
keeping the grounds in order. A broad
carriage-wny leads up to the splendid res
taurant that forms the ante-room TO the ti-
gers lair, and gives ready excuse TO
lho-e VINO have not yet reached the point
'lof taking pride In encounters with the
trearherous beast. Entrance may also be
directly gained by a iootpath leading
through beautiful shrubhery to broad
steps. The rattle OF dioe, the whir OF the
roulette wheel, and the voice OF the crier,
may be heard on the green swsrd outside.
But, though the laws OF New Jersey bear
with extraordinary severity against gam
bling, no earnest effort has been made to in
terfere with the business OF this gorgeous
establishment. Until that we're done it
would be absurd to make any movement
against the four smaller places that have
sprung up in the wake OF the giant. Since
the collapse Of the pretended official crusade
against the club-h0uscs at the beginning OF
the season and the exposure OF its shallow
ness public opinion has forced the subject
upon the minds Of the authorities. The
commissioners, at q secret meeting, cOnsid-
cYed the question as TO whether something
had not better be done 1t once. They could
not. however, summon the courage to face
the opposition that vigorous policy would
certainly awaken, aud so they endeayored to
turn the attention OF the public away from
the subject 10y directing all their energies 70
the suppression OF another sort Of evil aud
the arrest Of thrty-one women, none OF
whom, It is TO he presumed, had much
money or any political influence.
4 person whose sympathics and aifia-
tions are with the gamblers informs
Times correspondent that the keeper OF the
chief place is constantly the victim OF
"squeezes." and that hs immunity from the
rigors Of the law is largely 10 be ascribed,
apart from liz political Influence, to the
fact that he pays generous tribute. AZ
long az these conditions exist it is de-
clarcd there is no likelihood that the gan-
blers would be disturbed il dcp were
erected in 'front.' Of every church at the
Branch. That the "trIbute" may easily
be made generous may be inferred from
the fact tbst the prodts OF Daily's Pennsyl-
yania Club amounted last season 10 more
than 10000. The gains this summer will
rot be so large. owing TO tie backward
ness Of the season and the fact that the Re,-
cent disasters in Wall street have left the
New York SPECTATORS, who form large
part Of Daily's patrons, with less money 10
squsnder than formerly. All the SAM, the
business considered IN itself is large. last
night the house was full OF players. as IL
generally Is on Saturdayan and Sunday nights
during the season, aud the play was con-
stant