Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10
gbeelin9 Re9ister
GAMBLING IN BIRMINGHAM.
The Great Town TurEs Out a Large
Supply Of BOOkmakers.
Betting on Horses is the F~ayOrite Vice
Among High and LOw.--Getting
Points From Barbers---EH-
Citemeat at a Race.

Aa "a LEEo. NAoAAA-N aAAAbA hS'NN Wv" -
buttons aud cheap i~swelry IS It's iayotit
PRODUCTIONS Others know iIas q Pohuca
centre where Joe Chamberlain rules su
pseue, and where the caucus system, which
nov yields such o mighty power in Eng
land blossomed into existence. Other
know 1t as @ hotbed Of pugilism-tor die
not Charley Mitchell, Alt Greenfield, Bill
Edwards, and many other bright anc
shining lights frs, begin 10 twinkle there.
Sad to relate, Birmingham has is vices
aud GAMBLING on horses IS the most con
spicuous one. OF late years i, hiss as
sUmed alarming proportions, and the strong
am o. the Law seems as powerlsss 10 Guocs
It out ss vas Mr.. sullivan in his re-eut
attempt 20 down Nr. NcCatrSy.
How Birmingham contracted this mania
for gambling IS hard 90 explain. COmPar-
atiysly speasjnc these is no race meeting
held in It's vicinity tina: IS worth s row OF
pins. Is. the town Is teemIUg with tat
bOokmakers Gid lean hackers, and the
iuueraul 'tiDs,eEs VINO will wire every 40,
so,ute winner Tor the small sum o; halt q
crOwu have thousands Of subscribers there.
Ia all paris Of the town one hears store
keepers clerks aud mechanics discussing
the merits and dement's Of horses as though
their lives mad Tor the greater part been
devoted ID the attainment Of a tur!y kuOTi.
edge. Not iOng a-o the b~Ookmakers IN
Birmingham were few and far between.
But to-day they ore as plentiful IS turkeys
q. Christmas time. Three out OF
every four liquor dealers are open 10 re-
ceiye bets no, OHlg upon 'ha Derby but
upon every rae, throughout the year.
They find that tar com5.ua,ion OF beer and
betting WORKS exceedingly veil And, IN
common fairness. 70 musr Dc added that
their system con ne08s Itself 70 the most
]hypocrirJgal oacks-s.
They DO no. s.sui. ss Old time bookmsk-
ers would. arguing AID qJioohug over the
precise odds taey can lay They g~Tacjous.y
hand their customers q neatly printed slip
upon which the oaCker writes the name O.
a horse. the race, and the amour. 10 be IL
vested. II the hacker selection is yictC-
rious. he draws from the honest oO9Ama
ker Whatever odds were ,a-j aEAlns' toe
horse q, the race mgauIu- ITSELF, and the
betting summary .-ym tre LJ01ra sports
mar il acceD,ri nT 18th parties - authen-
ne. tths horse loes U0t SAT-. the 0acGer
has MS MONEY returned 20 l.E.
Liquor dealers have a pretty Dig mcnop-
oly 10 b00kUakin- h.- ...-s axe gentlemen
of artistic professions VINO aEs CIsG 10 re
CAVE bets. TOO. B.-5ars. t- instance, ply
unite a merry s-t..GE 9-5.nrss. Notices
are exhibited m ihsir windows which pro-
claim TO the gambling public Of Birmns-
ham that The latest tuos OF the Midlothian
Wizard. Blackburn Sgo''er, and champion
prophet o.lLe North. are rarallsd within at
one penny apiece. Men who are doubtful
how th.v should inves. ghelc money place
themselves under the tltelsgs Of d tCnsc-
rial artist. ~ be mows down a three DAYS
crop b. Will -0s he seed for a gambling
hsryess. i- vii describe the pedigree Of
several flyers engaged at such and such a
meeting. ali then, SO he brings his razor
round your chin with a graceful sweep he
will urge You tn trust him with your little
commissions.
IL IS 8 Dull November Day, and the rain
- coming cow Ia nnp.uSuTn NJ
and chee-less. wears 8 wintry aspect OF the
worst AiNu, @-- l1s sy''i v. 5Iwo'u- -
spFinS"Aa' 20, - 'l5 .IS
L9e A' IS s''.N ~ - $50 80, -,L;aL
has On u-broheu ron Of giumIl.s on one
side s ,h4ryh looking ASHAMED NJ re
n~elEuoO.' UN 'D1 m -La-n IS 800
IN tHe w1.G -, A. oon,-a,o,s r.
Iu5 20 f. 80. ~ ,ba eve Of q mo
20 ~. ~. =, -, . bIocEs5s
rae IS d, -. IS IT, G.,
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crows '. 49, =, ~ -
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more
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Sny,I'-e - 80. Won
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on e'''. .N'r '." - Ua,5H,orors
stree h''H '-7 ~ .Ict- 80
winch Auo'H I'M &c. 80
no restraint, rIu-.,,n "a rSaIcb
one CT 'ae S~AU1O""I 49,, % - s.vssn,
the p~sseu''H' s''e'N
pas TAG o"'. II .uIesco,
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come H.o.- "a" 'o' : pO"I
rleo'y Iol iowa ineW o"''' "A1 IN,
onds ...5E ne ohe Is maA'uS guy us Jus
in AL EtJ!s-ot store ana the o'HeE u'sPeuS
ing bal; ards OF calico Il ''o@s "n'cu
seem 20 sag, lee s uoiainS tus'y ABOUT
US, madam Old men come Voo' "ug2
ough. 20 d. sP'cA.Hs'aG o. ine'' !Slter emu
instead @. oacAlIS horses, Eses enu
anon come oAcNayes or d no1 eAss
whose "a.. are NOR sSonou' 'oSG PtSn
able, .ai no sees d near GU 70 io''Gu5
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