New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
hose rooms. They arc curse ana plague to the

these rooms. They arc curse ana P.s"o :" w
city.
When thu Coney Island Jockey Club opened the
gates TO it's beautiful and picturesque grounds on
Suburban day. there were about 100 booRnaKers ln
their stands ready to do business They pay ue cruz
500 day for the privilege OF occupying the stanos
and taking bets the races. Out OF the money pau
in by the bookmaers, most of the purses and aoded
money 70 the stakes are paid by the Jockey Club.
Last week the number Of bookmaers on the track was
some what diminished thus reducing tho income OF the
club wellknown member OF the club, VINO oecAntd
10 have his name published, said yesterday that nc
thought free field would be great attraction ana
bene6t TO the club. al noticed at Morris Park he
said that the free field crowded nearly every
day. and the betting was very lively. There were hve
mutual pool boxes running all the time, one Straight
two place, and two 1873 machines The 12-3 poor
betting was extremely popular, many people sendhg
from tho grand stand 10 back horses by this system
do not think free field draws any people from the
grand stand, who would pay for admission. On the
contrary think It often induces people to buy badges
10 the grand stand and paddock after they have won
little money by betting. During the Morris Park
races all the poolroom keepers In the city were com
planning OF light business. The rooms were poorly
patronized and they scarcely had business enough TO
pay expenses. The profit the club would derive from
the boxes IN free field would not be tremendous.
IL Is true but the free field would surely draw hun
dreds of people from the dirty foul smelling miserable
poorooms and to keep business from them In any way
is good thing for racing and for the tracks am IN
favor Of free field at CoDey Island and war TO the
knife against the city There Is no denying the
fact that our gate receipts have fallen of very ser
ously. 1t is by the money taken IN at the gate ana
from the privileges mat sold that we keep the
track ND and pay expenses. We aim TO give away In
purses and In stakes about all the money the betting
ring brings In. OF course, We want TO make money,
but our main consideration Is TO give first class racing
and that we always Intend 10 do no maUer "Iat our
receipts may be-" -,
rooms in the city now in operation Most OF the pro
pretOrs are complaining OF their heavy expenses one
proprietor has three rooms not many steps from the
CITY Hall and he claims that It costs him $4,000
month to run them. He has to pay high rate for rents
as Landlords would not permit pooselllng on their
premises without liberal compensation, but the men
whom he employs do not get exorbtsnt wages. II Is
only reasonable TO conclude that he has to pay enor
monsy TO the Tanmany tiger for protection IN spite Of
the fact that Is doing socalcd "lega' business
II is said that the average business day in the pool
rooms amounts to about 900 for etch oneor total
Of Sf5OO00 per day. In these circumstances, IT Is
sure that some IS reapng magnificent harvest ont
OF racing to the detrment Of the racetacs and II IS
clear to every who read between the lines that
Tammany Hall is getting the benefit OF the situation.