Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
THE NEW MONTE CARLO.
jackson CITY II Where the Pool Sellers New
Hold Forth.

jackson City II Where the Pool Sellers New
Hold Forth.
CROWDS 90 ACROSS THE LONG BRrDoE TO BEf
THEIR MONEY OK THE RAcRs-cHASGKs THAT
HAVE BExn MADE IN THE PLAcR-A srAa RE-
roRrER's VISIT AND HIS OBSERVATIONS.
Instead Of carrying the usual handful of pas
ssngsrs the 1901 and 2:A5 pm. trains for Alex
sndris are hardly able TO accommodate the
passengers who now hold tickets for Jackson
City, the station at the south end Of the Long
bridge.
The cause Of this immense increase is the es-
tablishment Of the pool rooms, which were
driven from here under the recent act of Con-
gress requiring them to remove from Monte
Carlo. near Brightwood and Florida avenues.
to point at least one mile from the city limits
When q SrAR reporter boarded the 2.05 train
yesterday al the coaches were we'll filed with
passengers and the crowd was SO large that the
people scarcely got through the gate before the
bell rang and the train started in the direction
of the place where gambling il carried on with
out fear of the law. Selling pools on horses is
legal there as well as in the suburbs Of the Dis
trict of Columbia on this side of the river.
EVERYBODY HAS SURE TIPS.
''Sure tips was the subject Of conversation
in the cars, where men occupied nearly all the
seats, and many of them had copies of sporting
papers containing accounts Of the previous
days races and giving tips on these that were
soon to be run. Some counted their rolls of
bills while others seemed satisfied that they did
not have to walk across the bridge and prob
ably did not have much more than enough to
pay their fare back to the city.
While the large majority Of the betters and
tipeters sat in the cars some of the more
wealthy rode across the bridge in cabs, coupes
A~,1 ~~sa 49, -
were facing the cold wind and snow and were
footing it across the bridge that is something
like one mile long, but they got there just the
same. ,a..
CHANCE IN JACKSON CITY
The appearance of the place called Jackson
City has changed considerably during recent
days and those who visit there often wonder
where 1t got its name. There was nothing
| there but the remnants Of what was once a
| common brick building painted yellow and sew
eral frame shanties that were formely used by
the fishermen who fshed on the shores before
the late fish law went into operation. Besides
this there we're some abandoned canal boats
that had been made into stopping places for
the few sporting men, and on the bank of the
river was a sign "MiAous For Sale"
Now the pool men have had buildings erected
which are not the prettiest in the world on the
outside. but inside of them there is plenty of
room and the buildings are comfortably ar
| ranged for the hundreds OF men who frequent
them every day.
The building occupied by Lynn Wall is a
new structure, is also the one occupied by
James and Company and Vandergrift and Com
pany. The latter building is much larger than
the former and in it fully two hundred persons
can move about at the same time.
SALOON ATTACHMENT.
Some distance below these is another place
where odds are offered on the races and it has
a saloon attachment, so that the man who loses
can turn around and drown his sorrows in
rum. There is also saloon in front of Wander
grift Co.'S place. which il carried on in
manner creditable as the average city
saloon.
The last place of the kind after crossing the
bridge is what is known 'chop house"
That means place where small bets such as rs
and so cents are taken, and to top the whole
business there is what the sports call curb
stone backer."
This enterprising individual has no property
interest at stake, but he stands on the highway
amount at about the same rates that are given
inside the rooms.
Each room has lunch stand and these are
mostly conducted by colored women who live
on Virginia soil. Sandwiches, cakes and pies
| that are homemade, apples and q few other
coffee. and the betters frequently enjoy lunch
at one Of these tables.
LARGE CROWD YESTERDAY.
The crowd at the rooms yesterday seemed
considerably larger than when the rooms were
located at Monte Carlo, nearly inside the city
limits. 1t was composed of men only no BOYS
being admitted. Most of them were we'll
dressed and bora other outward evidences of
prosperity, but a few were evidently on their
uppers and were trying to make pull to save
themselves from the depths One man who was
in the party, the reporter learned, reached
there with rs cents in his pocket and went
away with nearly ESQ.
The .'tipsters," or the man with 'dead
sure winner" we're there in full force. and
after the race had been run they could be
heard saying to the winners: Didn't l tell
You sop and TO the losers, in order that the
| latter might not lose confidence in them. 'Well
you got good run for your money" Tie
| races that were being bet upon we're being run
at Gloucester and Gutenberg, where weather
seldom has anything to do with stopping them,
as they are run for the purpose Of supplying
food for the bookmakers twelve months in the
year.
ON THE BLACKBoARDs.
On the long blackboards that lined the wall
behind the counters were the names of the
horses entered in the respective races, together
with the names of the Jockeys and figures Civ
ing the amount of odds Oh them. "Combina-
tions are play or pay" was on signs in the ya-
riOus rooms, and other rules regarding combi-
nations were also posted in conspicuous
place.
The third place man in one corner Of one of
the rooms called loudly for those who wanted
| to bet on third place to come forward and put
down their money, and they do it a. though
| money grew on trees.
| When race is called and the man behind
| the counter at the telegraph instrument shouts
| the name Of the horses that lead the expression
on the faces Of those who have wagered their
amounts Of cash clearly indicates how their bet
| was made, and when at last the name of the
| winning horse is called the men who smile are
| the only ones who have stake in sight.
The losers discuss the situation, produce
| kilograms and all sorts Of tips as a matter of
consolation and soon afterward they are look
ing for smother tip.
| From one place to another the betters wendell
their way and attracted the attention of some of
| the country folks on their way home from
| Market who were unable to understand what
was meant by 30 many figures on the black
| boards and man calling 20 to L"
| and "8 to shots" One old citizen was told how
the men made money without working for a
living, and when he risked a dollar he won five.
! and no one will ever be able to convince him
| that betting on the races is wrong.
| At the conclusion Of the day s races the crowd
| dispersed and their countenances was good evil
dence of whether they had lost or won. A
train came along and in q few minutes only the
| residents were left in Jackson City.
Cigarette Smoking and Pastry Eating.
| The Baltimore San today says: George Smith.
| seventeen years old, died at the Bows Home.