The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27

are n OF innocent. There is no drunk
tSns and the tor md tourists 10
penny both. STERLING HELLO.
THE PERAMDULATING BOOKMAKER.
Tho Bowery IL His Field. and His Custom
crs Mostly are Newsboys.
It is no longer necessary to be the possessor
OF bank roll in order to play the races. An
era in the history Of gambling on horses mas
been reached when n man can. by risKihc me
small sum OF ten cents. stand to win as much
as $40. Tho rerambuating bookmaker IS
newcomer on the field. and unless heis speed
lily frozen out OF existence. he promises 10 be-
come far moro dangerous to the welfare OF
Young America than the race tracks or pool
rooms ever wcro or ever will be. For while in
the cheapest pool rooms in the city 1t Is neces-
sary to have at least $l.10 the odd cents for
commission, in order to make n bet. the
perambulating bookmaker will grasp nickel
on ono to two shot with as much
avidity as a leGalized bookmaker would re-
fuse $1,000 at tho same odds This places
gam bling on tho races within the reach OF
every younCster in tho city. and II any one
| doubts that they take advantage OF it, he or
she should take walk up the Bowery. from
Chatham square to First street. any fine after
| ing around and massing their wealth in order
| to raise enough to play some sure thing which
has drifted around. For 1t is in this section OF
the city. on the classic Bowery. that these gem
| try ply their trade. They are sleek; looking
| follows. and not having to pay anything Tor
| results. manage to win out cons iderable money
| In the course Of II day. Their offices are in
| penditure Of about fifty cents u day for per-
| forated pads. which answers the same to them
as card and sheet do 10 the booknaker III,
long sharp-pointed pencils thrust behind their
ears. they stroll up and down tho Bowery.
pedestrians and small boys, Perfectly honest
| In their dealings they are always on hand to
whether they have been hard hit or not; There
| Is one point on the Bowery where tho per:
ambulating hookmaker Is In MS glory: and &C,
Rooms. near Houston street. This seems to
be central point. and rs there IRE several
the book maker to keep his odds going up and
down in accordance with the tG!egraphed
the pool room. Altogether there are about
dozen OF these men engaged in the
to In Iay IN the hes
start out. long before any odds have been
posted in tho city pool rooms; and; with their
ter of odds. visit barber shops saloons, cheap
gambling establishments and negro resorts.
taking any size OF bet from five up 10 nifty
cents and making an almost full book before
the more nristocrutc gamblers have opened
Their customers are many. and. being of tho
SUGGESTIONS class. are always ready to make
a wild plunge on the, slightest tip. AS tips are
| MS thick ms mud on tho Dowery. scenes of wild
excitement are OF common occurrences in front
Of the Germania Assembly Rooms. Since Gut
lively Every "nigger' has the inside track
Mt the Gut" or thinks no has. and: as his
friends all have unlimited confidence in him.
Yesterday afternoon Sun reporter strollcd
up the Bowery and stopped to view the ami
bly, Rooms. Three smooth-lookng "pcram-
bulators" were on deck and doing rushing
| blacks. newsboys. and loafers. There we're also
four or five youngsters whose dress an. ana gen
sal Tearing eetokened wealth and liner sa
bystander told the .rcporter that these BOYS
% '%s sws,l BET my msss: i!.ty sent bets
inS the group q w 8! lads. "dyous'
Have you got anything real good ?" asked
well. say you can hetcher life wouldn',,
ter bb%1y mS . ! 0-cent ticket"
ay cF s Il de- v anSs, t ths 9qy
4 aSs sa,s Pr s e' t tss boys
rssss AsS S"a t dS
; rs that right9" asked one Of the boys: !,
The tipster assured him that it was. and the
50-csnt ticket on Vile Marie. getting odds Of
to Then each eontri6ats.d a to r1t IT, xwt
long. anxious wait. Finally n man CAM
+ ! out OF "a poolroom and announced that VILE
Marie. had won. With yard-lons smiles o'
tiekets s and WEI wers , ready sor another bout
After cashins his ticket tho tipster agai
approach he'd the group. juggling four dimes Il
Say" he calculated. do yer want anothe
one of them good things Mt the same price, I"
"Haye you got anything straight"
well. Logan II Just about wade IN throug
III like Blitzen better" snd one OF the grouI
$50 do l." chorused the rost.,
Well" said the tipster I'm only Givlr
yer wat gets straight IneSell. ,
winnings Of the first race were placed Q
Logan. There was a howl Of rage whe
Bitten won. md a vain search for the tipste
| ensued. But he had escaped.
until tho downnour OF rain stopped business
The Experimentation" fairly coined money
ana for every handful of dimes. nickels. an
quarters taken in not more han. fifty cents L
A bystnEGer told the reroi tor that some day
the "pera nDulators" really get hard hi
About week ago. he said. u got ] shot. "
which "verv hoothacH and ncwsboy holo
panic and forcing ono OF the perambulators
TO "wech."
The police are apparently ollivious OF tn
sidewalk gambling going on under their nose
Tor the gam hcrs are never lnterlereu Win.
M, nutdone in Generosity,