New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-16
THE POOLROOM NUISANCE.
THE ONLY WAY TO ABATE II
THE MEssRc NORRIS BUY THE AMERICAS
MUTUAL REGIsTER-CAHEER OF
PoOLRoOM "rIEND.,

! MUTUAL REGISTER-CAEEER OF
PooLRooM "rIEND.?
The poolroom proprietors considerably worried
by the statement In The Tribune last Monday that
Dill would be introduced In the Legislature to abolish
DOCK pettlng and to confne all racetrack wagers to
| the mutual system for they understand that law
to that ef ct would do more to wipe out their cx-
i'ence than Z else in the way OF legislation.
II Is said that they have hand sufficient funds
to make bitter fight against any assault on their
forces. Theirs IS desperate game and they will
spend any amount OF money to keep their doors
OPEN In the general upheaval OF the police force
for neglect In closing the gambling houses OF the
city 1t Is n pity that the Superintendent cannot
his way clear TO shut up the rooms. In the midst
Of all the campaigns against wckedness OF the island
the pOolrooms thrive amazingly and escape the nj.
tacks Of the church well the raids OF the con-
stabulary. They seem exempt from all good In
nuences.
No doors in Newlork stand wider open than the
doors OF these rooms The little window where tickets
are written Is accessible the window OF the
paying teller In any bank. This utter defiance OF
public decency is outrage Oh the morality OF the
metropolis.
Perhaps something may be done without the aid
OF the law. II the show disposition to
make the passing OF bill too costly for the racing
associations IS understood that hlatter VIII spen
Il great deal OF money-another method will be pur-
sued. 1t is only necessary for the clubs to work
together to accomplish the complete overthrow OF
their arch enemy The Board Of Control, having
withstood all the assaults made upon 1t In the past
from whatever source, IS strong organization
united for common purpose. There tim,
when It would have been easy to break up the ri
lance, but there IS danger OF it going pieces
AS OF the most influential members said
the other day, you couldn't drive OF the as
sociations out OF the board with n club. They
going to stand together fall together in the battle
for their rights.
II Philip Dwyer had been supported by the other
members OF the Board OF Control In lis memorable
fight with the rooms the question would have been
settled then and there. But the board young |
and inexperienced then, and the interests Of the |
several associations not supposed to be tie |
same For obvious certain clubs could no, |
make the fight that MIR. DIVER made, and the result
was failure. The rooms regsined all they had |
lost and their power the tracks increased tenod
Notwithstanding the heavy expense Of preventing tie
rooms from getting Of the races run at Graves |
end. Mr.. Dwvtr has said that the meeting of that |
time the most successful, pecuniariy. In the |
history of the Brooklyn Jockey Club. Ills fact alone
is sufficient to bring all the clubs I'm line.
Even Brighton Beach brought The poolrooms to
terms alone and unaided. All communication from |
the track shut on. and Mr.. Gyrncs was Informed
that no commissions would be received from the |
rooms thercf IRE tie rooms could not do commission
business: they remained open II was for the pur /
pose or making Dets, winch was against IN" INV.
his meth6d Of warfare worried Ike charm. The
upshot Of IT that the came TO terms with |
the Brighton Reach management. paying the price
for the privileges demanded by Eneeman.
II is certain that the abolition Of the bookmaker
Will be the death OF tie poolrooms. and II Is moi
necessary that the law should be invoked. The club
can do away with the states and pcncillcrs without
q bill In the Legislature
For two years the American Mutual Register Com
psny operating under patents taken out rs Mr..
Keatpr has Lad number OF its machines a; Morris
Park and shcepshead Bay and they have given entr"
satisfaction. The Mcssrs. Morris have now secured
this invention OF Mr.. Kcator and 1t Is said To be the
purpose OF the clubs to adopt II on al the tracks
OF the Board OF Control.
Racegoers know ttat the machine T. operated by
electricity. and that every be, f. registered auto
niatically. II IS n decided improvement, on the old
French machine The extent OF IT. usefulness l.
limited only by the length Of the wire used In con
Meeting It with the ccairal register machine In
he clubhouse will register the toaIlzaior las they
say in Australia as accurately and quickly on
I'm the betting ring. Tho odds against any horse can
he learned at a glance. For Instance. the total
izator marks 800 tickets sold on all the horses and
20 sold ON Long,irect. The odds against Long,rcct
are therefore l@ 10 l.
I;v using sufficient number OF machines II would
o an easy matter 10 bet 81 100000 n race II
lime were given 10 get It on. Machines could De
arranged TO suit The convenience of all classes q
he,tors There could be II machines for the small
'rv and $500 machines for such men rs " f. Dryer
Pierre Lorilard and A. f. Walcott, and others could
he graduated from S5 10 $50.
4 practical betting sees another advantage |
in The new machine. al coulG close the poorooms
opcn FIVE or six nice rooms IN town. sell beer ana
q.liskcy and give free lunch 10 every man that
Dough, a ticket The association would receive ,t'
the sales and would get rich on the
/ would have a totazator I'm each room
50 that every one could the odds as they were
re- gistcrcd AT the track. Suppose sold only $4,000
worth Of tickets IN day. The association wonld get
800 oui OF that It's commission AT . per cent. The
chances are that ] would do n business OF T5oooo
dav or more for look at the enormous amount OF
betting In the pOolrooms. These fellows pay III" n
socialonS only s17io day for the PRIVILEGE Of It'll
returns from the tracks II the associations owned
Inc rooms they would got ont Of them not less than
- 900
By the Of The mutual register machine there
would hr more overlapping. rs nothing could he
earned from the message that goes over the wire
rom the machine TO the track But the odds woud
70 there. all The same. the totaliLator III"
scheme Is the best ever across. and am goihS
IN try 10 work II II the associations will let me-"
A most excellent plan to be sure, but one mat
the writer cannot approve. There u nothing In The
way Of It's complete success. not even the law Tor
wonld 1t not be easy prove In any court that the
The track But the trouble 1, that we want TO do
away with city betting Together. not only through
the pOoaoms but through every other medium
The plan proposed would be good for the raccir1cks.
but bad for the yOHng who have an inclination
10 bet. yet cannot afford ~ - FL ia" track
The passion for gambling is far stronger ihan the
love of sport You can take paper and pencil and
prove 10 a man that he cannot possibly win. yet
he will turn round and invest his money with alb
,oufc confidence Of .uccess. Such n will not