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capt. Enkiu. and His Men.

Capt Joseph Il. Eakins, OF the Fiji
Hundred and Firth street. lie has been
in his present rank since October. 1875.
and has commanded various precincts
since his promotion to that position. He
was appointed patrolman March !,
1856, and was made "A roundsman In
December. 1868. His advancement to a
sergeantcy was made in March, 1872.
i'tT Ioi'u VIM, III q. i"'i 500 49,
doing duty in the Mercer street pre-
ciuct. lives at 5S Grand street. He has
been a policeman since Nov. "a. 1855 and
was detailed TO his present position Sept.
IL. 1898 His record Is fair,
James A. Dpurigdl, now doing special
luty und"r Capt. Eakins was appointed
April ~. 1889 He lives at l0l sixth ave-
nue.. His police record Is fairly good.
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GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Jockey Willie Palmer. who was ruled
OF at Brighton Beach on Saturday for
pulling lngot In the steeplechase. poured
broadsidc OF hot shot into Father
BIZ DAILY yesterday. The jockey makes
some serious accusations. among them
being charge that Daily knew that
Ingot could not win on SATURDAY because
he was stiff and sore. He also says
that DAILY told his friends to keep off
Ingot. The conversation that is al
legged to have taken place between
Palmer and DAILY Is as follows:
What did you tell them tthe stew
ards | did not ride out on Ingot for?"
asked Palmer.
,"Recausc YOU pulled the horse re-
piled DAILY.
Why you told your friends that In
Why, YOU told your friends that In
win on stiff horse?''
You pulled him and that's all ! have
70 say. You are thief" cried the Hart
'If I am thief, who made me one"
questioned Palmer. ut was you who
taught me to pull horses. You gave me
more pulling orders than YOU have
DAILY was unable to withstand this
onslaught. and he walked away. Sub
seqnentlv Palmer is alleged to have
|
Every word that said is true Act
Ing under Days instructions ! pulled
Osceola, Belmont, Windsail. Beiladonna
and Florence NJ. both at clifton and
that suppose I will never get. You
can print this and sign my name to it
| n YOU wish"
These are most serious charges, and
| earnest. Will the stewards Investigate
the. matter. and learn whether DAILY
really sent Ingot TO the post 80 stiff and
tainly Il matter for the stewards to look
into and If Palmer's charges can he sub
Stimulated DAILY should be compelled to
Jockey Club that Jimmy Lamly's IL
cense has been withheld, Palmer's
charges put in the form of an affidavit.
no doubt. move that body to an investi-
CATION.
The Jockeys at the Flushing track
oh other over the fence and fight eN-
citing duels with rawhides through the
stretch All of this must be edifying to
the spectators. Zeller. Johnson and
Pansy ali had a turn at whip duelling
yesterday and were only lightly fined.
The yearling chestnut colt by strath;
more, out of Spinaway. Is to be entered
| in the English Derby, st. Leger and
Guineas, and three OF the most inpor-
tant -year-old stakes TO be run in
England next season. Eugene Leigh,
| the colts owner. Is seeking after honors
| abroad Spinaway. the dam of the colt
| which will be sent abroad. Is also the
! dam of LaZZarone and Handspun. The
! colt cost $4,000 as a sucking, and Mr..
! Leigh believes he will be good enough
to represent America on the other side
of the water.
| DR.. Hasbrouck is no match for Stone
nell this year. Dryers sprinter has
beaten the famous Doctor every tine the
| pair met.
| The riGg confidently expected that
| Dwyer won d back iasbrouck to beat
| his own horse Yesterday and so hold
Barrick's horse at a short price. The
Dwyer commission went in on Stone
| rell. however, and there was the same
kind of a flop that was witnessed in the
Hasbrouck Banquet race few days
ago.
Foxhall keene visited Brighton yes
terday to see True Penny run in his
colors. The colt is badly named, judg-
ing from his performance.
Leon Stedeker is making book at
sb
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POOL-ROOM
FOR WOMEN.
"The" Allen Runs a Gam.
bling,House for Both
Sexes.
NO FEAR Of 4 POLICE RAID.
Openly Prcclaims His Defiance
of a Threat to "Close
Him Up"
POLICEMEN ON GOOD TERMS.
The Notorious Ex Divekeeper
Transacts Business Unchecked
in Capt. Eakins's Precinct.

A pool-room for men and another for
women. both running wide open, with
hardly an attempt at concealment but II
few hundred yards from Police Head
quarters and within less distance OF the
Mercer street station house. where Capt.
Joseph d. Eakins is in command.
Commander " the Fifteenth Precinct.
The proprietor of the place is none
other than the notorious The" Allen,
whose face Is certainly familiar to every
ratrolman in that precinct at least.
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FIimsy Attcmpt To DIssuIsc.

The basement Is occupied as deli
catessen shop. On the parlor ccUr the
windows have been cut down - level
with the floor and a slightly abuttlng set
OF sashes has replaced the old frames.
which had small. old ia shioncd panes Of
glass. Blue shades l.a draw ~ from
the bottom Upon these Windows Is The
of the place. An scnrtitr In wLu.'
enamel letters on the one nearest South
Fifth avenue reads Patents applied for
and obtained" IN the other Is tie
legend: Real estntc .:nI insurance Of
fee" No proprietor = name 1lpCars.
however, and beyond few fictitious
bills OF houses TO .e:, &c. there IS
nothing In keeping with suSr an Once.
II there were the illusion could be
quickly dispelled by the presence. on. the
lower stoop. of burly fellow with short
cropped hair and stubby, black mus
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! flashes his evil eye upon each face not
| entirely familiar to him which passes
towards the old carved portal. This fell
| low Is evidently OH ihe hest of terms
with the policemen on post. and always
exchanges word or two with them as
they pass.
Inside the hall is darkened. and at the
opened door of what was formerly a
front parlor stands another sentry or
guide, rather. TO direct male visitors
into the back room and those OF the
other sex up the dark stairway to the
second floor, where the women are per-
mitted to lose their money to the man
whose brutality to women "A dozen years
ago made him as famous as did his de-
hance OF law and order.
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= nCt ard 1rl IN rvtIln nd
y had IN he .,i,.d o,sr ,hr.o tip,es the
total distance heinr efty ,,,iIes
The enact finn. wh,ch vigi,.,, ,rdor
her new trim a,,ows pr,,onnia ,s ~
ret kno,,n 90 Iii, 80. ~, -
, Nc until tho Ar.ri,,p Yacht 4. ,,a.,
ured at K,ngstonn
All tho ,,ooh,,,,, ,. ,, g..
lay nronoun.aa tsa rI ,e ~ 80
what vio,,,a.et .'e w NC ,
.hat Nigilant wanted. 1t was blowing
SQUALLS whio, - a., WI - .nrnmah
the water IN sn,ona,d u,annar and
greatly increasod tha irtarast ,auor In
~ increased the interest taken III
W. 20 p.. A. r
IT,,
! N. ho .aen's started at ll'oi'oz' CARVING
went through the line beam for beam.
win Britannia on the weather
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MRS. HIlDYARD CHAMPION.
And PIN Again Defeats Baddele,
at Lawn Tennis.

WIMBLEDON, England, July lin
the lawn tennis championship tourna-
ment to-day Mrs. Hildyard beat Miss
Austin two love sets, taking the cham
pionshp, which Miss bod does not de-
fend.
Crowds Of persons later in the after
noon went to see Baddeley. from whom
PIN wrested the championship in 1893,
endeavor to regain that honor.
PIN. however. won. the scores being:
lo-S, %. Sc, and retains the cham
pionship.
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THAT FIREMEN'S FUND.
kings County Grand Jurors COn-
sidering IL To-day.

District-Attornev Ridgway, OF Brook
Ign. said shortly after noon to-day that
g would proceed at once TO bring before
til. Grand Jury the alleged collection of
fund from flremen to reward certain
legislators for their efOrts TO secure the
passage of the TWent| Year Retirement
till
During the morning pire Commissioner
Wurster. Cuief Engineer Dale, Deputy
Commissioner Barron and Engineer =.
IL. Travsrs, OF the fireboat David A,
OF The Court ou e TO be called.
Mr., Ridgway said presentment would
doubtless be made Friday.
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COUNTY OF DOWN

still further gain. The times of the
two yachts were:
H. NJ. S.
Vigilant .........................1 81 IS
Britannia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. b6 81
Viglant at this stage of the contest
was Am. los. ahead of Britannia and still
forging ahead.
The South Briggs mark No. T. on the
second round. was passed with Vigilant
leading grandly. The times were:
II. NJ. S.
Nigilant ....................',....2 IL 81
The American sloop, at this stage Of
British cutter, showing gain of I'm.
The Accident.
The second round was finished with the
| following times:
| Nlgilant ..'''.'''''.'''''''''''', o. %
| britannia ....,..,...,...........' ~ ~
| Vigiant. therefore, at the end of the
! second round, had lead of 5m. 3@s. hav-
| ing lost los. on the fourth leg of the sec
! ond round.
shortly afterwards Britannia was dis;
abled and gave up the race. An iron band
| at the throat of Britannia's gam was
| carried away.
| Capt. Carter, of the Britannia, sustain
ed a bad cut on the head from piece OF
the shaCkle which fell from aloft at the
time of the accident.
After britannia was disabled Vigil
liant shortened sail and completed the
course, reaching home, winner. IN
hours II minutes, and returned to her
moorings
There is no doubt that had both yachts
finished without mishap Nlgllant would
| have won easily.
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|'"''l1 Victorious.
Britannia Met With an Accident
and Retired from
j the Race.
fNAT MADE NO Difference.
\ Was Near the Finish and Our
Boat Was Far in the Lead
and Sure to Win.
captain CARTER WAS INJURED.
there Was Plenty Of Wind and the
Enqlish Cutter Was Beaten
at Every Point.
.ApJAIN CARTER WAS INJURED.

BANGOR belfast Lough, July IL
fYgilant won to-day for the first time in
breisn waters. When the course had
Zen sailed over twice and Nigilant was
kr in the lead, Britannia broke the
US Of her GAR, and her foresail was
bwered, her topsail taken in and the
lruggle given up. Nigilant went over
he course and finished winner.
There is no doubt Nigilant would have
ivep a most decisive beating TO Britain
IA had the accident not occurred.
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While the injury to the British cutter
okes some of the glory Of the victory
nom the Yankee craft, it is admitted
an ali sides that in such a WHOLESALE
b..ze as there was to-day she can beat
Britannia.
This was the second days racing OF the
regatta of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
Early in the day there was strong.
squally westerly breeze, which promised
to give vigllant all the wind she needed.
The contest was for the Rear Commo-
dore Cup. valued at $3.50. presented by
R. G. Dunville, with sl25 added by the
Club. The second yacht gets a prize OF
rs
The course was the same as the one
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~EWARK = J, July lT-Charles W. In
field was arrested IN hts city to-day at the re-
quest o. the authorities q Wil&ssbarre. Pa,
Who want him Tor stealing so IN money and
sold watch all ciala. valued AT S1I "" was
I'-a!guei before Justice Mott, who sent him 10
HrI TO-. thtE' aas- 20 give IA" Wilke barre
authorities i'r!r 10 secure rrlu-!tou papers
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Wants Its Assessment Reviewed.

The American Flag Company has secured a
Wit o. certiorar rom Justice AndreNs TO re
view It's tsN assessment. 1t IVES assessed for
$50 900 Of capital. and claims the Commissioners
would not credit IL with about the p2me amount
OF norsy, which II had become liable Tor In the
purchase Of part VI Its assets
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Ex-Pols 'eman Nugent has carte blanche
In everyt ning that goes on In the estab-
lishmeit. eNcep; that no bets are re-
ceived II ON him He Is saluted almos:
affect pmtely ~ the attendants and Is
looked uJ,on with almost reverential awe
by the lesser lights, who seek to thrive
by placing a bet or two upon the races
when fnsh or by "touting" information
to the less experienced habllues or the
plncc-
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FOR THE QUEENS CUP.
MilliHan the winner In the Jenre,
Contest.

LONDON. July 1.-THE meeting Of the
National Rifle Association was con-
tnued at Bialey Rife Camp to-day.
Milligan won the jeffrey contest.
In the queens cup competition at 500
yards. the following were the scores OF
the Canadians.
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Where the Women Gamble.

While the back parlor. in which the
men gamble, Is almost entirely devoid
of furniture. the rooms on the floor
above are rendered comfortable with as
little outlay as possible.
The women who visit this place are
attred In al sorts of costumes. some
fashionable, Others unreasonable and
shabby. Many are old faces. long tamil.
iar IN the dives that formerly thrived
therea bout. aud most of them are we'll
known 10 Proprietor Allen.
This Is not the first venture In the
same direction. for he kept woman :
pool room as an annex TO his saloon at
south Fifth avenue and Blocker street
until his murderous assault upon the
Italian whose name was used as Il cloak
In running the place put an end to the
dive.
Nothing like luxury, or. for that mat
ter, even comfort, exists In the pres
ent ladies room. There are simply
few chairs In the otherwise bare
rooms, and the only man allowed In tn.
apartments is "Dannie," the handsome.
black mus tachcd fellow who takes the
wonens bets ana attends to the infrs-
quert transaction OF cashinS their Will
ming tickets Al the window In the room
below. "Dannie' is not ayerse 10 giving
little advice. now and then, as Il
which horse is likely to win. When hi"
| tout" loses, though, the anathemas he
| has hurled at him would make an!
| one else shudler.
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The Comedy Baseball Club defeated
the Troys, champions OF Harlem. on the
latter clubs grounds, by score of q
uniformed clubs in New York aud
Brooklyn. Address John Donohue, .12
East Twenty-sixth street.
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famous, or rather infamous. slide"
The third house from the corner OF
South Fifth avenue is used by Allen for
his establishment. 1t is one of those
three-story and attic houses which stu
remain to mark the time when Beecker
street was a fashionable dwelling place
and the Bleeckers hobnobbed with the
Nanderhilts and other families long
since removed to more elegant quarters.
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IT WAS HARD LUCK.
London Times Explains the Defeat
of VigiIant Yesterday.

LONDON. July F,-The Tlmess re-
port of the yacht race of yesterday says;
.vigilant acquitted herself well. A
westerly breeze Of full backyard topsail
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AT this point. and had gained 5is on tne
third leg.
The wind was still fresh and veered
northward as Vigilant stayed to come
home on the first round. and both yachts
we're also to fetch the Commodore's boat
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this stage OF the race, and had gained
ijs. on the second leg.
Nigilant continued TO work out her
long lead on the fetch to the South
Briggs. where she had increased her
lead considerably.
Mark No. 4, the South Briggs, was
turned on the first round in the following
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the information at his friend Aliens es-
adjustment. connecting by telephone at
the corner drug store with his own
place of business.
The" Aliens pool-rooms are at 1i6
l3leecker street, nearly opposite the once
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after short leg on the port tack the
breeze afterwards freeing them all the
way to the mark boat.
The two yachts finished the first
round as follow:
II. NJ. s.
\iSilant.... .......................l2 50 IS
Britannia. Observation-Disclosures. ........12 So %
Nigilant at the end of the first round
was 2m. 5ls. ahead of britannia, against
the I'm. AS. lead which she had at
Mark No. 4, showing gain of Is. on the
fourth leg, as against a gain of 54s. on
the third leg and 45s. on the second leg.
Four Minutes Ahead.
At mark-hoat No. 3, off Black Head.
on the second round, Nigilant had made
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purpose. namely. 10 watch for suspicion,
actions ON the part of visitors.
Entries and Odds Are Posted,

rhe rear room is the pool-room proper,
and here were grouped the bettors, hard
~ one OF whom looked anything but Il
' crook" \ percentages card hung
over the mantel inl another was tackled
to the partition between the room and
the side hall. l'1ln these were recorded
the jockeys, with the straight, place and
l.-2-3 betting, in The order commonly
used upon hlacltboards. These figures
were changed. "a required. by man
about MY wears old. who was called
Iunn," and whose customary station
was in a far corner, dialonnlly opposite
that occupied by the man Ia ;he front
room, where he. too. could command "A
view Of both rooms. AS we'll as Of the
hallway.
In the extension the real apparatus Is
located. and in such "a manner as to be
entirely cut OF from access The win
dows opening from the back parlor have
old ashioned. solid inside shutters The
bottom halves of these are closed. ma X
ing a sort ol partition feet high, and the
window sashes are drawn down to a
level with their upper edges. In shut
ter of each window IL cut a mere slit,
twelve inches wide and but an inch in
height. running crosswise. A small shelf
runs through each.
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Capt Eakins : ward man is William j.
Peterman, and the special deputy ward
man is James \. Dourigan. 1t will be
remembered that when The Evening
World' exposed the orgies at Columbus
Hall, on the Eowery, opposite Fifth
street. Capt. Eakins and these ward
men claimed to be entirely ignorant OF
the character of the place. in spite OF the
complaints which had been lodged
against IL.
Allen DcHes Interference.
How amply secure from molesta lion
At the hands of the police THE" Allen
considers himself is illustrated by
happening on Saturday last A tout
who had irequented his pool-room in
some way offended against the Ell
! quette OF the establishment and was
ousted with little regard for his feel
'ngS, either bodily or mental As nc
rolled OFF the short stoop onto the pave
ment outside, he gave vent t. his wrath
in, series of threats. Allen stood on
the stoop and declared with an oath.
IN The manner OF "A man who knows his
ground
III you think you can close me up.
why. go ahead and do it, I'm fixed
solid enough. and you can't even get
hearing.
The .patrolman on post stood and
chatted with the doorkeeper OF the pool
Z "A
touts, broken-down gamblers, criminals
and fashily dressed women passed
through the portal where they were
holding the conversation.
Unlike other pool-rooms which have
resumed business since the adjournment
| OF the LeXow Committee. this place
makes absolutely no attempt "a; conceal
J ing the true character Of the place be-
( yond fiimsy preteAt which is no:
calculated To deceive even the mos; un-
suspecting. The place Is equipped with
every item of paraphernalia common
| to such establishments, except black
boards and printed tickets. The former
! are replaced by percentage cards'
/ tackled TO the walls, and the latter by
, blank tickets on which are recorded the
! bets and odds.
! Ex-POliceman Nug-nt u Patron.
A telegraph wire IS on the premises
over which Is furnished Information Of
the running ana preliminary statistics
as u mounts. scratches and track be-
/ ting these Items being changed a. r..
I ceived This same wire serves another
| customer, perhaps unknown 10 the COM
| pauy which furnishes l.. This second
| patron 10 man hardly less Notorious
| lhar The" Allen h.nscf. Il IL en-
! Policeman Nugent, OF Manhattan Bank
burglary and Jersey city "uuIcaer-cart"
robbery fame
Nugent conducts a pooi-room further
downtown. and, having no wire, receives
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Pu.incs. once In the Extension

In this annexed apartment are a
operator The "soun1er" IL muffiet.
and cannot be heard. except by a sharp
ear placed closed to the slight opening
In the window. From behind the blinds
at the left window a voice reads off the
changes and announces the odds on
each entry closing with:
Come on, now. II you want to get on
this race! Come. come, now. nearly
closed!
Just before the race is closed" this
individual gets very impatient, and
shrieks loudly: Are you all through
with this race"
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The Nnju PUOl-ROon.

The front room OF the first floor con-
;sins "A long table, around which are
half dozen chairs and upon which are
scnttered few daily ana weekly news
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How PATRON. Are svvindIed.

I; might be we'll to remark. just here
that the clerk Is slow and that races are
not closed with the horses at the post
This is certain from the fact tina the
receiver has been known to take losing
bets and refuse bets on the winner after
the race has actually been run. This
hardly would they dare kick" even
by the swindle. A kick" in The"
Aliens means rough handling and a col
| !slon with the sidewalk outside.
In Aliens yesterday was Il motley
| group. the average with the hangdug
ensemble OF the tout, who couldn't raise
money enough to get to Flushing or
that showed "A flash or two of prosperity.
! The odds offered yesterday were less,
as rule, than those at the track, and
| backed with rapiiity showing that the
! h use did not care to be on the losing
| side OF even single 81 bet. Little money
was paid out after any OF the races.
"buzZer' announces finally that
they're or" which means that the
horses In the race have started. Ere
quently. the order OF running at the va
by the voice in the extension. on Satur-
day the running In the Columbus Stakes,
at chicago, was given in the regular or
der, from They're off" to Henry Young
| wins"
How Bets Are Made ana Paid.
Bets are made by memorandum. Near
the percentage cards on the wall are
hung little slips of paper. upon which
the man who tempts fortune as handled
by The" Allen writes his bet, jotting
down the posted odds and signing INF
tails This slip. with the money, is slid
through the aperture In the left hand
window and Ia read of by the receiver.
After the race has been run voice be-
mind the other window calls out:
| ready to pay on"
Preference is given TO "Dannie." the
| messenger who transacts the business
medium OF communication between tho
| women spectators and the cashier. Or
an average about two of the women wiz
to race An Evening World" re-
porter yesterday saw Sl2 carried up &c
the womeIis department after one rae.
| had been run. which included stake.
and winnings OF at least twenty wo
j quite a comical little conversation
through The .'pay-slit" over the way il
which ~ he" had been hit by hi!
| women pg trOns
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BASEBALL CHAT.

Leon Stedeker is making book a
Flushing.
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The Seaside Athletic Club being In pos
session OF its amusement license. the
pugilists will look bit happier at the
irospects of carnival # boxing In this
neighborhood. for Il means to many OF
them three square meals day for a
while, at all events. ..----....