The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

building IL an ordinary upper Broad
way saloon facade, with four half doorS
opening into the street. The visitor en-
| tiers and finds himself in front Of cigar
counter Further along is IA barroom,
| where the attendants make no bones
of discussing tn" good things' that
might be bet on in tho back room.
! through the open entrance Of which
may be seen the pool-rOom, crowded
with a throng decidedly more mixed in
| its makeup than the average group Of
This rear apartment Is reached only
! through the bar. and when the races have
been run for the day. reassumes the
aspect Of an ordinary saloon back
room" During the day but five small
tables are left on the Moor, with like
number OF chairs, the remainder being
piled up on top of the ice box to make
, room measures about 1920 feet and Is
prettily decorated with oak trimmings
and several choice paintings hang upon
Against the rear wall is a huge mirror
beside which stands a ticker" unreelinG
It's. tape with monotony of buzz" and
"click-click." That this instrument is
of little use to the prOpriet1rs as a means
of determining odds becomes apparent
later ON. and although Jockeys. odds and
scratches are declared. no Geographic
on the right hand side. nearest
Thirtieth street, are ranged four tables
in a, row. at, which four individuals
prined for business. These tables arc
so placed as to MI all that side Of the
room from the ice-box to the rear wall
At the first is a young man whose face
is not unfamiliar as the presiding genius
of a betting sheet Tall, with dark hair
falling straight down over his forehead,
with prominent features and an alert
look upon his face. he sits with ready
pencil resting upon the top of pad Of
blank tickets, 2 by 3 inches in size. At
his left hand is an ordinary letter file.
!, t,,, he tlhl 10
medium-sized, light young man. before
whom reposes percentage card"
who murmurs in a low tone. " Come on.
boys, not much more time come on.
III want to bet s. on Florence" said
an " Evening World" reporter. stepping
up to the table.
the prompt reply and the tcket-writer
fled out card with 20 Florence"
and stuck 1t into the letter-tile under its
yet gone back to the old practice of
issuing tickets to be presented after the
race and cashed. but memorandum Is
made as has been described. thus doing
away with the additional paraphernalla
OF sheet and tickets.
At the other two tables on this side Of
the room are another pair, who do bust
ness in exactly the same style. Neither
OF the four pays out winnings, however.
Across the room sits another man at
table. He has percentage card and n
little pile or tickets, ana ms voice ~
heard occasionally thus: Make your
combinations here. boys
Like the other cricrs opposite, his ac-
cents are smooth and his voice low. He
is prepared to write odds on combina-
tons. and does "A thriving trade. That
the establishment receives Information
on which to make odds Is apparent
from the fact that odds are given on
the second race before the first has
been run off, and that these odds will
be found similar to those posted at the
track. Jockeys names are also given
and set down on the percentage card.
AS no wire other than that which ope-
rates the ticker enters the room, mes
senger replaces it and conveys the de-
, ceived at another point by wire. After
yesterday. the messenger darted around
the corner and entered the ground floor
4 Al West Twenty street, where
he remained. This was formerly n pool
room conducted by Bookmakers Newton
and Allen. Now II is ostensibly a bill
lard saloon, yet 1t Is hard to conceive
how II can be run at a profit upon two
billiard tables and one pool table in view
OF the elegance of the surroundings.
Just after a race has been run there
enters the establishment at 1913 Broad
way n brisk little man, who takes up
his station behind one of the tables
| The winners are marked on the card,
not word being said, and quietly the
| lucky hackers line up and are paid upon
| mentioning the amount of the bet and
| the initials given.
A formal Identification is made in this