The evening world., 1894-07-19
THIS POO[-ROOM
HAS A" PULL"
Reported to Mayor Gilroy and
the Police Board, but
Still Open.
IN THE Vanderbilt HOTEL.
Police Inactive, Although News
Of Its Existence Was Printed
Yesterday.
MANY OTHERS IN OPERATION.
Still the Police Claim There 10 Not
One Such Place In the City
OF New York.
MANY OTHERS IN OPERATION.

1t is matter Of common report among
gamblers and men about town that
there are now at least one hundred
pool-rooms of greater or lesser magni-
tude in this city. This estimate does
not include swarm of petty gamblers
who are making hand-books in saloons
and hotel corridors.
Yet the police calmly announce that
there is not pool-room open In any Of
the precincts. This appears to be true
Do far as their official knowledge goes,
as no action Is taken to secure evidence
against the places now existing. In
fact, as In the case of 1.-The" Aliens
place. exposed by THE Evening World"
two days ago, the outposts and police
men seem to be on the best of terms.
Another case of pool-room, run boldly
and openly, although not on so extensive
scale as the Allen establishment was
visited yesterday by an Evening World"
reporter. who found no difficulty in OBJ
taining entrance and placing a bet.
Every indication of bookmaking was
present. although the business was car
ried on without unnecessary parapher-
MALTA.
This pool-room Is located In one of the
most conspicuous buildings in the East
Fifty-third street precinct, commanded
by Capt. Thomas Reilly Moreover, 1t was
the subject of a complaint made to
Mayor Giroy several days ago. The let
ter, calling attention to the place. was
written by a man who claimed that after
he had won a bet taken by the pro-
prietors, they refused either to pay the
loss or to return the stake money. Ac-
cording to the statement. 1t was a bold
and deliberate case Of 'welching." The
bet was made at long odds and the
book stood to lose.
The letter was referred to the Police
Commissioners. and was yesterday turned
after 1t had been read to the Board. Ii
told of the location of the pool-room and
further stated that the applicant for the
no Ihsy w ne nae al TS Hsd was told that 1.-THE
The allegations contained in this letter
were published in The Evening World
yesterday, yet no steps were taken to
yesterday afternoon as though such a
thing as police interference was never
further from the thoughts of those who
was no fear of raid and no increase OF
precautions in anticipation that the To-
lice might suddenly become aware that a
bedroom was being maintained
With no pretense at concealment. the
pool-room is conducted in the back
ROOM. next to the bar of the Wander.
Lexington avenue and Forty second
street. Enough was seen yesterday b,
an Evening World reporter to prove
that bets were taken on races at
Brighton Beach. odds being posted pre-.
vious to the running. as we'll as other
Information. as to mounts. scratches
The barroom OF the Vanderbilt Hote
has been rendered famous by many ex.
ploits OF John L. Sullivan, who is always
guest Of Proprietor Matt Clune ,wher
in this city. In honor of the disti1
guished patron OF the house, there is or
the south wall full-length pastel por
trait of the ex-champion. taken in the
costume in which he defeated Paddy
Ryan. Directly under this is the ticker
that furnishes the information for use o.
the pool-room.
At the rear Of the Forty second stree
side Is an archway. with handsome cur
tains fully drawn back. giving entrance
to the back room, an apartment abou
eighteen feet deep, and the full width o
ing-doors lead to the dlning-room. still
further back, and half-doors swing int
the hallway Of the hotel which leads t
the Lexington avenue entrance. The Mt
tings are artistic dark In tone. and
subdued light comes through the screene
window at the side,
On the floor are but two or thre
chairs, the room being given up er
tirely to the bookmakers. A long GA
table, with green top, runs along tn
window, furnishing the only seat In tn
race to be run On the wall at the lei
Is q long clock. directly over a sma
mahogany table. Opposite, against tn
dining-room partition, Is another tabl
of similar make.
Upon the first table is a percentage
card, on which the scratches ar
recorded and jockeys names filled In b
short thick-set man, whose face re
calls a tout" once familiar at Gutter
burg Pinned to the bottom of tn
clock case 10 q slip cut from the pei
centage card, containing but one rae
and filled out with the straight, plac
and 1-2-s odds which the book Is pre-
pared to offer.
Not a word is spoken above an under
tone. Visitors who are inclined to bt
are referred by the man at the frs
table to the opposite side OF the room
Here sits a bald graX-mus uscr ma al