The evening world., 1894-07-13

way saloon facade, with four half doors
opening into the street. The visitor en-
tiers and finds himself In front of a cigar
where the attendants make no bones"
of discussing the good things" that
might be bet on In the back room
may be seen The pooi-Toori, crowded
with throng decidedly more mixed in
its makeup Than the average group Of
Rialto lounRers
This rear apartment is reached only
through the bar, and when the races have
been run for the day, reassumes. the
i asnsG purns G hS day ba t'S 1--WE ss
tables are left on the floor with like
number of chairs, the remainder being
piled up on top of. the ice-box to make
room for the crowd OF speculators. The
, room measures about 1870 feet. and Is
prettily decorated with oak trimmings
and several choice paintings hang upon
Arainsy the rear wall + a huge mirror.
beside which stands q ticker" unrecllng
its tape with = fnonotony Of "buZz' and
"click-click." THAT this instrument is
Of determining odds becomes apparent
later on, ANA although Jockeys, odds and
scratches are declared. no Geographic
communication exists
ON the right hand side, nearest
rhirtieth street. are ranged four tables
in row, at which four individuals
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primed for business. These tables are
so placed as to I'LL all that side Of the
room from the iCe-box tu'the rear wall.
At the first is young man whose face
&c not unfamiliar as he 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, lie sits with ready
pencil resting upon the top OF a pad OF
blank tickets, . by . inches In size. At
his left hand is an ordinary letter hle.
medium sized, light young man. before
whom reposes percentage card"
who murinurs In low tone, Come on,
boys, not much more time: come on,
~ want to bet 81 on Florence" said
an Evening World reporter. stepping
up to the table
fllled out n card with "2-2 Florence"
and stuck It into the letter-hle under its
proper index. This pool,room has not
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 paraphernalia
of sheet and tickets.
At the other two tables on this side OF
the room are another pair, who do busi-
ness in exactly the same style. Neither
Across the room sits another man at
table. He has a percentage card and
little pile of tickets. and his voice Is
heard occasionally thus: Make your
combinations here. boys"
Like the other criers opposite. his ac-
cents are smooth and his voice low. He
Is prepared TO write odds ON combine
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 OF, and that these Odus viii
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 a mes
senger replaces 1t and conveys the de-
sired Information. This is apparently re-
ceived at another point by wire. After
yesterday, the messenger darted around
the corner and entered the ground floor
If West Twenty-ninth street, where
he remained. This was formerly n pool
room conducted by Bookmakers Newton
and Allen. Now 1t Is ostensibly a bill
lard saloon, yet It Is hard TO conceive
how II can he run at n profit upon two
billiard tables and one pool table in view
Of the elegance OF the surroundings.
Just after race has been run there
enters the establishment at 1918 Broad
way a brisk little man, who takes up
his station behind one of the tables.
The winners are marked on tine card,
not a 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