New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-27

CROWDS At LITTLE MONTE CARLO.
,r.XpRrps or GAMBLERS VISIT THE NOTORIOUS
wEsrTlEsTER POOLRoOM

HUNDREDS or GAMBLERS VISIT THE NOTORIOUS
wEsrTiEsrER POoLRooM
Tho fact that the Society FOR the enforcement o'
The criminal Law had forwarded 70 Governor Flower
charges that sheriff Duny. Of Wes'ch"s,er County,
was inactive IN tho face = open disregard ~ ~"
law at Lite Monte carlo" "a published IN In"
TT bune vcs,crlly has had no eject upon INC man
agcmeni or the present popularity OF the resort \
Tribune reporter made visit - Lite M'h''
carlo" Yesterday AMI found the place In iuN blast
w,h o, least 800 people In a'teninnce tn" resort
,. ron, no. hv ncnrs ~ the West Farms trolley rohl
rrlfn Th'rltve and ouc-hur lred and twenty nn'n-
- I'm about thirty minutes The pooroom j. mint
4, ne. stockholders - the trolley road ana u - SAM
on excellent authority that members ~ ne Demo
cratic ting - Wcsichesi"r County ar heavy stock
t,t.,. IN ,ir. road The 'ac' that tho p'1iroom IS
,,eoel where FL. IS odds Immensely 10 The profits ~
-. stockholders Little Monte Carlo Hes about
90 wards from The Bronx. ID" OWNING I'm" p''"'''
%D,, YORK. ana Wesiches'er counties. During IN"
hours - racing constant stream i"hrS - ana ITO
l.eu the enI o, tn trolley line and IN" p"olfooin
Tho route 10 nncl with stands containing every de-
.~it,o, - r.'rc-hfn.nt and WIKI numerous o'Ts'r'
and musicians The route u also sro"n deeply win
,se fragments ~ countless losing pool tickets when
l,.. the way Ike dead mems bones on The desert
Tn. reporter (. lowed the crowd ana founi
their Mecca IA grove OF trees called h'hnS
Wes,o hester Park. which lies Immediately Ia 'h'
rear ~ tho Wc-tchc~for Park Hotel When IN"
hotel Dos rounded ana visitor looks upon inc
scene below hc g. reminded 81 hlg country '''r
The central building g. constructed 81 rough ""-
p,irfcI Pine boards. AMI g. qunirangnldr in s""i'
g,fDl feet Surrounding u are nunh"rl"s1 stth'N
ard shnnfies where s. everything to eat or drink
,ht, can u.uau. Doe found AZ the big rac"tr"cks
IN. veulers keep up an inces-nnt lin by 'h'
ctlnng = their wares The sale "i privileges
,u.,.t bring IN 10 the infringement handsome
The huilllng 20 which the crowd snrecd 70 near
The races called has six entrances Along IN"
s.l.t Of the room are arranged SIX long. marrow"
cl,eet-llke stalls with two windows opening into
the main room from each and th'rI T' nI,n
cat through the walls 81 me "i' 's window the
iuR into The grove. ~ W., lts' a. liz are
Winning tickets are ca-hel Along ~" %"1s 1ae
and Jockeys and tho l-2-S odds against each horss
BETTING was done on ny" tracks lr'i,"nn Thcr r.,
were nvc regular books ana on" comDin''loh D"yN.
1t Was LEARNED thai ne nance 81 S S.l ~ AMI
booknakers AZ" 'hit'trt'n' N'''' '''"' ''
VI , ATTEMPTED concclmen; At Little M,nte
v"lrr the nam, of the Electric Telegraph company
Eaeh .a or Go3N II e, GS from p'h 10 = such
signs as the following are displayed. ",'nSn "liio ,
o. ''' von"y orders taken FOR brighton" In hc
middle u the large room is platform sHsprhI ir.
no"r ON this stands a large. fat-faccl man. who
is a. the same time the telegraph operator ana me
its message announcer calls II out In sort OF
,nouofouols chant As he calls the pdls. IA" JOCKEY
and The results 81 the races a man Il, ,'," - ,Se
board marks them down The dc-cr'f.l'm o, ,ns
races f. given I'm Ia" DID familiar way from i'S'
Errhfou they're of AZ the Beach. untl ne an
nounccs the winner amid brrathcss srnrr h ,rI
holding winning tickets then line np outside ana
cash them About seven men, ln'ludnR Hn''.
writer's money takers and CASHIERS. are 'nl'H - az
each stall iIetweeu the numerous races 'H' I"''',
contains a surging. sw,.tcrng and noisy mass OF
humanity who push and shove Ike SO many 'A'"''
All classes are found In the crowd
I'm an addition the building Is touni pht,-
room and lunchroom which is literally paironizel.
IttTlt
but THIS quic;n.ss is probably podu."l ny w 80,
of burly men who wander around IN th'ir smt'
s.cvcs-thcy the secret police OF the "stap'iSn-
ment. .,... A.,
MANY OF the groups I'm the grove yesterday us
cussed the action Of the Society for N" enforcement
of the Criminal Law IN accusing )uny anu 'n' Npn
.. nsus Of opinion seemed 10 he that thr manage,
mont wa TOO solid with the authorities To- b. ea9ly
supurrssed The boOkmatrrs certainly rH"N'i ~
signs Of being frightened yesterday. me s1'"tA
agents. who visit the place every h'E, ~ ~, ry
Duffy and that a man named toach aho'h'i ~,
friend is consulted on every occasion IL ~ Si" ~
one who has IN" bOokmakerh sheets ahh ~
that each one contains a hhllH. ~"
~ e., for 'brok.ragc. and the recipient OF thl'
broke might BE- able To explain why th'y are
permitted 10 break the law ~ openly ,
nunishabI@ With imprisonment for five years. II the
Governor should Investigate the chhrE's 4tH'n ~
Duffy. and II the latter should be- iomnI Su,i gun ~, NV
would be liable to heavy fine ana dlsiniSsal IRON
Office. But nothing Will be done, say '''r I'h"''''
at Little Monte Carlo. , -, ,
Al The rooms OF the Society for the enforcement
Of The criminal Law II was said that MS agents
continue TO visit the gambling irs3't .hr W. r
ordered an Investigation az II was th3utht NJ
would ample proof Of Duffy's guilt would be rur-
nishrd It IL probable that charges VIII a'so p'
made against others OF the Westminster t'hs'