The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
:. THIS P0OL-R00M.
HAS A PULL"
Reported to Mayor Gilroy and
the Police Board, but
Still Open.
N THE VANDERBILT HOTEL.
Police Inactive, Although News
of Its Existence Was Printed
Yesterday.
MANY OTHERS IN OPERATION.
\ Still tho Police Claim There 10 Not
One Such Place In the City
OF New York.
MANY OTHERS IN OPERATION.

It is a matter ofeommon 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 a swarm of petty gamblers
who are making hand-books in saloons
end hotel corridors.
Yet the police calmly announce that
there Is not a pool-room open In any of
The precincts. This appears to be true
70 far as their official knowledge goes,
Bs no action is taken to secure evidence
against the places now existing. In
fact, as In the cas-. of 1.-The" Aliens
place. exposed by "The Evening worldr
two days ago. the outposts and police
men seem to be on the best of terms.
Another case of a 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
tanning entrance and placing a bet
Every indication of bookmaking was
present. although the business was car
red 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 man who claimed that after
he had won a bet taken by the pro-
pr,etors, they refused either to pay the
1oss 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 It had been read to the Board. II
told OF the location of the pool-room and
further stated that the applicant for the
police were all fixed"
The allegations contained in this letter
were published In The Evening World"
close up the. place, for 1t was running
| Yesterday afternoon as though such a
thing as police Interference was never
further from the thoughts of those who
conducted the bust ,csE. crtainly there
was no fear of a raid and no increase of
precautions in. anticipation that the ro-
Ice 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 by
an Evening World, reporter to prove
Brighton Beach. odds being posted pre-
yious to the running, well as other
Information. as to mounts. scratches.
&c.
The barroom of the Vanderbilt Hotel
has been rendered famous by many ex-
ploits of John L.. Sullivan. who is always
guest of Proprietor Matt Clune when
in this city. In honor of the distin-
guished patron Of the house there is on
the south wall a full-length pastel por-
trait Of the ex-champion, taken In the
Bryan Directly under this is the ticker
that furnishes the information for use OF
the pool-room.
At the rear Of the Forty-second stree,
side is an archway, with handsome cur
iains fully drawn back, giving entrance
10 the back room, an apartment about
eighteen feet deep, and the full width of
The saloon From this aPa,rtment swing
further back, and half-doors swing into
the hallway of the hotel which leads &c
the Lexington avenue entrance. The At
,ings are artistic. dark in tone, and q
subdued light comes through the screened
window at the side.
On the, floor are but two or thre
chairs, the room being given up en-
table, with green top, runs along tn
window, furnishing the only seat In tn
place for bettors while waiting for
race to be run. On the wall at the lef
Is long clock. directly ever small
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.
a short thiek-set man, whose face ae,d re
burg Pinned to the bottom of tn
clock case is slip cut from the per
centage card. containing but one rae
and filleG out with the straight, plac
and l-2-3 odds which the book is pre-
pared to offer.
Not a word is spoken above an under
tone. Visitors who are inclined to be
are referred by the man at the frs
table to the opposite side of the room
Here sits bald. gray-mustached mar
He takes the bet, while a short. black