The evening world., 1894-07-13

the room are another pair. who DO pusi-
ness in exactly the same style. Nel,ne!
of the four pays out Winnings, noWc,c.'
Across the room sits anotner man nh ,na ="
little pile OF tickets, and ms voice ~
heard occasionally thus: MAKE so"'
combinations here, boys.
ike the other CTierS opposite, MS ~
cents are smooth and his voice low, I've
ia prepared to write odds on Comninh
tons, and does a thriving trade Ihat
the establishment receives ihlorina.no ,,,
from the fact that odds are given ON
the second race before the irst nain,
been run off and that these odds VIII
track. Jockeys names are also given
and set down on the percentage card
As no wire other than that which Op"'
rates the ticker enters the room. a me-
senger replaces 1t and conveys IN" d'-
sired information. This III apparently re-
Ceived at another point by wire. Allti
leaving the pool-room at l2lj 'IoahMaE
Yesterday. the, messenger dartcd around
the corner and entered the ground moor
II Al West Twentyninth street. where
he remained This was formerly pool
room conducted by Boollmakers Newton
and Allen. Now It Is ostensibiy b!il,
lard saloon, yet 1t is hard to conceive
how It can be run at a profit upon two
billiard tables and one pool table In view
of the elegance of the surrounding.
Just after a race has been run there
enters the establishment a 12i3 Broad-
way brisk little man. who takes mp
his station behind one Of the tables.
The winners are marked on the card.
not word being said. ana quietly the
lucky hackers line up and are paid upon
mentioning the amount of the bet ana
A formal Identification is made In this
manner. Turning TO the "Writer the
cashier says: rs this /, W."
Yes, that's the name he gave is the
answer and the bet Is paid.
These details and arrangements ere
obviously with 3 view 10 lessen me
chances OF combs alton or detection
should quick departure lie made nee
essary by a rail- Should Il b"com" ne
nssary perhaps less than thirty seconds
would elapse before tho pool-r9om No"
running at 1919 Broadway could be trans.
proper "Millpr's back room
However. the absence of pagaphcrna'ia.
bla ok boards. grated windows. gaudy par
titions shouting announcer ana clicking
telegraph Instruments does NOT in any
manner alter the fact that regular
pool-roon is being conducted Al tho az
droSS named
The crowd which attends daily seems
strange to the locality, and is not made
up OF broadway loungers. Rather does
II seem to be composed mainly OF clerks
and Young men from Offices ana shops
who drop IN during spare hour or
Small bets, but few winners" seems
to be the rule. the average ticket bttnS
made out for s. or less.
Now and then an actor or theatrical
man will drop IN and make bet or try
a combina ton lust for a flyer"
There Is probably no; man VIVA ire
auents the Rialto by day WHO could not
point out the people at Miiler's " asked
where bet might be placed in his city,
vet the police seem absolutely Ignorant
that it or any other such place exists.
Like the ostrich. which hides It's head
when pursued, under the imDressi N that
II was thus concealed 80 the men who
run this place seem to think that in tn"
absence Of noise. blackboarls and othcr
details OF fixtures and appurtenances Is
absolute immunity from the law.