Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27

a pot of money. The small average
bettor who comes into the place with
limit to his losses-$20, $50, 800 or
s2OO--ara the men they like to deal
with.
Such men usually lose, but if they
hit winning gait they are satisfied to
double their money. Then they come
back the next night and lose it again,
and something besides. This class,
and it is the general one, is made UP of
business men who satisfy a periodical
hunger for sight of the green cloth by
losing $50 or 500. These men can us
ually afford to lose these amounts two
or three times a year, but if they could
not afford the loss they would not be
welcomed at any of the places.
A stranger can enter any of the club
houses providing he is well dressed.
Young clerks and others who have the
look of not being able to stand a
nights losses are politely refused ad-
mittance by the manager. The usual
form is: we are very sorry, sir, but
we do not know you. There is no use
Ill udSHlIS a " 4 IDIi anu assuming y
high and mighty mein. These man
ayers are accustomed to the sight OF
big rolls and bluffs have no effect upon
them whatever.
The second gambling place of impor-
lance is John Days Long Branch club,
between the village and the Elberon
line. 1t is a question whether John
DAILY is backing the place this season,
as in the winter he practically decided
to 20 out of business, owing to the
strength of the reform wave. He had
two places in New York which he had
maintained for years. One of them at
No. s Barclay street, within a few
yards of the city hall and postofice,
was kept open in the day time. The
uptown place, at No. 80 West twenty
ninth street, was kept open at night.
He closed both places during the Park
hurst Juror but kept everything in
readiness for year and hall to open
the doors at a moments notice. Like
many others, he could have kept open
had he wished to employ dozen spies
to watch the police, but he refused to
ito this On this subject he said: II do
not believe in outposts and spies, and
will not have them around me" He
gave his word to the police not to open
up, and they believed him. For many
years Daily was the partner of David
Gideon in Il racing stable some of their
most famous horses being DR.. Rice,
Walter Keenan, and Ramapo. The
for Enooh Wishard.
DOC" Slatcr's Ocean club faces the
iron pier and is in the center of the
village, at the corner of Broadway and
Ocean avenue. The gardens surround
ing 1t are beautifully kept and the
house has bread verandas covered with
thick vines
The New York club is located in the
center of Elberon in the mansion
owned by the late Daniel Doughcrty,
and not far from the villa in which
President Garfield died The cottage
in which General Grant used to spend
his summers is also within short dis
lance.
All four of these places are filled
with fine paintings costly tapestries
and statuary. The paintings owned
by Doc" Slater are particularly fine.
The frescoings in Phil Days place cost
in the netghborhood Of $780,
600 Phil Daily is said to be
worth over million, John DAILY has
close to that figure and Slater has
good half million. Fitzgerald is the
poorest of the big four" but he is
young in the business.