The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
POOLROOMS DISTRESSED,
Five Races Decided Before the
Dens" Learned of a Single
Winner.
Business Is Falling Off and There Is
No Sunshine in Glasgow or
Pauper Alleys.

Instead of standing room only" sign
placard will soon be seen displayed in
front of the poolrooms bearing the in
scription linen wanted" The play in the
barn on Glasgow alley was so light yester-
day that no gas was needed for illumina-
ting purposes, and it is said the proprietors
seriously think of cutting down wages.
From bad the service has gone 10 worse.
The empty-headed spectators who formerly
poured their loose wealth into these dens
have grown wary lest they put their coin
on a horse that has already been num-
bered among the also rams, for the returns
from Ingleside are slow, very slow in
reaching the rooms. The scouts with their
code of signals that were sent, to the track
have stood in all sorts of conceivable po-
sitions, blown smoke in the air, twirled
canes and scratched their heads-and now
the keepers OF the illegal joints are scratch
ing.
The fifth race was decided at IngIeside
yesterday at 4:39 P NJ, and until ASP,
thirteen minutes later, the poolrooms had
not received the result of a single race. At
this time they managed to get the winners
of the second, third and fifth races, still
being in ignorance as to the placed horses
in the first or fourth events.
They had sorry smattering of Jockeys
and prices on the opening event. They
first announced Seven Up winner, but
later this was corrected. At 2:40 just
twenty-three minutes after the race had
been decided, Billy Vice was scratched. but
at $3.50 an announcement was made that
they thought he had started"
The odds were posted some minutes be-
fore the pencilers at Ingleside began book
Ing. Wrong riders were posted on six of
the starters in the second event, includ ing
the first three horses past the wire. Ida
Sauer and Bobolink, both scratched horses,
had jockeys up and odds opposite their
names. Artist was quoted at twos with
Doggett up. while at the track he was 10
to l chance, and was ridden by T. Nc
Hugh. Bobolink was finally scratched
three hours and fifty minutes after his en-
try had been made at the track. Two
hours elapsed before the result of the race
was known.
The same conglomeration and mixture
OF odds and jockeys was apparent among
the starters in the third race. Repeater.
Moderocio and Cabrlllo were not scratched
until 10, one hour and fortv-slx minutes
after the horses had passed the finishing
post. On the pooiroom boards Cabrillo
was to / chance, with Tod Sloan up.
Doyle was held at u, while 300 to was
laid against him on the track. Moderocio
was another 3 to chance with Cochran
up. Boreas had McHugh up and was to
l. Both horses were scratched during the
forenoon.
The commission houses again beat
the Ingleside pencilers in posting their
odds up against the starters in the fourth
race, having their prices up six minutes
in advance of them. They evidently favor
ed George Miller very strongly, for he was
posted an to 5 chance with Cochran up.
Plenty of 5 to l could be had against him
at the track, and Coady landed him a
winner. Mainstay was held at 4, and 40
to 1 was laid at the track. The result of
this race was one hour in reaching the
rooms.
The grating factories" were sadly
amiss on The fifth event. Rebellion,
scratched horse, was chalked up to 5
favorite with Sloan up, and the dealers did
not scratch him until one hour and five
minutes after the race was decided. Book
ing on this race was also begun before
odds were marked up at Ingleside.
How much longer these iniquitous dens
will be allowed to continue in their nefarI-
Gus calling is the question being asked by
all law abiding citizens. As their business
dwindles away and the "sack" diminishes
they will in all probability be raided and
be dead for all time. Why they are al
lowed to run no one seems able tO puess