The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-08
ROOSEVELT THE FAV0RITE.
MOB or BETTORS AT THE FIFTH
ATRNUE AND HOFFMAN,.

and Took Anything They Could Get-All
sorts of Prices, but Most of the Real
betting 10 to o on Roosevelt or Even.
with the first click OF the ticker Of the New
yorv stock Exchange yesterday Richard H.,
uals,ed announced that he would bet $1,000
on Roosevelt to 5000 on Van Wyck. This was
the first offer OF the day. and TO a certain OK
tent 1t set the pace for the odds in the political
camnaien which ends to-day. Mr.. Halsted's
offer was not accepted. Within a few moments
charles Minzesieimer offered to bet $1,000
10 $500 on Roosevelt against Van Wyck, and
,bis bet was taken. Thon Dominick h
Diexsrman took 4 hand In the fray and offered
IN tpt So 600 on Roosevelt to $500 on Van
Nyck. There were no takers. Frederick II.
Brooks of z Wall street scurried around and
rloced $4,000 on Roosevelt to $4,000 on Van
WICK. Henry Tolar then sent In an oher of
$4,000 on Roosevelt to $4,000 on Van Wyck,
and there were no takers. Mr. Brooks hustled
around again and offered $4,000 on Roosevelt
,o $4,000 on Van WICK. and there did not
pppcar to be any Van Wyck money.
About noon the Democrats saw that something
would have to be done or they'd be forever
laughed at; so they turned their pockets inside
out and sent around to their friends and finally
rot together $4,000, which they sent to Bell
al Co, III lit NHlbl IIubt NpuiphuI utluiik
II was some time before the news got around
that there was $4,000 to be had, and when 1t
did the statement was made that II could be
lind at even money. There was u rush for it.
hut before anybody got a piece the announce
ment was made that it would be put up only at
the rate Of So against $1Oof Republican money.
At that rate, before the close OF business at 3
o'clock. something over $4,000 Of the amount
was taken. and Eddie Talcott, the boss bettor.
said he'd take the rest uptown. He did, and he
was chased up there by Republican money that
thought SO against $40 was a good thing.
Everything was quiet at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel up to 1896 last night. Chairman 0dell Of
the Republican State Committee had gone to
Newburg at noon and will not return until this
evening. There weren't a dozen people in the
corridors OF the Fifth Avenue or in the bar
room at $3.50 O'Clock when a man who said
he was Mr.. Ryan from Rochester walked into
the barroom and said he wanted to bet
$1,000 or $4,000 on Van Wyck at 8 to IL. Mr..
Ryan talked a good deal and at the height of
his voeiferution in walked George A. Wheelock
the bookmaker who has bet. all told. 100000 on
Roosevelt's election. Mr.. Wheelock walked up
to Mr.. Ryan OF Rochester and said that he would
like to take some Of that Van WICK money at
the odds of 8 to 10. the latter figure for Roose-
welt.
"All right said Mr.. Ryan OF Rochester. III
bet you 50, 700 on Van Wyck to $1,000 on
Roosevelt.
Put up" said Mr.. wheelock. as he pulled
out his $1,000 in bills.
oh" replied Mr.. Ryan. I'm have to see Mr..
McCarren over in the Hoffman House 10 getthe
money"
"All right replied Mr.. Wheelock. IT is
now twenty minutes to o. l have an engage
,,aot az tbn q ., rt a,-a ~ IJo,ea OF tbof hans aud
Iwill give you until 8 10 produce the 81, ZOO
Mr.. Ryan Of Rochester departed apparently
for the Hoffman House to see Mr.. McCarren.
He did not return to the Fifth Avanue Hotel at
all last night. Mr.. Wheelock leaned up against
the bar and a great crowd got around him.
The clock licked along until o o'clock came.
and no Mr., Ryan of Rochester appeared. Mr..
Wheelock left to keep his engagement in the
Sturtevant House and left word with the bar
keepers and with Capt. Jack Webb where he
could be found, He hadn't been gone
five minutes before in hustled John A.
Mason. chief of the speakers bureau at Demo-
cratic headquarters in the Hoffman House. He
said lie was hunting for Mr.. Ryan. and added
that Mr.. Ryan had been to see Mr.. McCarren
and had started back from the Hoffman House
10 the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Mr.. Mason was in
'ormed that Mr.. Ryan had not turned up. and
''' '@N = . Way AANNNAs = 'uNAA v ''SAih SiiV
amirute baGore in walked Chairman Patrick
ileGry McCarren Of the Democratic campaign
ers, accompanied by John I, Carroll and Po-
lice Commissioner Sexton.
Mr., McCarren was in his finest style. He first
wanted to bet 5 10000. then $4,000. and
finally offered $4,000 on Van Wyck TO S5.000on
Roosevelt. A great deal OF the latter money
was taken in small amounts. When Mr.. No
Carren offered the heavy amounts he made
one OF the finest grantStand plays In his
political career. There were hundreds OF
men in the crowd who wanted to bet
anywhere from 500 to $500. but not
one OF them had q lump sum like $4,000 or
$4,000 to bet. John L. Carroll was caught for
one $500 bet with Appraiser Wakeman. who
took the Roosevelt end. Ex-Assemblyman
John Delmour, acting for Tammany. also was
caught for $500 bet on Van Wyck. Mr.. Nc
Carren. Mr.. Carroll. and Mr.. Sexton were in the
harroom OF the hotel exactly Ave minutes.
They returned to the Hoffman House.
After their departure Capt. Jack Webb. prob
ably the very handsomest man In the Fifth
avenue Hotel, and the representative Of the
Tyson Company, was surrounded by a great
oody oil men who wanted him to ba stake
ho!der for their bets. 1t looked like the night
oe'ore a football game. for Capt. Webb. in recent
years, has been the stakeholder for the college
poys' 1t took two hours for Capt, Webb TO regis
terthe bets made with him. All told they num-
oeEed hlty-ope; one was for $1,000 on Roose-
Selt TO $500 on Van Wyck, and another was
sooO even on Roosevelt. All the other bets
MADE and Of which Capt. Webb is the stake
aoder. were for amounts averaging 500 on
hoosevelt 10 800 on Van Wyck.
Just as John i. Carroll left the Fifth Avenue
notel Abe Carson. the sporting man, bet him
sooo even on Roosevelt. Early in the day
oeoree A. Wheelock had offered to bet $4,000
70 Roosevelt TO $4,000 on Van Wyok. Mr..
nheeloek finished his business at the sturte-
want House at about 10 o'clock last night and
tafned up at the Hoffman House. He there met
Vpalrman AcCarren, and In very quiet tones
amid great crowd Mr., Wheelock said;
mr.. MeCarren, I'll bet you $4,000 on Roose-
sMto 1000 ON Van Wynk."
INT hcCarren said he would have to 60 up to
|s democratic Club for the purpose OF having
offer.
when Senator Mccarren nrst got back TO the
human House from his expedition TO the Fifth
n'shue Hotel he repeated his Grsndstand play
p the Gaze, and then he lodged upstairs. John
'SATroll. with all his diamonds hlazinR stayed