Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-08
|MBLBRSC0ME FODELAWARE
b Operating in a Clubhouse
Near Grubb's Landing.
|TTAGE CONTAINS A POOL ROOM
b Backed by Gloucester and
Other Bookmakers.

s Backed by Gloucester ant
Other Bookmakers.
ven From Philadelphia, the sport
Slsct n Location where They neI,sv
hey Wall Not be Molested--Havs a yyir
the Building, and Receive tao Result
p the New Orleans and California Races,
philadelphia gamblers have Invade,
Navarro and are running what is sup
ed to be a pool room near Giubb'
&nding, o few hundred yards south o
s7 Pennsylvania State line. They cam,
delaware about six weeks ago. and
"a the exception OF one week, so fa
1ten be learned, have been operating
91tinuously. Matters became rattle
4xm for them in Philadelphia ant
AZ left that city and selected plac,
Il Qelaware where they evidently be
wed they would escape detection, fol
NE time, at least.
&estled snugly on the shore Of th,
Navarro River, short distance from
f4bb's Landing station on the p, W,
q. railroad, with no immediate
3lgh bors, is a rather attractive light.
1|9a cd cottage, which, at a glance, Ii
l1eestive of the country residence Of
no prosperous business man in the
W On close examination, however,
m be readily imagined that such ID
l{6the case, for the surroundings have
|0 sadly neglected. The f nee and
VA have seen better days and the
!'ntion of careful householder
Q4ld do them no harm.
Ibis is the building selected BY the
oilers for their seat of operations,
{4lng the river on one side and the
1koad tracks on another, it is almost
len from view in the other direc-
1oe especially in summer, when the
H4ge is on the trees. No roadway
.1s 10 1T, and there is no Travelled
~ from any other road, except along
Rhi lroad, which is seldom used BY
l9Ptrians. except track men and
4ps, and it is far enough away from
!8Rb's Landing station, the nearest
)$ing place on the railroad, to keep
AZ few people there are in the neigh
pod away, except such as might
fawn to it through curiosity. Ii
Hcarcely be seen from the trolley
therefore it is in one of the best
<3ons in the upper part of the State
&to attract attention. Very few
Me live in the neighborbood, and as
business" is conducted rather
4 ~ the gamblers have not been
gted up to the present time.
D. building is unassuming and the
Ipg about it, tina. would attract
~ is a set Of telegram wires,
tier the second story at one Of
windows, and, rs trains pass
fdly, the wires would hardly
Y 40 by passengers and would
~ the attention of any people
Qse walking by. The wires are
Elf N feyer, and no effort has been
Sonceal them. They approach
q the building and are made
pc caves and carried around
rarhic outfit and pool room
X 5econd floor. The first floor.
Known. Is not generally used,
~ hects of people interested
4pt there. When there is
4ait the doors are fastened
9ks on the outside and all Of
MD on the first and second
clcsed. When the "business''
~ the second-story shutters are
jde open to admit light and
aF(e inside can be seen very
k<rm the outside. The shutters
54Mer floor are kept closed, how
zIQ This fact Is taken as evidence
\ th6'lower floor is not in use much,
X all. = ~
ne Club" as it is generally called
I1eople visiting the place and talking
~ 1t, is said to be backed by
oilers we'll known on the Gloucester.
3ngton and Iron Hill tracks, men
rested in POOL selling at those
1es. The hackers, in fact, are among
most notorious in the east. Some
Ipem, however, never visit the place.
unity fearing that their presence in
',sneighborhood would excite s,s-
lSp: The telegraph operator is from
York and is a skilled man for the
ia managers-that is the hackers
I&heir ssistants-lound up most Of
Ix proy in Philadelphia. Package
[3te are given to those consentine to |
the place, emitting them to free |
s1Portation both WAYS between |
A4elphia and Giubb's Landing, and |
u,t ior portion of the party boards |
Lin leaving Broad street station
ga 9 CLOCK in the afternoon, arriving |
Skpbb's Landing at 200. Others
|4spn later trains and those who
4 tpt been provided with tickets in |
moe and pay their own fares have
money refunded by the "club.
i Number visiting the place ranges
70 20. When they reach Grubb's
q3ag they proceed quietly to the
pMspse and as there is seldom any
{MPout except fisherman here and |
& party of track men at work,
gays much attention, to them,
tter OF fact, there ale sundry
}Egses at various places along the
4 netN cen this city and Chester,
f01men visit occasionally, and
neRfs do not create much of an i'm
|qi upon the average resident who
H3 pays very little attention to
. Porter CT the Gazette, In liz
s1na the matter, learned that one
&!ang in the vicinity did inquire
H Rember of the party recently
2lr mission was and he was in
chat they came down to the
| 4Fe t. have ''big dinners. - |
\! I'm ladelphia contingent is
Qn hand by 3 a'cloclxy although
~ onal one drops In later. Until
1 al were from Philadelphia,
exception Of one or two from
who were in the secret. Nov,
the field of operations has
p9 to Wilmington, and few
CITY are visitors at the place
H4{e become familisr with what
|sdX there. Tuesday 10 PhilhdaI.