The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
CAN'T BLUFF Low BETTORS,
THEY PROMPTLY CALL TAM
MANY'S LITTLE GAME.
Creker's Attempt to swing the Odds Round
In Favor " shepard rzzies Out Every
Tammany Dollar In sight Yesterday
Maa Covered Like Flash.

Richard Croker limited, at the Democratic
Club, on Friday night. that some sort OF an
effort would he made before Monday to
change the betting odds in favor Of Shepard.
The first evidence OF a movement In this
direction was at 1890 o'clock In Wal Street
yesterday afternoon, when u was announced
that the firm OF A. A. Housman a Go. was
reported to be ready to bet SIS 900 even on
shepard. This was after the Stock Ex-
change and the banks had closed.
Frederick II. Brooks, who has had Low
money and Shepard money TO bet, said:
Il called up Housman 4 Co. and asked
them about this money. and they said that
they had placed some Of II. but that they
, had a lot left. I questioned them closely,
and ascertained hat the members OF the
| firm had left for the day and that the man
who had charge OF the Shepard money had
gone to a football game. They said his
name was Baruch and that no lived at 81
West Seventeen street
Mr.. Brooks was looking for this man
last night.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fan
tastically dressed individual appeared in
the barroom OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
He wore a SLOUGH hat and q flaming scarf
and a highfalutin suit of clothes. He was
smooth-shaven. He went through the
throng saying in rather loud tones:
Il have 80 ooo 10 bet on Shepard In any
amounts from $500 up. No certified checks;
only cash.
Finally Edward s. Gilmore walked up
to the stranger and said:
MY friend. III bet you $500 that you
haven't got $50 to bet on shepard"
There was a roar OF laughter, and tho
stranger trotted out and went to the Hon-
man House. He repeated his offer over
there. because that was Shspard's head
quarters.
Shortly after Z O o'clock last night George
Wheelock I'm evening dress walked into
the corridor Of the Hoffman House. He
had fifty 81 900 bills with him, The first
man he met was Leo Mayor.
leo. any propositions t%o-night'' asked
Yes replied Mayer, I'm bet you 5000
on Shepard
You re on replied Wheelock.
An hour later Mr.. Wheelock bet Mr..
Mayer s.. 900 on ow TO si,sO on Shepard.
! MIR Wheelock made several small bets Of
500 TO 500 on Jerome. and 800 to $3.50 that
Shepard wouldn't carry a borough In the
City of New York. Mr.. Wheelock said:
Il heard this morning that Mr.. Croker
would attempt TO make the bets even on
Shepard. i heard about that alleged
e25. 600 sent down to Wall Street after bank
ing hours. This Il all a pure game Of bluN.
There wasn't a dollar tn bet on Shepard at
The race track to-day. not n dollar. l heard
thatNir. Croker and his friends were TO do the
business here in the Hoffman House to-
night and 10 | have come around and !
viii remain until midnight. They are
blufine and thev know IL. They can't
get away from this game. j am here and
I'll remain here
II was currently reported that Mr.. Wheel
nok had hat lfnp ON on low since the cam
paign began.
Al o o'clock last night In walked the
stranger who had said in the afternoon
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel that hs had 49,
600 to bet on Shepard. He didn't know
Wheelock. by a strange coincidence he
walked mp to Wheelock and said; Are
you a betting man, sir?-
Il hope so. replied Wheeiock.
We'll. " replied the Enthusiastically dressed
stranger. I'm bet you any part Of $4,000
on shepard.
Done replied wheelock. I'm be, you
five, ten. twenty. twenty-five. thirty. forty.
or fifty Thousand dolls- on Low
"Ill be bach in a minute, y replied the
stranger, who had refused all the afternoon
and evening 10 give his namo. He hadn't
| returned 10 the Hoffman House up to a
late hour last night.
There was IA story around the hotel that
John W, Gates Of Chicago had bet t25.OO
even on Low with Davey Johnson. the
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cate. There have bsen stories circulated
before concerning very large b~fs made
10y Mr.. Gatae. notably one IN which he
and a number Of fellow passengers on All
ocean liner were said 90 have staked vast
sums on the outcome Of tbs Columbia
Shamrock II yacht race
Al tho Ho~smpr", j. VI MCHale lri 81 OO
even on 81 IarI with William Phli!us.
and n & oOIn-tock ts't g. yp To John Del
mour- 81 M that Low would win.
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wa sittliig a man appeared at 1anmany
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h. had $500 thai b. would bai on low
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