New-York tribune., 1901-07-09
poOLROOMS IN TENTS NOW.
,,uBLERs IN QUEENS BOROUGH ES-
r.BLIsH THEIR PARAPHERNALIA
TNDER CANVAS-OPENING
UP IN TOWN.


,,hile the raids recently made by Assistant
sct Attorney Schurman on two poolrooms
nssd hasty closing of the majority OF pool
ms in the district below City Hail. other
b;ing house keepers are putting on a bold
80 and are opening up their former places of
.siness in the same old style, and with the as
lance Of the same old workers. The activity
. ,be poolroom gamblers is due to the qui-
ence of the Committee of Fifteen.
, n this borough and The Bronx the pooroom
,,nes are not yet looking for the patronage of
hangers but in the Borough of Queens what
y he called outdoor meetings of gamblers and
hsir friends are being held In the Ravenswood
district These outdoor meetings conducted
,,der tents and effort to avoid police de-
section is made. Betting the races at
1richton Beach and the Western tracks is car
-5ed on openly and freely. and everything posi-
be has been done by the bookmakers there to
make visitors as comfortable as possible. One
~ the tents is near large beer saloon, and
rraners connected with the saloon serve drinks
under the tents The results of the races are
received by telegraph, and the gatherings of bet
tors under the tents are informed Of the results
&c soon as they are recorded by the telegraph
onerator by several men. who below through
regaphones the names of the winners and the
placed horses
Oldtime bettors, especially those who are
known as poolroom frequenters, take much de-
light in hearing telegraph descriptions of races.
The bookmakers doing business under the tents
have not forgotten this fact, and the with
the mega phones tell the patrons every word
about the races that is received by the operators
over the wires
IF there only improvised grandstand
h,;lt near the tents and a few signboards with
pctures of horses painted them," said a man
who was invited 20 visit the tents TO Tribune
reporter yesterday, the patrons of the tents L
am told, might easily be led to believe that the
aays when running races were held at the Park
way Driving Club had returned
The hackers of the tents in Ravenswood en-
ploy runners" Among gambling men run
ners' are persons who are expected to keep
their employers in constant touch with the odds
on the races in nearby rooms. how business is
being conducted in those rooms. TO sound an
alarm when detectives appear, and to get bettors
70 frequent the places run by their employers.
The Raverlswood runners of pleasing
manners and know how TO drum up business.
They search for patrons on the Long Island
ferryboats and in many other places within the
CITY limits Their methods of talking business
for their employers interesting.
A runner for one of the tents in RaVenswood
was seated yesterday afternoon in the mems
q
CITY An elderly man who was studying
racing chart sat next to him.
May / borrow your chart for a minute! SAID
The runner TO the elderly man. Il want TO see
how Lightning Quick in the handicap race
at the Pickville track yesterday. l understand
he is out again to-day, and that he Will win at
good odds My information comes from the
stable Does he handicap well? What do you
think of his chances?"
The elderly remarked as he gave the
chart TO the runner that he thought the horse
was "a good performer and was a good betting
proposition He then asked the runner where
he could place a bet. "Oh, there are many
places running where / am going now. And the
reason that travel far TO bet is the fact that
the rooms a short distance from Long Island
City mark up tempting odds, odds that are bet
Ter than those offered at the tracks. You may
come with me if you care to, and shall intro
ouce YOU at the place that play"
The elderly man accepted the invitation.
Within two blocks of Police Headquarters in
this borough large poolroom is in operation
There was a report heard last night that one OF
the big gambling houses in Fourteenth-st., on
which a raid made some months ago by
Justice Jerome, was being fitted up again, ana
would probably resume business in week
The room in question the one in which
Justice Jerome found check for 81 400 drawn
TO Frank FarrelPs order and signed by man
named Maher, who reputed TO be the pro-
pr!etor of the place.