New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15


| them. When the season is at its height the
games in the afternoon but the crowd
never comes until night.
/ In the throng that fills the place between 10
o'clock and AL hours" may be seen from
/ all parts Of the world ana representing nearly
! all professions and callinSs. Many go simply
| to look on and of this class hundreds a~e
/ tempted 10y the games, 10y seeing stack of
chips grow in front of some player, to try 1t
! just once. If these people get rid of their
chips quickly they usually fortunate, for
according to the testimony Of an experienced
gambler, a winning the start is sure to
! tempt the novice to further endeaVors TO get
something for nothing and before he leaves
Saratoga the clubhouse has much of his va
cation money. Circulating among the players
and the visitors, who are termed by tn gam
| blers members of tn rubber brigade are
detectives in evening DIR So who know the earl
! sharps and crooks Of the large ct es, and
! wink from of these me1 usual y puts a
man to fight who. according to t-e rules q tn
house, is not wanted in "genuanans" game
| These men also know the rich and 20 p nSip.e
of the country 10y sight, and guarant-
their accounts when they ask for c:eait or eX-
pose men who masquerade IS solid"
/ Betting is done with chips which the player
purchases at the table where n pays, but II
is not unusual to see q man Put cash On t"1
| card or number which h wishes II b | '--e
Saturday evening this season While the cub
house was swarming with visitors. tn play rs
and spectators at the wheel nearest the RS
| taurant became Interested in a young man who
| came from one Of the tables napkin in hand
and, leaning over boy Of eighteen who was
rapidly accommodating respectable pie Of chips
on a 81 investment. threw crumplod hi -
the man at tn. VII Eel. saying Nor" The bah
+ nled feN In cd n
rolled the bill he gath red it in with the pile
Of chips. and every body saw that il o. tn
500 denomination The sa'Iow young man
never changed 4 mus L. Of his face. but retired
to the restaurant. In les than five minutes n
reappeared and again threw a crumpl d bill o.
the table, saying NOR" ana again tn ball
fell on red. This repeated seven times
without seeming to have the least effect on tn
young man. although tn. hoy over who's
, shoulder the transactions t.o.- place becam 81
excited that hc ''cashrd H." his CHIPS in order
to watch the man with TIL napkin LIck
turned after the man had 500, and when II
quit h. had several hundred dollars Of the
banks money. but even he n uc.or changed
I expression
Hen leave it all hrro tomorrow" said en- If
the regulars acd IA, spoke win tAc assurance
OF who knew
Fifty On the rcd" one my hear man
whisper To- the man who sends tn han on its
flight around the wheel Thee j no tang.bl,
evidence If a bet. n chips and no cash hut if
the ball should fan in red the chirs or tn. cash.
the man might elect. would o.. handed To-
the man. Th- man who rImII,S in that way
has an account ut Cenhcld's. or II he has none
the guard" who sits At tn end Of t-c table
watching In tho interest Of the hotS. knows nat
ne is hnancia ~ qualified 10 that exalted dis
tnction.