The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-12
New York eee0er.

NEW YORK, April 11.-Behind guarded
doors, in Harlem hotel, thirty-five pool
room man gers met and decided chat all
the poolrooms in New ork should open
on April 10, the first day of a racing
season at Aqueduct
Frank Farrell and James Mahoney are
recognized as the pooIroom kings They
have exclusive contracts for track fnfor
nation by telegraph. Independent pool
room operators may gain a footing be-
cause Of real or imagined individual in
Huence with the powers that be, but for
quick track service they are dependent
upon Farrell and Mahoney.
This meeting was considered so i'm
portant that sporting men are said to
have come even from Hot Springs to at
tend it,
According to reports Of the discussion,
names Of some men identified with the re-
form administration were mentioned in a
way that would cause gasps Of surprise
in the City club. These persons were
spoken Of as pillars Of strength to be re-
lied upon against the coming Of trouble
The reputed influence the 'inde
pendents" WELD with these men gave
them an entree to the New York gambling
field when the reform administration
came in. During the winter, it is alleged
many of the Independents have occupied
pool rooms maintained by the combina-
ton, but which the combination did nor
feel strong enough to run itself. The in
dependents paid rent and other expenses,
and also paid for the telegraph service.
The opening of the poolrooms. If the
decision to open on April Is is adhered to.
will give employment to about 700 men,
receiving from So to SO per day
King of "'Panhand1ers''-
Andrew Anderson, a one-legged man.
was pointed out in the YorkviIIe court
this week as the king Of the pan
handlers in New York city lie was ar
rested on information furnished by two
self confessed beggars, George NJ
Hawkins and Charles Turck
Turck then went on to say that the
boss panhandler was Andy Meyer" and
that che is the one who breaks in the
beggars at No 1870 Park row, where the
school of beggars is located Anderson
denied that he was ever known by the
name Of Meyers. He said he had $500
saved and that he was going to start a
grocery business in Perth Amboy, n j.
Anderson admitted that he had been ar
rested once for begging.
Modern CIambake Requires Stove
A clambake stove invented by Col
Jacob Rupert, of New York, confoundad
Rhode Island gourmands at the famous
Hautevive club grounds on Nara gansett
bay. Hot stones and rockweed, the clam
bake accessories during the last two cen
turtles, must give way, according to the
experts who were there, to the Rupert
stove.
No rockwell is used, yet the CLAIMS, fish,
potatoes and Holsters which go into the
genuine Rhode Island clambake come out
Of the new clambake Incubator more sue
culent than ever
yanderbiIts at Horse Show
Many new aspirants for horse show
honors bloomed forth as exhibitors at
the eleventh annual horse show of the
Durland company, held at their new aca-
DENY, West Sixty-sixth street. The most
prominent among these were Reginald c.
Vanderbilt. He entered Oakland" in
the class for polo ponies. In the classes
for harness horses Mr.. Vanderbilt has
'Frills' and Diplomat"
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Is a prominent
exhibitor. Brown Jug is entered in
the class for polo ponies, while "Snbad"
and Cinderella" are entered in the
classes for harness horses.
More than $50 horses were, entered for
the show. All Of the classes-thirty-one
in number-are well filled, and the event