The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-04
BETTING ENDS UNDER 3 TO |,
JACOB FIELD FISHES Up SIS 500
TO PUT ON COLER.


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House, with John 7. Caddagan al the head
has been for more than a dozen years the
betting ring When the Democrats in the
state were in power and when Tammany
was the master of New York county the
Hoffman House was the spot to get bet
on the night before election This was
the case in 1855 when Harrison beat Cleve-
land. Mr.. Hill was at the hotel that night:
be Wa reelected Governor and Cleveland
was defeated for IA" Presidency.
There was a g-cat throng at the Hof-
man House La, night. and for long time
there was a good deal of talk and no cider :
Cocr money was scarce one man asked
Of great Coer man.
MIR. Cocr', friends offer TO in small
amounts If you are 80 confident of Coler's
election why don't You do better" The
Color man replied.
We are poor. tho Democrats are poor:
"e have been ont Of power since 1894 and
uuEr Ia Discreet
'Tna-'s nonsense answered a Tammany
,ror s,,r,,,, -. 81, o,,r ,rna,,i,a,i,.,,
I, WI,
Nv w" nv '"''''0' "',r'u "'
Wn"In are worth million each II these
folks believe 50 much in toler and Leader
Nurphv's ~ 600 plurslitv for Golfer in this
comfy why an. ,hov ,,o. around IN h.,
'",E why "s' ,'H ''I ","u"' 10 oe'
u" on '"'''' men LOOK AZ 'he twenty
one N'n.S county Democratic leaders. ten
uf wnpm are each worth n million-whv
,rrtb,r arnupI,oLa ltooon Colerg-
-. 49,. W.
I, t,;W va. '.e
vas been 70" much I'M Ia insIir" con-
'jonc" III the toler campaign. Neither
ir Cleveland nor Mr. BRYAN in their
,lh,,c communication .i,,, Mr. UII,s
'''' q. '''7 '' WI nm
40" a. cara. sd' "n'r' he ana
Ir hI"n" nominated Mr.. 'ol"r' ha' said
Mr. cleveland is still a mower in New
g., Sac. go = Nr pr,.a,i
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Field, the Wall street room trader, as
falr proposition on the Coler side.
When he had dispo.ed Of his dinner las,
ni,,h, h. mad, a ,a,,. ha,s aro,,rd ,ha WI
50 ~ "'''''' '''' va
o"rl on '"er' lh'H' afhouh'en 10 anon
$500, and he go' , to | for all Of il. He
went down to the Hoffman House about
II O'Clock 70 back his man. He found a
raadv marker for MS Money M tho sams
price. George WleeloCk had said a little
earlier that he had $3.50 which he would
like 10 get down on Odell. even al TO 3,
When Mr.. Field appeared Mr. Wheelock
threw of the s3sn and be, the $4,000
against a.; ooo ~ Mr. Field's casL
Man Bumenthal made the same bet
with Mr.. Field. 4 lot of small bettors
wanted TO accommodat. Mr.. Field. Fred
n Brooks bet 81 go 10 $500 with him twice.
Then Mr.. Field. having some ss60pD up ON
collar retired TO The restaurant for re-
freshrnents Later at night he got up |
sl2 500 more on Coler against $4,000 If |
Mheelock's money. Jye Vendlg alleged 7,
iha h. had got NJ $40 900 on Coler al 3 to g. |
About Sl2 900 wa pu, UP at the Hoffman |
cigar counter AT 2tol.
Larlirr. Frank Farrell bet 5000 on Colcr |
julius ka'z putting up $1,000. Other |
tets made AZ the Hoffman were these:
Henry Watkins with Dan Levy, S,psD TO |
500 John Keller with j. II. Wilson, 500 |
:, $3.50. sam Harris with F.. Roscnbaum.
sGOJ 20 $500. E. Landauer with Fred Forbes.
$500 10 500 :. Levy with ". A. Bond, $3.50 |
- SIS Julius Kotz with Charles Mahon,
$50 10 500. Ralph Bernham with =. Ncroni, |
{ OoD Ia 5000. Max Frank with Orlardo |
Jones. $1,000 10 500; Dick Bernard with |
Dave Gideon. g. 900 to $500. Dick Bernard |
with Joe Nardi1 5000 10 $1,000. Dick
Bernard with Orlando Jones, 5000 to |
8 oOo
A. rha Na,ronola John Considine backed |
Colar for 81 900 against g. 90. and also bet |
81 .ooo even that Coer's plurality in the |
cnur,v ~ N.r Work would exread y 900
Leo Naver hacked Coler for 81 coo gainst |
s,nnr mn m Gv anotbcr Iookmaker
Ion isuis hot 81 900 against 80 600 with |
Harry Norritt Marcus Mayer took a |
fvcr on OdelI, nItting $3.50 against sl4O |
of Harry Won IllZpT'S cash Young Cor |
hatt ne sea,berwnipht chamniou. Gackrd |
color and nrt $3.50 agIins, 500 v,ith a hook |
paEcr
Orlando Jo,,.. the bookmaker. said he
had & ON more no wanted 10 b.t ON Golfer.
i'm, Hod Ike IA e,et 600 uro apain., il
.ira,o.r vailed into Inc Eth Avenue
Hill ,, a.L.i n crnun Arc thera any
rdon ,nn,cv Tcre
Calvin Mcknight. the Governors sec
,.,.r,, q" . - ,,d n. tLn,tgb, ,boro
,,,' 'r,'" Ii,r,,',,.r had 600 and Nr
NL.Knir.t L,t s.rn agair., !,
Xxx, G,,yj a., III III :. n,,or p,,,icL
n Vr,,rr",, ~, ~, ,rarls v,.tar,,,v af,nre
,.,..r .d ..t il, ali s,"nnn ON toInr A. Tho
r..,.. H. ;,,' ,, ~ g. 80, ~ WV
a"nS3 ~ a toll money WAS in ovidanc.
iu W,u Str,.t ali dav and those who wers
In clargo Of il had difTiculty nhout nm.
,..y,ri,'S .,',,,L Golor cash ia Ike car.
- fLn Iii of Tho Wan Street Ia,S
,',,, ,,aI, =, r,td- ., ~ I nn odciI and
y f., tIa prn,G s,rort c,rh mnrkc, riC.nd
I..rs vera i.ing made AZ ~
fA"hange repeated early in the day his