New-York tribune., 1903-07-26

$50 phil Dalys club at Long Branch is TO be
sold at auction" said stout, clean shaven man.
who opened his eyes only one-haf when ne spoAe'
but who was wide enough awake to win $l0o'eOO at
faro In a night, and only call it a penny ante
game" He was one Of group Of three VINO were
sitting in the lobby of Broadway hotel one OF ms
companions old man, whose backbone was
still as straight as a ramrod. and who reminded
one OF Uncle Sam The other was a drummer from
out OF town. The sleepy eyed man was ADDRESSING
his remarks to the drummer, and he continued;
"The fate of this gambling house. as well as the
suppression OF gambling at Long Branch came
about because a young man bet on a NO Is spot at
roulette"
oyo,1 don't saw remarked the drummer. as he
watched the melancholy smile which spread over
the face of the imitation of Uncle sam. no" Iois
has Phil Days been closed|
az was in the fatal raid which ended its career.
was the answer. $50 ought TO know. 1t was ex-
actIv one year ago tonight to the minute. and as
he spoke he pointed the clock at the other end OF
the corridor. Its hands were outstretched- IL was
12:35 O'clock
eft was ON -Julv % 1902" said the man with the
dreamy ewes. THE raid was led by the Sheriff Of
Monmouth County a lot of other county officers
and seven New-York detectives. Although there
were six gambling houses going at full blast that
memorable night. they only bothered FhI LAZY ;
The smile on the face Of Uncle Sans parody gre"
more melancholy the speaker added;
"FIeres the reason. AS said. the combination or
a light Drained boy and No Is spot started all the
trouble The lad was the o. a prominent rail-
road nresident He had been in the custom Of going
70 the Branch every Saturday night. with several
college friends and trying his luck at Phil Days
was there myself nisht when this young
fellow came in and sitting down at roulette wheel
he asked for 5000 worth of chips. He lost bought
chips. and finally heard MIN turn 10 one OF
his companions and say:
at have dropped 100000 in this place in the last
four weeks Now 1 am going to risk a.OO IN
bunch on the No 13 spot and if lose I'll quit the
game for the rest Of my life He searched his
clothes but could rake only 800. You can give
me an O. u for the other $500 said the dealer.
We don't do that very often. but we know you are
all right The boy took the loan. and lost As the
son could not make good. the l. o. T. was sent 10
the father The father had heard that Justice Fort.
Of Newark was contemplating closing up the
Branch clubs and he wrote the justice and told him
about his son. The justice singled out Days for
the raid and as I said. it was the only one he
bothered that fatal night
"And was the place run wide open before the
raid Just as I was telling you they run them out
West where come fromT' asked the drummer, as
he lit a fresh cigar.
LAS wide open as the sea beach," was the reply.
Ten minutes before Justice Forts men held things
I'D any stranger in the Branch could have walked
into Phil Days and watched the play at the six
roulette tables. the two faro tables and the one
grand hazard table, which all were in full opera
tiou. I remember seeing. for example. at one faro
table a high municipal official of New-York City.
VINO IS now DelnR Dooned TOT mayor py SOiAe u 4S
more ardent admirers, sit cheek by jowl with the
head of one Of the oldest banking houses in Wall
Street Only one chair away was the leading come
dian of Broadway theatre. The banker had been
losing heavily; but although his losses had run up
well into the thousands. they were only drops in
the bucket compared with his regular expenses OF
keeping city house. country house and a steam
yacht. The politician had won seven times his
annual salary. when he staked all his winnings
queen. The banker placed $4,000 king, and the
T2rn1 rrf~H he ,1rl- tHae
wager represented the box receipts OF his first
weeks performance also put So 900 on the king
"'Quite family said the politician glanced
at the king and queen.
THE dealer removed the top card, which was an
ace. and which. as you know. does not count. The
next queen and the third king. I never saw
such play in my life before and never expect TO
again Well. the dealer. Of course, took the $5
bet the queen, because all bets on the second
card belong to the house. and he paid the banker
and the comedian. The city Official just getting
up from his chair with the remark that he was
through with the game. when the comedian took
him by the buttonhoe and said:
You were just saying 1t was quite family
Accidents will happen in the best OF families you
know"
man was still lingering. when the drummer asked;
How long has this Phil Daily club been in ex-
istence anyway"
TT was built way back in the 7Os by John
Hcey. said the stout individual. Later Chamber
lain made II famous for the wealthy men who fire.
quented It's tables About twentv-ave ves~s aso
Phil DAILY came down from PhiladelDbIa bo,,gb+
the property and named IL the PENNSYLVANIA Club
II was the pioneer gambling house on this mart ~
the seaShore Some OF the biggest games in his
tory were played there, The other clubs came In
have heard tell how three Wall street
hrns had to so into bankruptcy as the result OF
one nights play there. One of our best known
restaurateurs n uDper Broadway startsd "a bush