The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-20
THE WOMEN BET
ON THE RACES
Place in Chicago immune From
Police Interference
NOT DOWN AND OUT
BUT HER BANK ROLL WAS
BADLY BENT-STUDlES
9& TIE DOPE.

! A poolroOm for women, which has an
extensive patronage. Is conducted
openly and without interference from
the police department in the back of
rooms of Joe" Suits saloon, 1874
| Twenty ysecond street, Chicago The
woman betters are separated from the
patrons at the bar only by a slight
partition. In this wall, however, are
two swinging doors, and during most
of the afternoon these are open
50 completely Is the place given
over 20 betting by women that a
sheet writer of that sex is employed
to list the bets and to pay off the
winners. There are few Of the latter,
Convenient to the table in the back
room where the sheet writer sits. as
sisted by man called AL" is the
telephone This frequently is busy
those in the place calling up their
friends to give tips, or receiye
lunches on the races. Once a wo
man OF refined appearance answered
Yes. this is Christie Schultz How
are you?"
mo, did not figure him to win
"Melstersinger, you say, Play him
straight and place Is his price all
right? Well, ON your say 50 I'll play
aim. Thank you"
The woman hung up the receiver
md walking over to the table where
the sheet writer sat, placed bet
on Melstcrsinger In the fourth race
At New Orleans. Then she turned
tSde, and, calling a man whom she
addressed as Pete" and a woman
Nho answered to the name of Mrs
Ayers" retired to IA side table and
ordered drinks Tor the party. pete
I few minutes afterward left the wo
nan.
Il deserved TO lose that last bet,
aid the woman who had bet .
vent against my Judgment and tool
/ chance on that other horse because
4 liked the boy that was up That'
llways the way
"Aint this fierce?" said the friend
This Is an off day for us all W.
haven't cashed bet today. and il
!ont look as if We would. Form
md everything else seems TO TAI
lown today, doesn't IT,"
81 am going TO play TO Me,storang
'r in The next race | have Il tip that
le ~ good" declared Christie
May ! play with your" asked the
ther woman
"Yes."
-Four minutes to post time called
)ut "Al' the director at the table
Mrs. Ayers handed ST to Christie
md the bet was registerer. Then they
again retired to the table which they
lad taken before Pete" left them
They lapsed into the lingo of the track
and We're discussing their chances
10 cash when Pete" ran into the
place As he entered the room be
began a cake walk and sang
Everybody Shake Hands With Me-
Then he announced that Meistcr
inger had won and he had "put
Town bet which pulled him out
The declaration was greeted by The
women with applause.
The form sheets, a dozen Of which
we're on the tables. were then gath
! 7red up and the women began TO sean
thcm. Al this time "A girl who showed
traces of refinement entered
How are you?' she said as she
sat down
what do you like In the fifth race
At New Orleans?" one woman asked
her.
"Oh, | have not studied the dope
lOday--have not made q bet.
Are you broke?' chimed IN another
with a note Of sympathy in her voice
"Oh, not down and out, but NV
bank roll Is bent" she replied with
forced smile
During the time the women were
betting IN the place gray haired
blind man was In the room. lie Joined
in the conversation at intervals and
was addressed as Uncle joe" Hf
was Joseph Suits, the proprietor ol
the saloon where the betting is done