Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Men Who Sacrifice Comforts
for the Ponies
WNBROKHRS BUSY
Report Which Give Police Information
Variety of Articles Placed in
Custody Of ''Your Uncle"

Deep" was the remark of a pawnbroker
who called at police headquarters yesterday
morning to submit his morning report.
They are not three feet deep in my es-
tablishment,'' said another uncle to Star
reporter, ''but they have been coming in
thick and fast since the arrival of the po-
MES in the city"
The reports of the pawnbrokers that are
being made to police headquarters every
morning before II o'clock tell the story OF
what the ponies are doing to large num-
Der of people who have to toll for their
daily bread. One day this week more than
two hundred timepieces We're turned over
to pawnbrokers for safe keeping, mostly by
persons who wanted money to use on the
horses These reports give the police
good idea of the results of the dealings
with the bookmakers.
1t seldom happens that the pawnbrokers
fail to reap a harvest during the time the
crowds go to Benning. The articles depos-
tied with the proprietors of such places in
CRUDE many things other than watches
All kinds of silverware, household eff
fects and even articles of wearing
apparel are surrendered to the pawn
brokers' IN order that their owners
may raise small Stakes for the pur-
pose Of biting at the tempting offers of the
men who conduct 'get-rich-auick" schemes
thousands Of dollars are paid out during
lhe racing seasons and much Of the prop
brokers until almost time for the opening
OF the next season.
All Glasses Borrow.
Pawning at such times Is done bv neonIe
OF all classes and conditions, government
and other clerks being the principal patrons
oIthe bookies and pawnbrokers 1t is chiefly
the salaried people who are affected in this
way. Thousands of them are unable to re-
sist the tempting offers of long odds and
seem 10 take nothing else in consideration
When they want to bet money 1t matters
not with them If their families have to les
sen their food or clothing supply or IF their
cifo"flg away their money to the hackers
OF the horses causes suffering to their loved
ones or their creditors. They think only of
me rev winnings they make and tell
their friends of them, saving nothing of
their losings. Their creditors can Walt
they argue, and it often happens that the
creditors have to wait months before they
are PAID Tor groceries and other necessartes
OF lie. Owners of houses also feel tba ef-
fects of the horses being in the citv Sore
OF tnem complain that their gambling Gus
toners are always behind in their bills and
Zen, after the close of the racing season
ana some of the wholesalers feel the result
OF the failure of the consumers to nov, the
smaller dealers ~ pay 'ne
II Is remarkable that so many persons
VINO cannot afford to throw away their
money will visit the races and g,ya IN
their hard-earned cash to the hackers nf
ehe horscs," remarked a detective tn n
star reporter Washington is great
CITY Tor the races There are thousands
OF people here who are race-horse mai
ana they seem to think OF nothing hrt
studying dope sheets and talking of the
!lorses, even If they do not always have
ste money to back them. When they are
Gown and out they never hesitate to hold
up friends or acquaintance and ask for
the loan or small sums. By getting a few
LINES LINES or quarters in this way they are
men aple 10 put up another bet and fur
ther increase the Golfers of the few mer
from other places who engage in tho hool
making business
Many Gifts Pawned.
1.-THE inscriptions upon some of the ar
ticles that have been pawned this week
show what little regard their owners have
for their donors" the detective added.
Some of them show that watches put In
pawn had been presented to their owners
by loving mothers to their darling bows
and others had been given to the owners
Dy sWeethearts or friends. More than one
tlmepiece so pledged bore an inscrintion to
snow that the giver was a man in p1bIi,
lie or that it had been presented by a
fraternal organization. Medals of honor
were among them, as were articles of sill
VerWare. Enough silverware has been
pledged In this way to open a store that
would do credit to any business section OF
the city"
VI al ticlcS pdWleu IN q Sill
gle day would indicate that some of the
places where three balls hang over tho
doors had to have an additional force TO
walt upon the people, who stood behind the
screens and handed over their treasures
Not all the pawning is done by men.
great many women have recently patron
lied these places, and many of them are
DEAD game sports on the track, as well
as the men. When the races are over the
few lucky ones will begin to redeem their
property, but the losers will have to wait
until other debts are satisfied and then
lley VIII De able TO reduce their pledges
until they have redeemed them ALL Some,
OF course, will never be in a position TO
walk up to the counter, surrender tickets
and get back their property. Such prop
erty will go under the hammer at a sale
next year.
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