New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-19
GAMBLERS HIT AT LAST.
". q. ORDER ENFORCED.
Seruice at PooIrooms Poor and
LikeIy to Stay So.

The syndicate formed about year ago 70
collect and distribute racetrack news to pool
rooms is now the only collector ana us
+ributor Of such news About a year ago the
Western Union Telegraph Company decided 10
cease TO be 8 collector and distributor Of horse
race reports. but the way the order of President
,7oz-rv on this feature Of the companys bust-
ness was carried out made 1t possible for pool
rooms 20 DO business satisfactorily to their
-a+rons On last Thursday the board of di-
-ectors Of the telegraph company approved q
recommendation made on July II last by the
executive committee of the board. that the COM
many entirely discontinue the collection and dis
.ritr,tion Of horse racing news That resolution
bacsre effective yesterday, and result the
news service OF most OF the poolrooms was IN
satisfactory.
A person who has a mania for betting the
-ss,lts of thoroughbred races will put up with
all sorts OF inconvenience TO gamble away his
money. and for that reason 1t is not likely that
there will be less poolroons IN this city or
throughout the country than there to-day
on account Of the action of the telegraph COM
pany. Several managers Of syndicates would
not acknowledge last night that their service
was bad yesterday, that the delays were long
and frequent and that the Fort Erie end of the
news service broke down after the fifth race at
Fort Erie had been run. and patrons who
wanted 10 bet on the result Of the sixth race
were told to leave their bets at the rooms. II
their wagers were successful they were 10 be
Maid of according TO the odds as printed in to-
days papers From the Louisville track there
was no service
The resolution adopted by the directors Of the
telegraph company at the meeting last Thurs
6ay went into effect, from what could be learned
last night by the issuance Of an order that en-
pIoyes Of the company must cease collecting and
distributing horse race news The poolroom
proprietors heard about the order early in the
day. So did the heads Of the racetrack news
syndicates. which are owned by several men.
who either have been well known to poolroOm
men for some years or have formed a large &C
quainrance among racetrack gamblers since the
svudfcates were formed.
L Is said that for about a year the collection
Of the news has been mainly carried on by en-
ployes Of the telegraph company, who reported
70 the heads Of the syndicates each race day, and
who were on the payroIls of the syndicates-
These employees did not report to the syndicates
yesterday. and for the first time in years the
syndicates collected the news with the aid OF
men who had no connection with the telegraph
company. At the distributing stations Of the
Evndicates the work Of sending out reports was
also done solely by persons employed by the
svndicates The syndicate men fled their mes
sages as usual at the tracks and these messages
we're sent TO the distributing stations Of the
syndicates. That is the way messages for the
syndicates have been handled for some months
by the telegraph company after they have been
fled at the telegraph station at the tracks
one man. who is reported to be a big pool
room proprietor. said:
The outlook for q fourishing poolroon bust
ness this fall is not bright at all The news
service to-day was very bad Nog description OF
the running Of the races was furnished to-day
Neither viii there be any description tomorrow,
nor q year from to-day, I'm told man would
have had tine enough to-day 10 have gone 10 a
funeral between the time occupied in collecting
and sending out the result OF the last race run
Al Gravesend and the tine IL reached the pool
rooms firmly believe that the telegraph COM
panv has refused to furnish special wires TO any
person who distributes race reports TO pool
rooms