The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-15
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every one G of Il them, prefers to rely on
his own iud gment.
AZ he doors Of the 10 ON the eyes q p
the visitors seek the bla ckboard, ana they
rarely leave ID I until sthe races are over
only when they arc ayin g their bets Or pr
scanning the for tipa$ here ,T sls
\ q wonderful fascna t1ot bout tha baar ,d
The bettorS Dies no appear t. see no no
operator who sings out the results rs ne
does not lookEinto the II oesbf his neig b.
bor: his words -oat lis =nE=y!!o Eae g re not
addressed to .sKybody y IN part MAR. He
is giving himself .upatQ the OF the
goddess OF fortune Al III ers mo terri PIE
x form N andsirss the ecstacy Of his devotion
$forgets all else In the world i.ss14.
Around the sides Of the room are
lunch counter and a bar,s, bar'8ls run
sby so-caledf clubS plt 81 peel.
proven to the satisfac ton OF t the court y,
st IA tIone do es mot have to be Ell member
n get a drink there AND the 3whiskey
end OFT he establishment has been closed
III. al And such wiiskey. a full drink rim!
swo,,ld mot be needed to make q jack
abbit sit on his hind legs and spl n g
bull dog s eye. The beereis OF no pe,ter9
quail and frequently IN hot weather :, 81
5the d demand lis so great that 1t cannot T. be
property cooled, and he crowd mas " 70
swallow It warm, not to say no 55s5
Good Order.
Tha ara has ever been much disorder at
Il t,o nooi 70 om f Fl hits ARE not common
wanting about the place are several men
"a irving vicious clubs. One, guesses as
o;the whyfore% OF the clubs, RI row sta rts
9hetween some man with too much Of
Sthe 5nlace,s alleged whlskey a Hoard and
ianot her who while sober, is not Wiling
IA have his attention stracted from tha.
Big blackboard by tho maunder rings RI O ny
( drink aforesaid at his side. he use o.
u tha canes Is then seen. III ghts attract
little attention. Gambling ls a business ISL.
XThy should gamblers fight ny more than.
mon y who lose their money; IN business
IN tho wheat pit or on he STOCK ex X
change? 8f tffsf, D,
4. EVERY visitor 10 ST. Asupts has ample
opportunitySto bet all he wants II and 70
Senipty5his pocket book. y LIE y ever cts ms
Fill until the latter IS the STATE o. ms ~,
wallet. The returns are coming IN all.
Sthe time during the season OF summer
lra c,ng from fourSof the following tracks,
Saratoga. New York, Brooklyn, ST. Louis,
|; Chicago and other Mort hern tracks, and
the excitement is furnished by New Or-i
leans. Memphis and San Fran clsco IN the
winter months. ss53I$. Az
There ia little truth SillS all that has
been written concerning congressman ana
senator frequenting ST. Asaphs. they .do
not go there. Occasionally g. nWlnakor
goes over to get a glimpse Of this phase
of life and for u 4 ne W K exp err ence' l1e
gets the experience and the bookles get
TIC money. But stories to the effect that
members OF Congress contribute heavily
lof their income TO the support OF the IN
stitutIon.3 are false They DO SO TO l5en-
nings race track and they do bet on we
races. But not all Of them sbet. = nave
bor 1ar
we're ookmakers down under the gral'u-
stand, too. 81
III Is not the congressman nor the seha-
~ !, or yct the we'll to do man OF business
Mo "a worst hurt by ST. Asaphs, They
arc busy, and they are living easily, Tfose
a them who want to bet can stt IN q GOOD
same al poker. Those others who are not
sntisfied unless their gambling propensity
finds exercise In betting on the result OF
. horse race. go to the rac CO track and not
~ I, pool & room, where the betting Is
done on a race being run g thousand
miles away. Tho man who Is ruined ~
the pool room, Is the poor man, the man
who can barely make both ends meet,
~ foilaS absolutely. TO him tho chance
10 :, r ntnis-np a months salary In M af-
terrnoon ana without work, APPEALS, and
Ia starts towards ST., Asaphs his first
! stop On the road ia ruin and hell. The
man Who starts out to beat the book
makers seldom turns back, Flo will beg
none money Il to put on the ponies, and many q
one has stolen 1t But few men have ever
seen the man who made Q iliying by bet
| ting against tho bookmakers. 2s4l
Stories UnWritten. sS
The stories OF the ruin wrought By 81.
I Aaapha have moi heen all told, and they
viii never be known until all lseGrets are