The evening world., 1908-02-20

| form was contributed by the representa-
| tives of a score of poolrooms who came
along to see the fun. The spectacle OF
/ these artisans hobnobbing with gentle
| men OF the cloth and urging them to
soak 1t to them was not appreciated
as much by the ministers as it was by
| the fellows who play the races.
PccIroom Man Happy.
One citizen who has earned living
as lookout" in a poolroom in Twenty
fourth street. not far from Broadway.
was most conspicuous among the oppo-
nents of race track betting. He was
guyed by the race track crowd who
have freGuented his place. but got back
by saying:
This is our DAY on earth. You fell
lows are on the toboggan. Wen be
doing business at the old stands when
you're out of business. You'll have TO
come to us to make yor bets after this.
We're the real people"
The l,5OO people who crowded the
Assembly chamber We're as much inter-
ested in the personalities of the big
bugs in the racing game as they were
in the scrap between them and the high
collared gentlemen who regard pinochle
as a crime. They gazed with awe at
the veteran James B. Haggin, who, spry
in his eighty-four years did not miss a
word of the verbal battle They wanted
to see James X. keene, who showed he
could make a very good speech in spite
OF his reputation as "a silent man"
They didn't believe their inforInants,
who told them the under-s man
with a funny little 75-cent souch ma,
was August Belmont. until they heard
him admit the fact They regarded
Phil Dwyer with consuming interest,
and told stories about the famous o.d
"Dwyer string of twenty years ago.
Some More big Ones"
Harry Payne Whitney came In for
lot of attention. 50 did young X l.
wilson, ir.. Andrew Miller James s.
Metcaif, Chris Fitzgerald. Sam Taylor.
Cornelius Fellows and the venerable
Mayor Johnston. of Lexington, KY
where raising race horses is the prIn-
cipal industry.
senator Christie Sullivan and the
Long McCarren. OF Brooklyn. did the
honors for the racing men. Thev he!d
reception in the back Of the chamaer
and steered their distinguished con
freres OF the turf.
The ministers were absolutely over
looked. The contingent which reckohS
! that reriud Of the year as ho''uhH'
except when one Of the seven tracks IN
| tha State is in operation. were inchned
| to regard the reverend gentlemen as
enemies of society-'putters-in as one
Of them phrasei 1t.
Most of the members Of the two
houses iniorsed this view Of the ad-
! yocates of the Anu-Betting bill. Some
of them, who are afraid of the reform
crusade, assured the race track fellows
| of their sympathy, even though they
| admitted they could not afford to vote
against the bills because of local CON
| ditiDns.
The representatives. of county fairs
| who secure a slice of the revenues ac-
| cruing from the tax on racing receipts
! were nearly as indignant as the reSu-
| lar followers Of the game. They seemed
TO snare the resentment OF the latter
a-aiusl the reform agents VINO IA
yorcd the bills.
Ore Silent Fighter"
That's good game this reform
srInt" SAID a sheet WI ter Wap scoW.ed
Il ,ne reverend enemy, "and / wish
rId gone into IL II Is easter r1lr
rick.rg winners, Knocking the other
i,upN ; game is more profitable than
Gas GJi5'',7f Gf The most interesting caarac-
/ tcrs al the hearing was NOT heard tlC
sat among the ministers aud advised
tDem With slupptn-Eaavci tare 8n4
N. ring forehead he attracted a .ot Of
attention and uulrrul.y looks This
-4,as Rev. f.. C. Gregg. the FIeiI S"cre-
. taly uf tuu ln-,rNatiJua. reform Bu-
real. Dr Grcs- las herN ON the rull
of the rapaClOus DOJkmaker for scv-