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The Curious Tour Through a Nineteenth-Century Gambling Scene
A sprawling, vivid reminiscence describes a racecourse crowd in New York with thimblerig tables, three-card monte, and dice games. The piece portrays gamblers, like a clever thimblerig operator, offset by a noisy crowd, slick attendants, and volatile street confrontations as racing begins and bets fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Counee Mers Wambegs
Albercund
Mammitra
Gagara
Ceosleran
Dred Dillars
Epun
Uenan
Conde & Tittle
Alek
Creaney
Dimmenda
Labindus Las
Ettore Bruiner
Courag
Uctill
Absic Shemde
Wathom
Abewt
Rom
Fatlorr
New York
Hyer Torrienay