The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-30
MEN WHO BET DESPERATELY
nov 1LBERT UOLFF WON iND Los,
MILLIONS or FRANCS
Two Weii-known Pnriainns who rrea,.n,
the GINNING T"bie-A Man who Possesses
all the Requisites OF "a First-r,te Plaza.

all the Requisites ora First-rate pinxrr
Pom wife Sfa
Thnrc. nrc some worry peculiar characters
among the PnrisiNn rluhr,rn In n fnr,r'r H., -
tor | had u few words to say on no snI,,. " ",
young Marquis de Cast 'laur vino dur,u,y w..
last Few years, mas gained rHthrr an uugnvIlLiS
fallen into. Cast"inne is n ninst iuv,t.r,.,
gamesicr. ono OF those men VINO Womb MA,
win any one for anything not ,1It,ni MI,
bcing ono of the h"aviret turf sr,.u'rtn,a ~ ~
entire cxlst"ncc IL passed at his dub followirs
tne phasrcs Oi some monster game Of ha,'rarat or
,tAttr. IRON ms scared ana color 'ss frniur.s
his nervous irritable mnnncr ono can toll viii.
out any very searching scrutiny. what vice il IA
mat posscssts him. Alta single glance any on,
Gun sec that his days and nights are pnss'I ~,
n" gaming tuhle. A few years ago Mnruuis 4"
Castellane went in for political honors: he vsa
named a Deputy, but oven when tins royrtnI
dlstnetlon WIS obtained he was unable 10 giye
up ms pcttcd ioiblc. but senmel 10
often been remarked that the men whn
aie devourod by this intcnsf love OF gaming nrS
INC most unlucky. md thu more thcv lose tho
more they become attached to their fatal fail
ing II was 50 with Marquis de Castellanc: h,s
losses wor2 fearful. but ne wrn on playing
more heavily Than "ver risking his pnirmonv
ana his estates. until his relatives folt thon-
ir Ewes. called upon, TO interfere. Az Tia
supervisor Of n judiciary council Tint ia Ia
say, Runrdinns Of his fortune were appointed.
R S.oI MS 9ciates wore forbidden to play with
TINS. II u necessary che tothe gnmhlnr wis n
severe blow to the Deputy: and NJ course. his
a,Hr, i'in,," ~ II &c iaiitR IcN1il'u N the
upon tho painful theme that M lnai ihe pntinn,o
i"n',''r' Hi h ,e .'SI'irn3 '2nil hpid on no
Err~sivc u tho hostile sctibblers. Tho affair
n.,,," u, ~ sun. So, I!oN,,N'r, anu th' young
nightly iiiiIe ,,,,,as ui,,,i r'Suhe "a
,,nn,,firr oil a." ,ulDlluc' Oh lle
aiways &C. soon In,, "' hctc,r ,llt7 i.iB
ir,i!dnS;. iie sad 4 "Eimak gf luck" lately lie
~nsiiv won tha C,ni o.; 4 H. ,eh Wii9
forty 10 one. nm orr aai., KIN i'm ~ ' ViS d
MARQUIS d. Castat,r XII inv,p ~ w. NJ
,lrad louis ON ~ n,, ~, 49, "a wy l. .sh-
eight tlonsan1 Louis. or filirtvf{y Hnu.".
,loiisr.e TINS ,vns n n,~. NIX ~" Jus
,ynv III, ~. N"rnnis ,e 10 ,i y .'iu ,,i- AZ ~
,fh,'r,t-.. 4, III ~, d., t.i ~, nun
the hor.r. ana hal M 4eoii ,hn '.i.,e .,t,.' On
CtstrIlanSs nv yo ii,-,. W. a., p"rr'd -
lrur ~ y nnre don N ihe In iit .i ~,
III li1ni q, ia,,it, H. ',bI ~. ~ i.'lc. i'e
turf sps,ulations viii nW gs nv i ,'ri nn1
will M, conet1ntlv soon mo ;virter n orp,,nd ~
rogge.,ict-noil r table At Monaco - '1''l 'D'
Ah'ri Nh n ers III ',.''' is m -
no,.ts ter ne wa, 4; 'r IN more 70
snif .r,,i.. ~, Ill.,, ri;mn' MN ~ npW ohnn ol the
"i, ~, sr ", an ~ cV,.sidrrrd on 81 ne
niti.l.. Jrshnd IN ,ri,h !, I,d' us iNay
iaee non mr." ,,,.'rv r,. r','y' 'Lchahnnt
The short in,nrv,it ,,ip,,, H.. Will, lul.nZ
Aomn heavy enme A. Iia n',,o " - , ia
IL d Il u.
twenty years as,, M am 40 ~ raIls 7pno
inrti a.,,',i,,-I a., ~ anu pehhleSs.
Lia o,,,n In, dt,r, Nh a., v',i'r Y@ uaSr thhh
tnIn,. ,nsitfnn II I,,,,ti ,lr ul3 way mo
riaty thn ,,,..i on ~ NJ! jvun."i.s'ic noto-
Tor several veors ~ he., ~, my s,roNc
tour Tl~s,, ''ni,' ,,,S, t ~ iitt'i9-
rnrn how nsrrp,eI,, az so nnM n,'tSr eAp'rl-
rutnrtr'.,i mi i,',i,.ti,.' n'r ntrhlnE IN
tund trust sncb IN f,,,,,,r,,, $50 ~, II pIpes
t,rscilt, ho,v Li,t.r an lii a.. wv ''ui hp.
iav. boon tho ,rca,tinus W, ~ niuot
man. how ruli NJ r,in W. W , ~ yH"ns uor-
For several venrs Vylff .'i,i - ii ~ IL, 'pust.
If a son aiiivy suiri, sr,,si,,I H.. ~ i.ir taHEs
mi in y, u,,i ny ,.ic n"iSihcs5
Ia. ~ '.t,ir,.a,,, NJ ~ nIl ,f'u' 10 uso
Wil hli,,t ~ ~ H. zen ~ phrase;
dnrin,, tbs n..ri,J ~ Am, n,i Ii'nYet'u
- III strns 49, w. Nv, nv ~ "ut ~
took a hirh ,in 90 ,r,rr', p,.i ~ u ~. ~ soon
I'M. "A rt,t,i,,,, f, i AK w AZ Ei.lh
- - l, -. ,tst,.',j 80 an wv N"il'n ~
Is n,iitinn ,nm, ih A1 suon ~ " on irlt tnat
ni,.st,.i , ~, fc. a. 49, WI S'urci. ne
\, ui,h ,vI'. ,t,t III, E"l .'i.9 y IulIa.rh
nui, t,,rinl "i li,,,,i,,f,, 80 .'t' "uilhs IN"
Il r1 u. n, 'i.h H.. XXI ,n' ~. pI. NallphS
In .iii. + VIA .i, t',,,'' Il-'l pItI WIS
To-. ,.i,,, i',...'.fI .,,a ,.'il'i iI'lu NOR 81
lr,,flid fl,'. ,',a.,, '.i'ih' TN Nl7 "iH' linp
',iuist-- "a 1. irst rate ,.nrd piny,r 80 ~, ,
wary. and obs rvant; bold in rnir md nrnd"m;
In loss Iiknu.nnV If liz ,,,',,, - '''i.
rather a mn,Aem.tical turn of MINI SO h." ,.n,n