The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-01
GAMBLING IN SARATOGA.
An Hour In the Club fIou.e-The Games and
the Players.


SARATOGA, July 3O.-It il after II P. NJ.
The penetrating strains Of Napier Lothian's
orchestra in the Grand Union Hotel. the OK
hilarnting waltz from G. W. Stubs orchestra in
the United States Hotel. the silver notes Ct the
Slipper Gallon from Adolph Bcrnstcin's string
band in Congress Hall, and the bang whangs
from tho brass band in Congress Park have
ceased TO minglo in confused medley through
the long pazzas and lofty halls Of the palatlal
caravanscrlcs. Lovers Of peace have gone to
bed and lovers Of play have gonc to the Club
House.
The successor OF John Morrissey. Mr. Charles
Reed. is n wcll-knit. muscular man. about five
feet ten. OF strongly marked. swarthy features.
quiet dcneanor. warm hospitality. and ready
to take the chances without nnching. The
main room of the club house would serve ms n
model wcll-ventluted ecclesiastical chamber.
The walls arc Of pure white the room
Is very spacious and high. beneath
two lofty domes large and elegant
chandeliers are suspended. rich lace and heavy
curtains connnc the light inside the high win
dows. and n beautiful velvet carpet covers the
floor. Heavy black walnut ana gold doors.
mountngs. and mirror frames make pleasing
contrast to the Immaculate wilderness Of the
Alpine walls. There are no paintings in the
room. the living pictures afording study
enough for the observing visitor.
Ranged around the room. about three feet
from tho wall. are three roulette tables faro
layout. an American banco game, and an clabo-
rate dice table. with painted figures and dice on
the polished surface. showing how much each
throw will pay on n dollar investment Three
dice are used. SO that at each throw from three
to eighteen spots make the total count II
u person places dollar ON the IS and three
skies are thrown. he receives $780, II a dollar
is placed on II. $50 is paid If II is thrown. and
SO on down to the average throw. when five or
six for one is paid. The low combinations. three
or four. pay the same rs seventeen and eighteen.
Money placed on any single number. from
to 6. pays only dollar for dollar il 1t comes on
one die double if it comes on two. and treble II
1t comes on three; but il n person bets that
any three will come. he receives $3.50
for 81 when he hits it. The presiding
genius Of this table has the white hairs
and cheerful dcmeannr OF savings bank
President while the director Of tho faro bank
closely rreemhes the Hon. John VI. Francis II
Troy. He is the embodiment Of judicial dig
nifty. and would not look out Of place IA ire
siding Justice ~ the supreme Court. The
roulette tables nre presided over by an olive
complrXoned young man. with black NOUS
tachc who would figure well in fashionable hop.
Tho point Of attraction tonight Is the lower
roulette table on The far side of the room.
hnli dozen PLAYERS sit in tho chaire close to the
table irngcd by Il border Of larger lookcrs-on
two and three deep. In the large. beautifully
polished inlaid wood basin In the centre Of tho
liable the complicated part OF tho rou-
Lotto mechanism is revolving slowly
There are thirty-eight iiule partitions
IN this revolving machinery, numbered
from one M TO thirty-siX, with two others
marked single o md double 10. The COM
plrtments are alternately black and red. On
the table. M each side Of the basin. are plainly
painted large figures IN red and black. with the
snglo q and double 90. A large red diamond
d. fff Ff nN aHl D 81 wRk saf
nnEures. aud hlack diamond on. the other
Tho colors pay. dollar for dollar. II q
person places u dollar on single figure. and
that figure wins. he receives 500 for 81. Bots
Hre also made on sections Of figures marked
out on the board. which are paid according to
tn chances Of winning. the banker. OF course.
always having percentage in his favor.
For instance. there are ,tthirty-eight win
gets thirty-siN. II the ball stops on the single
D or double 0. all on the table Is raked in by
thc game keeper; unless some one has het on
six for one as on the other figures. The game
keeper takes n marble between his
SP ana tMr rh1 ne mar 4n c yng around
under an upper rim ~ the large basin. in nm op-
= slte direction from the way In which the in
ing The marble spins rapidly. with sharp
occasional click against the hard wood
t1r several seconds before 1t stops.
money. or ivory chips representing money. on
e nu d a, IN ,b MS ,pGi.
Of the litilc'por,ions. and after an ominous rat
tat or two. betting ceases the ball and wheel
"Thirty-six, red. or "Thirty-ilve, black" or
whatever the number may be;
Play is becoming a little tull when ruddy
checked horscman. whose stnblc costs him
about s2uOOnO per annum. takes s"at at the
table and losses 800 to tho camekeeper. with
chips aboutthc size Of silver dollars are pushed
over the smooth table toward him. and he be-
gins hy placing MY on the red. the black color
In "a " Ia hR ri hA hail
flies around. the oninous clicks are heard. and
the enmekecper calls twenty-four rcd" The
an average two out ~ three bets until his pile
has grown 20 $1,000. Then cashlng in his
md after hot fight OF an hour leaves the $4,000
in the tigers rapacous nav. the Judicial dealer
taking 1t rs coolly rs though It were legal fee.
The 'horscmnns sent AZ tho roulette table WIS
taken hy II quiet keen, black -whiskerrd man,
who resemhled jay Gould. He rapidly piled
up u large quantity Of CHIPS. but his luck soon
swept his stakes from the board, and Jay
Gould's. counterpart left the table looking MS
though he were Erietrevahly ruined.
huffman from Canada. He took sl0 note from
among = few in his poekSt6ookl ana pushed
i he intended it to remain there. The
$40 note melted away, in a few minutes.
all TINT remained 10 him was n dollar
bill This he crumpled up and placed on tho
double o; the bail whrlcd. soon stopped with
n click. and the gamekccprr called Thirty
one, black Tho Canadian turned on his heel.
and if the velvet carpet had been old and rotten
he would have ground hole in II.
And so the games went on, nine out OF ten
losing. There WIS one case OF astonishing
luck. 4 Young fellow. said 10 hc bookkeeper
from New York. bought IS worth of chips NJ
the dice table, Placing one on number u.s.
three skies were thrown. He had won $50
on his first bet, He kept on PLAYING placing
rlc dice himself in the large wooden cup,
shaped like an hour glass. Instead II the
sands Of mo dropping down. the snews OF life
ran out Of It until the young man had only u
few dollars remaining. He left the dice table.
aud going over 10 the roulette game
placed dollar on thirty-nyr black. As in the
dice game, 1t was the first bet Of the Kind he had
ever made, and he won again, receiving $50 for
one. He Kept on playing until he had piled W
ahout 400. when he departed, probably only 10
return the next night. like n moth 10 the candle
Play IS very dull here compared with former
times. II is only after n big race day that tho
rooms are at all lively
An old sport said Yesterday that he had been
around to all the Watering places. They were
all dun. and the only place whero he saw any
money being spent for wihc even. was ut Concy
Island. W.
Mrs. LnnGtry's Dress
Lopion Lc1er m me- Nn,tori torntat
4 carriage rolled round with classical fe-
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