The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-06-25


House game. and the lnie Police Commissioner
Henry Smith i.wuye took a hand whom he was
ot5 AO %5aga gS Snas as%1 B d9 GbSas
wero played in Albany last winter, would
Senators and several Assemblymen who drew
much more money rom pokor than from tho
STATE. during tho session. Most Of tho local
politicians IN this city are poker players and
games in which tho gains and losses run into
thG thousands nie often played in political
patroniAed by politicians"
Another sporting man. who with unusual
mon ,nnhy combines thG virtue Of being re;
Why, my dcnr. boy. don't, know anything
about such things. Such things only take
is in them, one. of course. iorgcts them: aud
when one isn't in them, why. equally of course.
one doesn't know anything about them. Imnyi
wort h OF curiosity about another gcntlcmun's
hand more than once. but | don't want my
given away Did / know that Ncwburgh trio
Well. yes, As they have chosen to make them
the admission that 1 do know. them. And
don't think haye. eyer heard OF such another
blessed sucker falling into the hands OF q
stand to that sIh he ddf woua any sport
Ing, man believe itI Well I guess not But
YOU ever knew. SO is Scott. Talking about
poker, did you eyIcr hear about thai funny
Temsy DfT mean Y So %a nf e. WsS.e sPs
deal Clay took one card and Webster stood
PAT; They went on, betting until, they had
Webster laughed shrugged his shoulders. and
threw his hand on the pot. saying. I've only a
said. also laughing. l have only ace high
Each had felt sure that the other was buning
and both were right. twas u good evidence of
were, but then theirs were great heads. We
have mono left like them now"
THE GAME IN THE WEST.
From The Cincinnati Commercial
Biggest on record should think 30" said
the Secretary TO his Honor Mayor Means.
Why remember seeing as II boy Il game that
Sreated some str at the time when kobert
lost 81 900 on three fours.' on the steamer
Among tho largest losings next to that of
Weed. at NewburSh, the full particulars OF
which were published in the commercial of yes
terday, was ihe one OF Capt. Cook Paymqster
about 1864, and Cook lost in the neghborhood
Of $4,000. The money was, lost at gaming
streets. opposite where the Hotel Emery now
stands. Fifty thousand dollars of it was drop
Si took R' charge AZ G'fShr c nate
ter, and. after the majority Of the money had
been recovered, Cook was cashiered.
man whose name can be found on all the fences
within Il radius of "a hundred or more miles Of
Cincinnati in the mature Of advertising n spe-
ciflc medicine. told u Commercial man that in
tSio ne tackled a game OF p9ker and played for
two r hEhts ana one day After 6 sit'ng It. oat
those playing against him. and went home to
take much needed rest. The second day af-
than an hour he lost S3S. 900. He then quit and
came up the river with the rest of his wealth.
The game ut present is scattered all over the
city, but the amounts played for are as gem
eral rule. not large
A reporter yesterday found that while faro
and keno had been practically stamped out
poker was going on in full blast and that it
was fiourishing to an immense extent all over
the central part OF the city. In fact. it had ex-
and to Clifton, and had located itself within
few, yards of the residences of the good Deacon
RICHARD Smith and the Hon. Theodore Cook
The reporter found that many public games
ofpokcr were being played.
scarcely be computed ut less than 50 900. and it
often runs up to more than $4,000. During
the paimy days of gaming. the whole exchange
ut faro and the keno layOutS scarcely exceeded
the amount that now changes daily ut poker
In an interview whicha Commercial man had
with an old-time sporting man, Mr., Ed Moses,
gambling. First the players would 90 to Keno,
then to faro. and then to poker. which was tho
most dangerous Tor a man without means of
tho whole lot. Mr.. Moses said, further, that it
ly.whle it took but little except a knowledge of
figures. to play keno. ore sven fnro.,
Is limit on bets of from "a conts to cents,
while in others there is no limit whatever and
u
book. The largest bet on n single hand for
three or four months was made, couple of
weeks ago when well-known sixth street
At Jno. SylvoSters place on Vine street, which
is perhaps the largest game among our Jewish
as table" stake thai Is. what is put down
makes no difference what the amount nut
down Is. In fact. after u player has made his
bet he cannot raise or draw out The money
~ placed must go with the pot.
,lf mt full Nt.ylaf tt.S nx.n Ia
when party Of five gentlemen met by arrange
mnent in ono OF the private parlors of the Screven
aforesaid agreement was to be no ehd's play.
but gamo Tor all that was in it. Three of the
gentlemen wore large cotton merchants.
one was an extensive manufacturer OF fertil-
iaers, and the third was a genial hotel propri-
eior. who was blessed with Il superabundance
of wealth. The whole five We're solid men"
whose bank checks were good for any amount
and often during the game hese same checks
were piled up. when all ready money and the
worries were staked on Il hand.
One of the players. generally hard man to
beat, on account OF his perfect GOODNESS and un-
lucky on this occasion, and before the
game had become fairly hot" he was loser
vailed s ms @ iha
boon made, and when it came his turn to put
up. he laughingly remarked" Gentlemen. this
70 play" Three OF the others SAW it. and when
MS turn came tho MAJOR raised the blind 900.
he ey e ssr ana On
and made a pair of deucos; the second man
drew three cards tho third, one card, and the
fourth. two cards. Each of the others bet u
chip, and the Major bet 5000 The second
marking. Major. you can't bluff mo-" raised
him S. 900. Without moving n muscle OF his
face. the Major drew out his book. and. writing
check for $25, 900. threw it on the pilo. saying
- II you think I'm blufling come and see that"
This was too much for the fertilizer gentleman
and he laid down three kings. while the Major
scoopcd in the $42 900.