The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-16
A FARO GAME.
Jim Resehler Wins $4,000 at it at the Phila-
delphia Club. Long Branch.

delphia Club. Long Branch.
Special to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch
Long BRANCH. July 15.-Millionaire Jim
ReschIer, a well-known western man and
partner of ex-senator Tabor in the Little
Pittsburg mine. won S35, 600 at faro Sat
urday night in the Pennsylvania club
house, and started for the west this morn
ing with a check for that amount in his
pocket He played from ) o'clock in the
evening till o'clock in the morning, and
his luck was extraordinary from the begin
ming
Reschler came to Long Branch early last
week to see an old friend who lives on
Rumson road. Early Saturday afternoon
ne dropped into John Days Long Branch
club and did not intend to play, out after
looking around bought few chips at a faro
table. and finally lost about seven hundred
dollars, and thought he would take stroll
over TO the Pennsylvania club and con-
cluded to get even. There were only few
people in the room when he entered. Toss
ing q 1900 bill on faro layout he said:
"Giye me checks for that He was
handed five stacks of chocolate colored
chips at a valuation of $40 chip.
When he sat down he wanted to know
the limit. 1.-Two hundred dollars to
doubles. and q hundred to cases" replied
the dealer, Peter Smith. Reschler planted
the limit down right away, and the first
turn made for him he - whipsawed" Then
he won bet after bet, and the table in front
was covered with chips
He got warm during the evening and
took Of his coat and called for a bottle of
fine wine. He played no system, kept no
tab cards, as faro bank tiendS do who
believe in the efficacy of - three on a side
or :. single cut " or double cut. single
OUT or double out" He simply put
the checks down in spots where his fancy
moved. About the only card he couldn't
beat was the ''casc' The ten spot took
his money every time. Hang that case"
he said. - can't beat it to save my life"
About 11.30 he asked for bigger limit.
This makes me tired, " he said. " Givem q
decent limit so that / can bet a few dollars.
Make it $780,
The house assented and the checks went
down in big stakes. He never rose from
the chair he had taken when he first came
in. His play attracted quite an audience.
Other gamesters stopped tempting the
goddess of fortune to look at him. At
midnight he was the only player at the
table About 3 o'clock in the morning his
luck began to change, and he lost almost as
steadily as he had won; $4,000 worth OF
checks were returned to the fold in the
rack He yawned when the hands of the
clock pointed to five and observed that it
was about time to quit. See how much
there is there he said to the dealer, as he
placed stack after stack of the worries on
the layout The dealer counted
the checks over in piles of twenty.
They called for S35, COO, and a check for that
amount was given to Reschler. He donned
his coat and lighted his cigar. Come and
see US again" said Tom Jolly, pleasantly.
Neither Jolly nor Edward Marks, who are
running the club now that Phil DAILY has
retired, lost their placidity during the
whole evening. "Well,n said Reschler,
this visit of mine has been pretty expen-
sive for you" "Oh, that's all right" re
sponded Jolly. you'll give US our revenge
some time, won't you" Why, certainly
said Reschler I'm come back later in the
season and take another whirl"