The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
HOW THEY MBLE AT SARATOGA
They Want "Reminiscences of Monaco,
and so they Tackle the Wheel.

They Want "Reminiscences of Monaco,
and 50 They Tackle the Wheel.
From the s.. LOUIS Globe Democrat.
SARATOGA, Aug. 2l-For an hour before
midnight and an hour after men come and
60. The room is we'll filed almost contin-
uously. Everybody is there. 1t is the
proper thing to visit the club house when
you go to Saratoga. Men of business and
OF the professions who at home would never
think of entering a gambling room 60 to
the Saratoga club house. Col. Tom OchlI-
tree says he has heard that even ministers
of the gospel have been seen examining the
mysteries of the club house. Sure IL is If
you want to find man about II o'clock p.
m., ana he isn't at his hotel, the place to
look for him, without regard to his calling
or habits at home, is the club house.
Along one side of the hall are arranged
the roulette tables. Rouge ct NOR has
taken a firm hold on the country Of its
adoption. In the wild west-at Ell Paso
Leadville, or Helena-ten men play faro
where one risks a dollar on the red or black.
In the Saratoga club house ten men gather
about the wheel aud watch the little ivory
ball go circling round where one sits down
in front of the faro lay out and the dealer.
1t is all because of 30 much going to Eu
rope. Travelled Americans have got away
from the American game. They want
reminscence of Monaco when they visit
Saratoga, so they stake their dollars on the
whirling wheel. The roulette playing at
Saratoga is without system. In an
entire evening thu visitor will hardly
see one of those devotees who
believes it is possible to work out like
mathematical problem a sure plan of beat
ing the game. Occasionally some college
students or young bank clerks come in with
a scheme and a little pot of money. They
keep q record of every roll Of the ball and
stake their chips in accordance with their
plan. For an hour, perhaps, the scheme
works to the entire satisfaction Of the group
or player. The stacks Of chips accumulate
most encouragiIgly. but then, by al I'M
accountable turn luck goes against the
plan. The winnings aud the accumulated
capital slowly but surely mott away. The
discounted players withdraw to discuss the
weak point in their plan.
The most of the players have no method.
They buy So, $40. $40 or $50 worth of the
chips and scatter she worries here and there
as the moment prompts. If they lose the
first investment they get up and go away.
II they double or treble it by few lucky
hits they shove the chips across the table to
the banker, cash in aud leave That is the
New Workers. way of playing roulette,
These quick aud moderate winnings are
said to have made a hole in the bank
account of the club house this
season. A New York broker walked
up to the centre table last even
ing, waited for few turns of the wheel,
aud threw down a 500 bill on the big red
diamond. Red won. the roller began t.
pass over the stacks of chips. The broker
shook his head. Restoring the chips to the
rack the roller opened the drawer, counted
out 800 and handel it to the broker with
the original bill. The player pockesed the
money and walked away. He was done.
If bl OK had won he would have stopped
With that one play just the same 1t Is
from the steady players that the wheel
makes the winnings for the house