The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
THE JAP As A GAMBLER.
(, His Favortte Game - uaaAa. mud H IL In
IL for All Ile b. Worth.

Prom the san rruncsco Chronicle.
Ep IN Chinatown. where both sides Of GER.
tain alley are lnet Cor . full block with little
played. there is plenty OF evidence tGat gaming
IS one q IL. oris1,4i vlses i more preoi we're
score ss !" players" Or Ese,eis,. IN the
amounts that iiow. into tho city TREASURY in the
WAY, Of ilnes and for;ettcd ball from almond
gs Soseyen .e IN has been said of the
SapsPPsss in sni: escsc The ether I'D day
are the eamiest RaInbtsrs on earth he said
and they ore nearly. ali Of thai rIndet hut would
stake the shir. on his back rather than draw
@scrs IL eG fSs e ETY. where s " b.F
f1vorite game Is called. furnishes nightly at
sto,sksepers. and so on. by the score. Tbsir
PLAY runs hiGn sometimes, Tor hey arc natur-
n mens snp1 as occur 10 game Of fssns
they 70 down into their wallets without hesi-
The Japs.1ese worl hanna" 10y which tho
lish. Il ,wsr. The game ia q. old a. the race.
S Saa q, a sehs Ss ar" q fo shn
pasteboan,: ai,ous IN ine,i, wi'ls and an zach
binations Of Jour cards each series lux two two
in bright coiors the prtuoe o; SOM. t!owor
which blooms only once year. rho first
sa% shs Il Of III. sr rne
tree" On two Cd tho cards oi this M"n;!i the
oo eT'r rSste for s a ThesS s
which ia pic;urel I: liowo; in iui! bloom. is
me ase ae..". ov Feb nary series, ia 10:
n,ei es y me ap. so, soss1 H. ard the hGhes.
is for Mnrcn, the wis, ara TO Aprl. IN. ra,:
iily ,or MAY. tho ,pamiee grass Tor june, ami
embrom the ie.1. Of the Sansnsss' ,ro. o. ca ca
O. ,ocsm t IS lie tox~oo bio sscm Nv hover
arr Tle sxS n @ y oae. o
''eo, s ns cloudy !ny ~! the Of ,srs a
ser!os. Ine.best ID mo ,s,eN. Ono OF the cards
little value. Wills ali The ..h. are hisn saris.
ranging from TO 20 potn.s each.
patty, Ihs tas!s Is usrat, round or oval. and
in well ordered Joints !. OF polished wood
e rss o sns s to ss til. G
trire. Four caris are dealt: to each and three
TO the ,aG,e face inward The c9nmnnslion u
leaving the game Jour handed Thee three
NUMBER 70 the board.
From this on. the play is mut.h like ordinary
J.
tlrG M blini on the streoGth OF hls Ean,i.
while the others may See or not, rs tker
please. Ihsn the player matches from his
nan. 10 the table, a. each trk turnipc up toe
Top card from the remainder ~ The deck. Ii
!.s sl? 2; d. expose = carl Of whicp hs mas u
!!!lr.: on the board as il from his own hand
Wfs.n he has exhausted his patrs. i.e Ietires
and tho player TO his right rsneats tho match
ing process and SO i goes until tke cards arc
vi our. All open hetS must DO OF rhe amount
set by the FIRST player. hut the wa9ers on the
81 10 are ne rmsSible. to make the game more
interesting. The total number OF points
in the game is 1870 and whom the enrds are all
ing The highest number of points takes the
poo! turning oror ~ per cent. OF the whole
amount to- the house.
The game is simpl- and rapidly played. and
the drop is SO heavy that the proilIs OF a
J ananes gaming establishment are large 1t
keepers Of Is oens that II PLAYERS who loees
his all shall h~e good nnal At the expense
q! :hH house. 50, that a restaurant is one Of tho
features @, eveIy lrst-ciass estr blishnent.
. IN san FrAnclyco beer IL the beverage most
popular among Japanese while ut play. and ia
consumed In lalve ruanItties. Tbs "!ittlo
men" ar. nervy PLAYERS. and the games usually
run until ali the mousy 10 in ono man 8 hands.