Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26
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The Lucky Man With System Who Broke
the Monte Carlo Bank

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the Monte Carlo Bank.
Correspondence of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Players are trying hard to find out the sys-
tenn by which Mr.. Hill Wells, the lucky Lon
doner. has cleared fortune at Monte Carlo.
He returned to London last Saturday richer by
$4,000. Attempts have been made to get his
reasons for winning fS2, 900 last July and
10000 last Friday, when he broke the bank
five times during the evening. What he says
is interesting if not convincing.
Even on Friday, when he had before him on
the green tables q pile Of thousa nd franc
notes foot and half high, he never lost his
head at play, and afterward slept soundly
with them under his pillow in . room 1t the
Hotel de Paris, overlooking the Place du
Casino.
"A LITTLE SYSTEM OF MT OWN"
In long talk with Mr.. Wells he was asked
for the secret Of his success. He replied that
this was the result Of q system of his own.
which he had been working out for years, and
after patiently watching the behavior Of the
table. He was now putting il into actual
practice. He thought its value had been fully
tested during its trials OF the past week and
OF July last Asked, '1f this system be infal-
hble why not go on and clear out the bank?"
because, replied Mr.. Wells, 1.-THE physical
u
sitting daily from IL noon till IL at night
playing without q break, and am worn out.
But have decided to come again shortly. I
have Implicit faith in my system and am per-
fectly sure can win again"
Mr.. Wells declined to give to the world in
general and players in particular the adyan-
tages OF his system. Players, he said had
watched him and tried to do likewise, but the
great majority had not pluck enough to fol-
low him, even when they saw him winning.
His system required f6,000 capital, % it must
Tor the most part be played with the maxi
mum stakes OF 5000 and l2,0O0 francs, SO a.
TO enable the player to stand q considerable
run OF adverse luck. He acknowledged that
one OF his principal points was to follow the
table and catch runs or ssseries' as on
Thursday and Friday, when with Il. 900 francs
on each Of two chances ne was able TO
clear the table Of its capital several times.
Again, at l o'clock on Saturday, he had
taken all the 100 and the 1000 franc bank
notes supplied to the trente-et-quarante
table, and the croupiers were Obliged 70 nav
one deal in small odd notes and rolls of gold
until another "a 900 had been brought by
the cashier. All this naturally AFFORDED
splendid sport for the spectators, who re-
envy. Mr.. Wells added that when the cards
were running awkwardly he placed smaller
stakes. but for Series he placed the maxi
mum Of 12.000 francs on each Of his chances
He always insured against ''refait' (the
cost him at the rats of i per cent upon bis
stakes-over G., 900 day-hs believed IL paid
him. Then he never tempted good Dame
Fortune too far, and sent Oh his winnings to
London daily, and left when his luck turned.
That. he admitted. was great help, even 70
this system Of his, and finding on Saturday
that he was making no progress he picked
up his portmanteau and quietly took train Tor
England.