, 1891-11-15
WELLS WINS WEALTH.
A Knight of Monte Carlo Wins
Fame and Fortune.
Breaks the Banks Five Times
at One Sitting.
In an Interview, Tells How
he Does 1t.

MONTE CARLO, Nov. 14.-Mr. Wells,
the lucky EnRllshman whose punting has
been such a feature here, closed his
campaign against the gambling tables
last night and left for England, having
won EOS 5000. This, added to the f32,-
600 he won in July, makes a total of
ECO, OOO.
He cleared no less than 10000 last
Friday. and broke the bank five times
during the evening. so that n time he
had a pile of thousand fran notes a foot
and { half high. Unlike most other
players he never lost his head, and after
~ssds slept ,oundly With his winnings
under his pillow in his room in the Hotel
de Paris, overlooking the Place du
Casino.
Before these feats even those of the
well known Sam Lewis and his companion
plungers of last season fade into ~insignif-
canoe. They recall the deeds in the old
or ''palmy'' days and will revive interest
in Monte Carlo. which has tagged during
recent years by reason of the mediocrity
OF the gamblers and the smallness of the
PLAY.
The New York World correspondent
had a long talk with MIR. Wells last night
when he rose from the gambling table.
"What Is the secret OF your SUGGEST
the correspondent asked.
ut is the result of a sy stem of my own,
which | have been working out for
wears" he answered. "Durinx that time
| have been patiently Watching the run
ming of the table, aud now in put ing it
into practice | think its value mas been
fully tested during the trials of the past
week and in July last.
"It this system Is iutallible, was asked
why not go in and clear out the bank?'
Because" replied Mr.. Wei, the
physical strain is beyond my strength.
| have been at it without a break and |
am worn out, but | have decided TO come
again shortly. | have implicit faith in
nv system and | am perfectly sure | can
"WiIi you give )he readers OF the pap
| represent in general, and players in par
t%icular, the advantage OF knowing your
system?" the correspondent inquired.
81 am afraid i must decline to do this"
he said, but added: PLAYERS have
might do Whit | have done were i. not
that the great majority Of them have not
pluck enough to follow me even when
they see me winning.
"My system requires a capital of 60
600 and mast for the most part be PLAYED
with the maximum stakes of 5000 or l2,-
900 francs, so as to enable the player to
| reimburse his losses. The principle point
is to follow the table and catch the runs
or the series OF runs. as on Thursday and
Friday, when with 1000 francs on each
of two chances | was abs to clear the
table of its capital several times. Again.
at | o'clock Yesterday | had taken all of
the thousand franc bauknotes supplied to
the trente ct qudrdnte tables and the
croupler were Obliged to paw one deal
with small odd notes and rolls OF gold
until another ga, 900 worth OF big notes
had been brought to the cashier. All
| this naturally afforded splendid sport for
| the spectators, who rejoiced at so success
full an attack upon the enemy.
"When the cards we're running awk-
wardly | placed smaller stakes than the
maximum, but for the series | always
placed the maximum of 2 1000 francs
each. 1 always insured against the refait
of the banks odd chance, even though
this cost me at the rate OF l per cent upon
stakes of over Ell 900 sterling. Yet be-
lieve it always paid me in the end.
Il would add that | never tempted for
tune too far. | always sem off my win
ninps to London every day and lett when
my luck turned. This. | will admit, is a
great help even to my system.
Finding yesterday | was making no
progress, | determined to pack my port
mapteau and leave.
Perhaps you would like to add con
tlnued Mr.. Wells, that [ have just
bought the Palais Royal, the largest
steam yacht afloat. She is being fitted
up in Glasgow for me, and during next
month | hope to be able to steam in her
TO Monaco and repeat my lucrative opera
tions at the gambling table.
Among the other players here is a
middle-aged American, a MI. Beaufort
of California. who is PLAYING very heay-
lily, although with disastrous results. He
has been remarked not only for his large
stakes, but he presents a complete con
trast in his excited name and bis
method of playing to the cool English
man.
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