Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
HIT THE TIGERS EYE.
A NERVY ENGLiSAMAN SEEKS
THE BEAST IN ITS LAIR.
He Grappies With it CooIly and Syste-
maticaIiy and SECS it Die Five Times.
Nothing Like System

MONTE CARLO, Nov. 11.-Mr. Wells. the
lucky Englishman whose punting has been
such a feature here, closed his campaign
against the gambling tables last night and
left for England, having won $l40,CO0
This, added to previous winnings, makes a
total of $500, eco taken from the tables here
He cleared $4,000 last Friday and broke
the bank five times during the evening, so
that at one time he before him pile
OF thousand-franc notes Il foot and half
high. Unlike most other players he never
lost his head. Before these feats even
those of the well-linown Sam Lewis
and bis companion pungers of last
recall the deeds in the older
''palmy'' days and Will revive interest in
Monte Carlo, which has tagged during re-
cent years by reason of the mediocrity of
the gamblers and the smallness of the play.
When Mr.. Wells rose last night from the
gambling table he was asked the secret of
his success.
sit is the result of a system of my own
which l have been working out for years.
he replied. During that time have been
patiently watching the running of the table
and now l am putting it into practice. l
think its value has been fully tested during
the trials of the past week and in July last"
If this system is infallible," was asked,
''why not go on and clear out the bank"
Because" replied Mr.. Wells, 1.-The physi-
cal strain is beyond my strength. l have
been at it without break, and l
am worn out, but l have decided to come
again shortly. I have implicit faith in
my system and [ am perfectly sure l can
win again. Players have watched me dur
ing the trial, and they might do what have
done were it 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 $50 COO,
and must for the most part be played with
the maximum stakes of GO00 or 12O coo francs,
so as to enable the player to reimburse his
losses. The principal point is to fol-
low the table and catch the runs
or series of runs, as on Thurs
day and Friday when the 1900 francs on
each of two chances I was able to clear the
table of its capital several times. Again at
l O'Clock yesterday l had taken all of the
thousand-franc bank notes sup
bles, and the croupiers were obliged
TO play one deal with small notes
and rolls OF gold until another $50 600 worth
of big notes had been brought to the cash
Ter. All this naturally afforded splendid
sport for the spectators, who rejolced at
SO successful an attack on the enemy.
When the cards were running aWkwardly |
placed smaller stakes than the maxi
mum. but for the series ] always
placed the maximum of 10000 francs
each. / always insured against the refat
Of the banks odd chance, even though this
cost me at the rate of per cent upon stakes
of over $1,000. Yet l believe it always paid
me in the end. L would add that l never
tempted fortune too far. I always sent off
my earnings to London every day
and left when my luck turned. This,
l will admit, is a great help even
to my system. Finding yesterday that l
was making no progress, L determined to
pack my portmanteau and leave. / have
Just bought the Palais Royal, the largest
steam yacht a1oat She is being fitted up
in Glasgow for me. and during next month
l hope to be able to steam in her to Monaco
and repeat my lucrative operations at the
gambling table"
Among the other players here is middle
aged American. MIR. Beaufort of Califor-
MIA, who is playing very heavily, although
with disastrous results. He has been re-
marked not only for his large stakes, but be-
cause he presents complete contrast, in
his excited manner and his method of play
ing, to the cool Englishman.