The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-19
MONTE CARLO SYSTEMS"
Large Winnings Appear to Come
More From Luck Than Science.
From the Nelo York Herald.


-args Winnings Appear to Come
More From Luck" Than Science.
From the Nel0 York Herald.
NICE. Feb. 16-'Systems" are having a
bss time at Monte Carlo. While play goes
a., in the rooms as usual there have been no
trssh booms for some time in the systene
market.
c. Hill Wells. the plunger. and his Palais
poval Yacht (of 3, 259 tons register 2. about
which the London Times had good deal TO
saw. and was believed by many weak people,
have both disappeared.
THE TABLES ALWAYS WIN.
The play all around has been Of the mild
.St description, and turn around the tables
INST convince the most skeptical that "sys-
tsmsn are no good for any except the tables.
A gentleman from New York lately here
was credited with having won 10O, 600 francs
bv some wonderful system and became
onite hero. Ichanced to return with him ia
tbe same compartment OF the carriage q few
nights ago when in reply to a friend who
was anxious TO learn his system" he said:
MERE LUCK.
an Just tell you what it is old fellow
,t's bully luck-thats what it is, ana MOTH
ing else. just happen to plump nv money
down on the numbers and back it comes
Young gentleman from Chicago. after
having had "bully time" was made the
subject Of long articles in New York paper
and in many other papers at home.
wherein it was stated that he
had won over 100000. He
certainly did win large stakes at one time,
hut since his return from Algiers, where be
has been for trip. he has not had "rosyn
time. Suddenly abandoning his intention
of taking part in the coming carnival there
and returning home by way of Suez, Alden,
Singapore, Hong Kong. Melbourne, Auck-
land and San Francisco, he has taken the
shorter and more direct route from
Southampton for New York. This gentle.
man is, learn, heir to an immense fortune
and will doubtless return to "break the
bank"
MUCH HUMBUG ABOUT MR.. WELLS SYSTEM.
The Monte Carlo correspondent of the
European edition of the Herald thus
describes the famous English "bank
breaker" G. Hill Wells:
"Mr. Wells is person of pronounced
Yiddish type, somewhat unkempt and de-
cidedly unobtrusive in his dress. He In
some respects resembles in appearance
when standing at the table, Sam Lewis.
but is as far behind him in point of dress as
be is inferior to him as gambler.
81 may here state that, in the opinion Of
those best able to judge, comprising several
of the oldest and most respected of the en-
ployes at Monaco, Mr.. Lewis is by Ear the
best and most dangerous player agains, the
table they have ever eeen. Still, have
Mr.. Lewis authority TO state that he had
lost at Monte Carlo previous to this year
$4,000 year for the past ten years-or,
100000
Now, so fer as l am concerned, had
never heard of the existence of MIR. Wells
before the month Of July this year, when l
saw flaming accounts in the leading French
and English journals Of his enormous win
nings, consequently my curiosity was
aroused when l found that he had returned
to Monte Carlo last month. l watched his
play almost daily, but carefully avoided the
trap which was so ingeniously laid for news
paper correspondents. many of whom gra-
tuitousy advertised this successful gambler,
whose winnings they one and all multiplied
very considerably. How Wells must have
chuckled when he read the letter In the
London TimeS-three-parts of column for
nothing-all in praise of him and his won
derful system.
NO sYsrEM-oNLY LUCK
"Thequotation above" the correspondent
had been quoting the Tines SAYS that
Wells, the engineer, hates interviewers
ike poison / can state on authority that
Wells. the gambler, reveled in being in-
terviewed on any subject except his iden-
tty, and was loud in proclaiming his win
nings both TO representatives of the press
aAi to many Others. His superb idea
which gained credence with gentlemen of
high standing at Monte Carlo, of Boosting
of building q yacht of $500 tons, to be
called the Palais Royal, was the best gag
OF all, and his subsequent visit to the port
of Monaco, accompanied by an official, for
the purpose Of securing a safe mooring for
his floating palace, was sublime
81 am being daily asked, Dc you know
anything about Wells and MS iufallible sys-
temp
Now, the best of the joke is that Wells
had no system whatever. He plays, as an
old chef de partie' said, all over the
show
II saw him bring off three successive
maxlmums en- plein at roulette. Surely no
one will be found to say there was any svs-
tenn here. There was immense luck pOtLd
tout!
His manner Of playing trente-et-uuar.
ante was child's play to that of Sam Lewis,
Who attacks the bank with a maximum Of
1000 francs. Wells begins with a 1000
Irano note, doubles uD to s, 900 francs. then
taxes OF two notes, and with the remaining
SIX plays for the maximum, which ne only
reaches after pass of four dials in ite
iaVor, while during this pass Lewis would
have won As, 900 francs.
In justice to Wells as gumbler | am
bound to say that when he had reached the
maximum be played 1t out. and if be struck
Srun, which he constantly did, being in
luck, no was bound to win.
Why people should have given credence
10 the absurd bounce about the yacht ia in
conceivable. Wells played in precisely the
same way as Capt. c. b, whose luck stuck
70 MIN for years; Capt W., Mr. J. M, and
scores of Others who have won and lost large
sums at Monte Carlo"
p Some of the luck players some time ago
baron Alfred de Rothschild and Baron Won
uer lam. Baron Rothschild played gen.
orally with good luck and wound up with
.nree maxlmums of IL, 900 francs each. He
vent away Immediately with his winnings,
1 "a on Won der Tam in few minutes won