Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-26
4 PRINCE IN THE GAME.
c. P. Iuntington's Foreign Som
in-law Plays Roulette.
LOST MONEY AND THEN HIS TEMPER

Gamblers at Saratoga Watched Him Stake
$1,000 on the Turn of the wheel-won
$4,000 and Then Began to Lose-He
Smashed Things When He Was stopped.
SARATOGA, July 26.-Prince Hatfield,
a little man with q picturesque European
career behind him, but who is known in
this country chiefly because he is c. p.
Huntington S sonin-law gave the play
ers and dealers at the Saratoga club an
hour of hne sport.
To the casual observer the prince is
only a small man. with sandy complex
ion and sandy little mustache carefully
trimmed. nIt through his veins courses
the blood of the Hatzfelds, and when tho
blood OF che Hatzfclds is thoroughly arous
ed something terribls usually happens.
ThCra was an nrousing OF the blood. but
fortunately an overturned roulette wheel
battered table and some broken chips
satisfied it.
Prince Raised the Limit.
For some time the prince has beon in
the habit Of paying roulette at the Sarato-
ga club The place is one of the institu-
tions Of Saratoga, and in the old days
when John Murrissey was its manager il
was frequented by the heaviest bottors in
the country. OF late the play has not been
SO high The prince, however was given
higher limit than ordinary players, and
he was in tho habit of winning or losing
several thousand dollars at a sitting. He
is reported 20 have taken these winnings
and losings with the easy grace OF . man
who knows his father.in-law will make
them good no matter what happens.
1t Is said that the managers OF the club
d g.. ..ff H. (. a. Al
the prince would pile up markers ard
that they finally fixed his limit at Sl0,
OC0. The idea of playing base $4,000
value on a Hatfield word Of honor was
bitterly resented by the prince. But the
managers insisted that they would not
allow him to go one dollar farther.
Won s1i 900 First.
At 1880 Tuesday night the prince left
| the Grand Union, where his family are
stopping and where his meals are private
| ly served in his suit OF apartments, and
walked over to the club. He was given
| private table and was soon playing rou-
! lettc after a fashion that made the eyes OF
| the crowd hang out on their cheeks. The
| prince made no bet less than 500, and
| his usual bet was 81 600. 1t doesn't take
| long to win or lose at roulette with 81, 600
bet on every roll Of the ball
In few minutes the prince was Sl1 600
winner All the other tables were desert
ed while the crowd gathered about the
prince TO watch his play. n number of
the superstitious asked to IL allowed to
follow him, but they were informed that
the tablo was private one.
Presently luck turned, and the great
stacks Of chips before the prince began to
melt away like mist before the sun.
When all had disappeared but S2 300, the
prince prudently stopped playing and told
the man at the wheel 90 put them down
to his credit. Then ne left the club, say
ing he was going to retire
He began to celebrate his victory instead
and returned In an hour eager and conf
dent He was also feeling much better.
| lie promptly started in at the old game,
! 81, 600 on the table every time the ball
rolled, and it was not long before he had
lost not only his 81, 800 winnings, but had
reached his $40, 600 limit besides Thon
he asked for an additional 81 600, and the
man behind the wheel gave IL to him.
Didn't Want TO Stop.
The proprietor Of the club was inform
ed OF the beach Of his rulo and promptly
walked over to the prince, who had al
ready won 5000. He told the prince he
! had exceeded his limit, and he would have
TO stop playing.
Il shall continue playlngl cried the
prince eXcitedly.
ION WHAT" asked Canleld quietly.
"On tho honor of Hatfield" ex-
claimed the prince loudly and striking hi.
! breast.
Not on your life " replied Garfield.
Then the prince became frantic with
rage. He was standing beside the table
a long affair covered with the orthodox
green cloth the roulette wheel sunk in
d the end Of it. With a sudden movement
he put his hands under the table and hurl
ed it over into the middle of the room
' The roulette wheel fell out of its faston
ings and was broken. Red and blue chip
: | and even the sacred maroon colored ones
! | objects Of deep veneration to ordinary
d "pikers," few over the floor. All thI
d while the prince was swearing at the TOT
% Of his voice in half dozen languages
9 Players stood upon chairs, while the pail
d faced dealers only stared with their usua
3 lack of expression at the hardest kicl
9 within their experience.
70 A crowd of attendants finally surround
cd the prince, but it was long time be
fore he was quietod down.
Mr.. Garfield, a low voiced, quiet man
/ said: II assure you nothing whatever on
It of the way has occurred. Prince Hatzfcl
d was in here today playing. There was n
z, trouble whatever. Nothing at all. -