The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19


ties make their big winnings, ana ne
knows. moreover, that, with one exception.
each CT them lost it all back again, ana
great deal of their own money on Top VI
it. The single exception was Mr.. Rlce, put
then he was not a real sport; ne haun
the right kind Of backbone 10 pe Dig
player. and he was one of the worst losers
that ever gambled In two successive AT
ernOOnS he won something IKE $o5VVU. Ac-
francs one day and 50 600 francs the next,
and he said he stopped playing because
the excitement of winning SO much money
gave him severe headaches. Indeed so I'M
strung were his nerves by these two days
of play that he left Monte Carlo and Went
on a visit to Taggia- beyond san KENO
as he wanted to see the birthplace or kuI-
fini, the author of Doctor Antonio ana
other novels. Three or four days later ne
was back at Monte Carlo, and was pointed
out as a man who had won over eO,U0V
francs day at trente ct quarante 10
reporter for the Associated Press, VINO,
having learned his name and the cate or
his arrival from Paris, not Italy, put TINS
and that together by multiplying eight
days Dy $4,000, and thus produced a DIS
patch which told the United states world ORD
prietor of the North American Review had
broken the bank by winning more than
million" at Monte Carlo; He took good
care to leave out the word frances and nat
urally American readers put in the word
dollars so that a great sensation was thus
produced, and in which patriotism rushed
in with its usual boastfulness. 1t was
Hip, hip, hooray!" all over our country
for the clever American VINO had won so
much by gambling just as 1t was Hip,
hip, hooray!' the other day for the clever
young oarsman who brought over those
diamond sculls' from Henley.
BANK THAT NEVER BREAKS.
Broke the bank at Monte Carlo in
deed! Why, person or party would
have to win as much as $1,500,000 to do that,
as at no time in the winter season, between
Nov. 20 and April 10, is there ever less than
100000 francs on deposit In the Casino
vaults. The winnings of the Casino are
so enormous that they amount to $4,000
on an average for every day in the year.
This gambling day begins precisely at noon
and it ends as precisely at II o'clock p. m.
1t would be possible, maybe, if a dozen or
so of the thousands of persons who crowd
into the place daily and hastily bet on
game that has been arranged for them to
lose att would perhaps, be possible,
should ten or twelve players win 1900 or
1900 louis every day during a whole week,
for them TO break the bank, but not
otherwise
Every winter there are big gamesters at
Monte Carlo and determined EFFORTS to WIN
large sums, either by a system or skill
full judgment, have been gong on TOR the
past fifteen or eighteen years. But there
is no system, no cleverness, no good luck,
that can possibly beat the bank in the long
run. No kind of play or possible calcula-
ton can guarantee success at roulet e. 1t
is perfectly fair, as the bank never cheats,
but the table and the scale of payment on
winning chances are SO arranged as to give
the Casino a regular percentage on all the
stakes, so that the bank is bound to win.
This certain commission to the mousse
amounts to per centum of all money
staked on each spin of the ball at roulette,
and to 112 per centum of all the bets made
on every deal at trente ct quarante. The
inspectors and croupierS Will tell you that
this is thei" list of odds-they openly ad-
nit the fact. They will not let any one
play a minute before midday nor q. minute
later than IL o'clock at night; and. indeed,
you are never asked to play. You may
wander freely about the gambling rooms
as mere looker-on; you may stroll, with
out paying anything, into a magnificent
hall and hear a band of musicians, which is
quite the equal OF our own Famous Boston
Symphonic Orchestra. There is reading
ROOM where there are over $4,000 books, as
many as 500 newspapers and magazines,
writing paper, envelopes, etc, all to be had
free and for the asking, and so long as you
behave yourself you will not be sent away
or refused anything, no matter whether
you enter the "salleS deS jeuX or not.
The brilliant surroundings, the sweet mu-
sic. the library, will cost you nothing, but
pass into the gambling nails, and every
man. be he a royal prince or a mere
pIebeian, must off with his hat and remain
uncovered and all women, be they Of the
best or Of the worst society, fashionable
or fast, moral or immoral grandes DANES
or cocottes, are during good behavior,
treated precisely alike by ices messieurs''
trap of a place called Monte Carlo, and
where "Sa Majeste lArgent' is the gem
erouS monarch.
ROSENFELD'S BIG WINNING.
Harry Rosenfeld of Chicago, went down
from London to Monaco with a vast para
phernalia of notes and gold pieces, and
commenced business on a large scale, with
a confident air of superb disdain as of as
sured success The story OF the Hussar
officers downfall was not yet forgotten,
however, and plenty of persons predicted
but a short run of this new fox over the
green fields of Edmond Blanc's gambling
grounds. In 1887 the gallant captain, who
had a months leave of absence from his
regiment, had great stroke Of luck the
second day of his arrival. 1t lasted for
eight or nine days, and in that time he had
won as much as l. 600 francs. Smith, the
banker with whom the young officer de-
posted his winnings told US so at the time.
Then the captain took almost the whole
first floor of the Grand Hotel, an awfully
expensive house, but the best one in lEu-
rope, and went steady for few days.
During an entire week he never played
once: but he gave some fine dinners and
twice had party of friends as his guests
In to Nice to hear Patti.
That life was too lazy and unexciting,
and a week had hardly elapsed when ne
slipped into the fool trap again and tackled
trente ct quarante once more. But alas!
within another week he was done for The
ebb was as sudden as the flow, and Fortu-
natus was as other mortals. Aye, he was
worse off than we were, for he mad lost his
return railway ticket, and was forced 10
borrow enough to get home with on his
T. o. u. as a British officer. Smith loaned
him the money, and most obHgingly
charged him only the small commission of
what the Jew called ''shent per shent" for
this favor. Smith was dear old chap,
whom we all liked amazingly, when forced
to borrow, and whom we unreservedly de-
tested and damned when the bit of paper
had to be taken up.
Rosenfeld of Chicago and London chose
No. IL as his object of attack, and began
to pour gold on and about 1T as with a
and ''carre," and all three UP to the limit.
There are four "chevals'' and four cares"
to No. IT, and these, added to the one ZEN
plein" and multiplied properly to win the
maximum, called for deposit of 240 louis
each time the ball went spinning. He won
often enough to overcome the enormous
gain of nine maximumS when he hit 1t,
as he did now and then, besides which the
"cheVals' and the cares used to protect
him some on other numbers. But there
was no system whatever in his play; it was
only a fellow trying to make his gold win
the banks gold and yet it was "a dead
sure thing for the latter in the long run.
He was never ill-tempered, and If fortune
was sulky and lost him all he had with
him, he went gayly back to Nice, to return
next day with more money, and to rise to
the proud position of hero Of the hour, to
be pointed at with whispers, and to be Spo-
ken to by celebrated beauties, or world-re-
nowned songstresses. or English duchesses,
who passing through on their way south
you know" dropped into the fool trap for
a little fun, but lost their money and their
tempers and now wanted to borrow so or
100 louis lust until my maid gets back. &"
Poor girl it must have been a weary Jog
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