The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-27
PIT 2HEDY H()NE AG|AN
NOTED GAMBLER, TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE
WATER
TALKS ABOUT FAIRY TALES
EngIishmen Are the Hest Gamblers
Abroad and Russians the Great
est-Big Race Track
Winnings.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Pat Sheedy, phi
4oSopher and expert at games Of chance.
VINO has just got back from the old
world, says the New York special to the
chicago Times-Herald, decided today to
give MS own version of the MANY re-
Inarkable stories about him that appeared
from time to time while he was on the
other side.
That big poker story" he said, was
mostly feathers. Let's see they had a
chicago man winning $25, 900 from me
playing poker, didn't they? That was the
Ilrst yarn. Then they had another telling.
how l won it all back. I must have eot
onto his way Of dealing in a hurry. AS
d matter Of fact, haven't played a game
OF poker in twenty years. But at that. if
mad known this man had $25, 0Q0 and
was inclined to draw cards, I would have
endeavored to overcome my natural
modesty and get within speaking dis
lance"
How about the play in Paris last sum-
mer?"
"Oh, there was some good play there
and most of the large winnings and los
1ngs were made by Americans John w
Gates and friends of his in the steel
crowd were heavy players, and Gates
quit a loser at house gambling, but he
cleaned up a fortune on English race
tracks.
BIG KILLING" BY DRAKE.
Drake, of Chicago, whose horses in
England were trained by Wishard. was
also loser in Paris, but he made such
killing on the English tracks that was
never before made in England. Barber.
the president of the Diamond Match
company, was the heaviest winner in
Paris, and man named Goodyear of
Boston, guess, was next heaviest Bar
Der cleared up not far from 800 900 -
Did you make any big winnings in
PARISH"
mot much. ] was put up at all the
clubs and played just as the rest of the
members did, only with a different end in
view. The other fellows We're playing for
fun with the idea of breaking the bank
l used to play that way when [ was
younger, but I got wise after several
breakings at my own expense I've BE-
come separated from this notion Now
when 1 sit in and take my chances with
the rest I just play for expenses. That
what did in Paris, and [ didn't figure
very Close but I guess my sittings paid
my bills
Out it's different in Cairo and in Con
stantinOple. In those places I have a
more favorable arrangement. I've a
great place in Cairo, and although last
season was bad one on account of the
absence of the English because of the
Boer war, I cid fairly well. The English
are the best gamblers in the world.
They play high as rule and there is
never 'welcher' among English gentle
men.
THREW PEEL OUT OF THE DOOR.
81 never refused an Englishman credit
except Sir Robert Peel. and threw him
out of the place. He got upon his dig
nifty when 1 refused him credit and said:
Perhaps you don't know me, sir. I'm
Sir Robert Peel
of course you are said I, which is
a guarantee the world over that you are
a deadbeat You have an idea you are
gentleman, but that's because you're
preiudiced.'
1.-THE Germans-German army officers
especially-are about as good. But as
the English are the best gamblers, the
Russians are the greatest. They'll gam
BILE on anything at any time, day or