The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-21
TO BREAK THE BANK.
Lord ROsslyn Successful in First Eff
fort at Monte Carlo.

monte AdFtD- jan. 4.-~llQEu FLDS-Itil. Ailr
English actor-peer. Is making good his
threat 10 break the bank here, and one Of
the most interesting phases Of his effort
Is that Senator ChaURcey NJ. DepeW )
bride is following the earls play with
small bets and adding generously to her
store OF pin money.
Lord ROsslyn has a system by which he
declares he win eventually break the
Monte Carlo gambling establishment
When he first made this threat while
: seeking backing in England he was
( laughed at. but his play and his methods
are being watched seriously By gambling
z manag
Lord Rosslyn arrived, accompanied by
+ three members OF the syndicate that is
backing hinl-dn accountant, a slenO-
I grapher and a detective.
I Lord Rosslyn lost no time in getting AZ
/ the bank after his arrival He mad two
/ sittings at trente e quarante, one ia the
/ afternoon and one AT night On an ac-
counting al night he was found 10 have
won 36.00J francs Hn.)
The managers OF the bank remained
| cain under the success Of the earl with
/ his system. and evidently count on get
I ting all OF the money subscribed by the
} English syndicate that is backing the
noble gambler.
As the play proceeded he gradually
raised his bets until finally he placed
nothing smaller than a 800 franc note
In the first two hours Lord RCsslyn had
I several bad periods, but ne was stu "A
winner. and after that time his luck was
steady.
He was getting along swimmingly when.
/ two and one-half hours having elapsed.
I he was pulled away from the table by the
three men representing the syndicate
This was done under an agreement never
I 70 let him play too long for fear that he
would get nervous and go TO pieces
The party withdrew 10 a corner. where
( Lord Rosslyn emptied bis pockets into
the hat of the accountant. who proceeded
10 count the money under the watchful
| ewes OF the members of the syndicate.
The representatives of the earl afterWard
said that the earnings so far are SO, 400
9 g q
Mrs Depew has followed the game as
played by Lord Rosslyn. duplicating his
plays in every move. and while unable 40
fathom the mysterious intricaCies Of his
calculations, her faith in him has been
/ rewarded by winning Of more than 5000
/ Before he came here Lord ROssiyn test
/ ed his system in London with the aid OF
a crOUpier secured from France playing
for days and days, and always with sue
cess. The news OF the splendid results
having gone abroad the earl feared that
| the gamblers al Monte Carlo had been
/ frightened, and thinking that perhaps
| they would not let him play, he wired
! TO know about il. This lacOnic but salts
/ factory answer was received:
We await you with open arms"
During the ten years have known
| this system said Lord ROsslyn, in
speaking OF ms play nave stunned 70
/ find out what capital was required 20
/ make it certain. I have myself seen a
| series of twenty-One blacks when
/ might have been playing on red. I have
/ heard of runs OF twenty-six and thirty
I intermittences when a player might have
/ been following the last winning color
| These are very, very rare, and eighteen
I is a long series of consecutive losses. but
/ in my system with $4,000 capital l am
prepared for consecutive run Of fifty
! adverse COINS before nv capitai Is
swamped. Still better, and here is a
/ great point, ] must lose 59S consecutive
I cOuDs before / can touch the maximum
! stake allowed at treRte ct quarante-
Il know men laugh at il. but here is a
/ third calculation. The bank claims p tC
! % in its favor | claim to in mine If
/ | lose 20 to 20 winning coups I have not
/ lost % units, but have won 10 units.