The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-25
GRAND DUKE
LOST HEAVILY
BEFORE REACHING.
HONOLULU.
HE DROPPED ABOUT $4,000
ROUBLES.
And Then Tries To Win 1t Back
Playing Baccaret But Increased His
Losses $4,000 Roubles More.

Hunting Bengal tigers in India from
the back of an elephant is one thing,
but bucking the great American tiger
on board a steamship is an eltirGly
different proposition, as Grand Duke
Boris, the Russian prince, who passed
through here yesterday learned after
he had left Yokohama. According to
the stories told by fellow passengers
and members of the Princes suite, the
young Russian noble showed himself
to be the best kind of good fellow"
and although he was considerably
"clawed" by the American tiger he
gamely continued the sport This is
the account of the matter as told
aboard the Coptic.
For five nights after leaving Yoko-
hama the Prince played poker, and
as the result of his experience, he
dropped" $4,000 roubles. The money
was dropped" into the pockets of
three Americans who were going to
the United States on business. Ncr
was the Prince any more lucky at bac-
caret, a game with which he has been
familiar for years. His losses at this
game were not so extensive as at the
national American gamble, the Prince
dropping about $4,000 roubles, most of
which went into the hands of the
members of his suite.
Out o. the ten nights occupied on the
trip from Yokohama to Honolulu, the
Prince passed seven of them gambling.
He is passionately devoted to this
character of sport, and while the
stakes were not especially high for a
royal prince, the betting was blooded
enough to give the game plenty of ac-
tion and make it. very exciting for the
spectators who invariably flocked into
tIo fO fcI, bp nf
Princes luck and to see how a Prince
really did gamble.
Among the passengers aboard the
Coptic were H. Lehman, a wealthy
merchant of Shanghai, James r.
Morse, of the American Trading Com
pany, who is located at Yokohama, and
r. H. Bruce, who has business inter-
ests at Annoy. All three of these men
were rich enough to make gambling
interesting for even prince, and as
all of them knew the game of draw
poker, they were delighted to hear the
Prime express the desire several days
afr leaving Yokohama, to indulge in
the game. None of the members of the
Princes suite ventured into the game
however but contented themselves
with profiting by the experience OF
their chief.
The limit was fixed at $40, which tC
a man used to playing dollar game
seems to be Monte Carlo itself. From
the first deal, Dame Fortune frowned
upon the Prince. Those who sat be-
hind his chair and are familiar with
the principles of the game, declare that
he did not woe the tickle goddess in the
right way. He was entirely too flip
pant; the goddess is generally kind tc
royal youths, but even she reVOlts al
such contempt of her favors, as rails
ing four times with all hands staying
in, and then drawing four cards to q
jack.
This is the kind of a game the Prince
played. He played royal game and
he did not seem to mind one bit seeing
his money going that way. Once hC
got a good hand before the draw. II
was three aces He played the han6
for all it was worth. Lehman anC
Bruce stayed, one had two pair and
the other a bob-tail flush The Prince
and Bruce did the raising, while Leh
man was in the middle, getting whip
sawed. He had started the raising
for his kings up, looked big to hin
until after the other men got to tilt
ing it. There was $240 in the pot be-
fore, Bruce called and they drew
cards. The Prince pulled to his hand
Lehman took one card and Bruce pull
ed one Both filled, while the Prince
did not strengthen. Then the betting
was resumed Lehman finally rakint
in the pot. The Prince dropped $3.50 OF
the hand.
With bad luck against him and play
ing a loose, careless game, the Prince
lost money continually, besides he wa
playing with men who knew the gam
better than he Every night the crowC
would meet in the saloon and play, bu
1Cnn1lnned on mage fivel