The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
GATES BUCKS FARO.
The Prominent Capitalist Said TO Have
Dropped Big Sum.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Saratoga, August 2O.-John ". Gates
spared for four honors with the tiger
here early this morning and the tiger
won on points. Mr.. Gates and his son
Charley. John A. Drake, Alphof1se Hud-
son and one or two others had been dining
at the clubhouse at the track.
At about Il o'clock the diners started
for the village in three automobiles. When
they arrived at the United States hotel
somebody remarked that it was sin and
a shame to go to bed so early.
WELL" remarked one of the party,
there's a faro bank open all night just
around the corner; also the wheels go
round when they are properly creased"
No further suggestion was needed and
the party sauntered around to the United
States club in Woodlawn avenue The
Saratoga gaming houses are very much
under the rose this summer and there
are no friendly beacons In front to light
the mariners into the harbor. But John
w. Gates needs no searchlight to guide
him to faro bank.
1t was agreed among them that Mr..
Gates should do the playing, and the
other members Of the party should snare
in his winnings or losses The regular
limit for faro bank at the United States
club Is s25. For the particular acconmo-
dalton of Mr.. Gates the limit was boosted
to $3.50. Under this arrangement the
play went on for about two hours. and
Mr. Gates found himself a loser to the
extent of something like $4,000. That
just edged his enthusiasm.
lie asked, according to the stories that
are being told on the hotel verandas this
evening, that the limit be raised. Big
Jim" Kennedy and Edward Croker, two
persons most heavily interested in the
club. held a consultation. Large James
was opposed to eleyating the limit, and
Croker was persuaded to his way OF
thinking.
whats the natter" Mr.. Gates Is re-
ported to have inquired. Don't you know
enough to make the best Of good thing
when you have got It? Give Garfield your
chance and you couldn't see him grab 1t
for the dust he'd kick up l am fully
persuaded that Garfield Is the only real
gambler In this country"
Among those who had been watching
the play were the bookmakers, Joe Ull-
man and Max Blumenthal. Mr.. Gates had
no sooner made his reported remark than
Ullman. who used to run the New York
club at Long Branch. quickly got next
to Kennedy and Croker and said:
IF you don't like that proposition. let
us III. Max and l will bank the game DIS
long as he wants to play for all bets he
cares to make over your limit.
Croker and Kennedy finally agreed to
the proposition and Mr.. Gates was de-
lighted. ullman suggested limit of $1,000,
and intimated that II that was not high
enough, he'd put it up higher.
The new limit was satisfactory to Gates
and play was resumed. AS the night wore
on fortune continued to smile on the
house. At one time Gates was as much
to the bad as $4,000 Between and 8
this morning, according to the story, Mr..
Gates concluded that he was too sleepy
TO play any longer and wanted to go to
bed.
to Mr.. Ullman's friends, Mr.. Gates settled
with the limit raiser for 1000, which
was equally divided between Ullman and
Blumenthal. Then he settled the small
item of $4,000 with the house. He was as
clipper and spruce at the races this after
noon as II he had had fourteen hours
sleep.