The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-12
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GAMBLING: ! / | CLUB. 81: | j J.
Sensational Stories in American
IA Papers Hotly Denied by Aris- 'lri!'
tocratic Members 5353 q
va % ERA E. PLAYERS
Statement That They Run Heav-
sily5Into# Debt at Gard Table d
ss Utter Nonsense
Especial n Cable to The Times. .Dispatc and md
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s(special Cable To The Times -Dispat tch and and
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SI,oNDON. March Il IL TENDERS Of Al
Sss (Copp,yrl lxi,t, BY the New York Herald Co
mack C:lub. !. which since last u May M has
been II Gated 4 at No. 90 Berkeley Street,
,Piccadilly are III d great state OF irrita:-i ::
dion G over the stories " htchs have be been been
printed ii, Anne rican pa ers about alleged
High gambling prevailing there. It h had ts.lt
also been ported had arisen
byt: between certain members. ending on one.
occasion in two & women smaokihng each. y
others faces:
s::B8As Alma s has become sue a fa-
yo itet social club here the rulesb Al relating
rs play are may as well sl
beS lated at nee II not tt,s Il
slightest ground for silch1 ridt tc,llous
untru tbs.
f&H igh gambling does not exist and here, vel
are d the rules tho club with regard 70 g
cards (; sSs Il W ss.8}s
s:...The only games permitte ed in the club
are whist for points not Sexcee ding IA half
crown, Il piquet points not y exceeding ,,tl Sa
penny, bridge ten for one shilllng ecarstt1el st1
five shiIlings a game, cribbage as shillins
q game and q hal GRO wnJ on the ~
Der, 81 X sSsss s5
round game or games ofS hazard lal'.l
are permit on ny count neitnersls3
betting allowed on any game, y inorSsh all'
doubling at s bridge exceed & aG hnndr RED 81
"a 50 nts q & & trick and all card d@accounts I'M!
must be settled before leaving the ard e
table," * ii Ss .a5 a
at bridge are those laid d own in 81 Bridge
Abridged, and Bridge at q Glance ."4 't Fer
other games the text books by Ca aYendishfj
are adhere to. i.T here is no the SIG NJ
est wish on the part of any m menbsers r; Q 'ot
the club to gamble, as American pa pers =,
have stated " omen, marrted OF; snsle'
have not n been heavily n irlvol lved s4 and
there fore, Il under ob biIgations to men. and
It is very SCI dom. indeed, hat the clu Sis
open after two In the morning u
s55 Not Removed for Gambling
TO y say. toe. that Almack, wa & re- ss
moved from King Street. st, Jamess, N 70,
order to extend the premises to accom-
,Inodato a great number OF gamblers rs
Ridiculous. - there are several Yery nee
ca I'd rooms, comfortably and art stically
furnished. I. One card orr Is set apart
where members may Introduce Y outside rs
lfor a gam and there .is a char ge ! Of one
guinea for the use OF tho room. II may
also be used for dining y ON, should
any member wish to give Z g sma!l q! dln-
'ner party. hen the same charge ls g gam
tmade, 4, 4 I. l, y, Y ..
room. with piano and other homo CONF
tforts n I'll " ana there is al $50 fanot her re-
centlon room on this floor, where tea tea
may be served. 3 AZ q:
'rhe dining ROOM, which Is more Ike
that Of AZ country house, with onk lurnl;-s,
tture and artistic wallpnper a1|d q 5de cora
'tions. Is In the basement, and is q very
comfortable room. II Il. !. !. 4.
h understand that In the near futuro .
concerts will bo organized on sunday
evenings among the members when VII y!
follow more or less g CAV g eu1tlneI, IL.
mast III sorts OF, ru,nors have been goinl{
about concerning gambling at one Y. club
Or Y another. It was quite true. There
was some high playa a, club 4 3nent tloned
a few months ago, hut this has quleted
\ down and only ordinary play I axes place
now, while MS for saying that gu enc
.'smart set women play SO 'heaylly thatt 1+
they get Into debt is utter snohrse''se, :.
Gibes at the 'Smart Set, 5sa
Tho "smart set" rs It is called. has
long been the butt OF Ignorant writer's.
ana ana anything seems good enough to, throw
AS a matter OF fact, those women who
belong to the set are very moderate play.
3ers, indeed, even supposng they DO play
bridge, In nearly every case they are
clever brilliant women, Only take for
instance Lady De- Grey, Lady tiosford,
9Isldy Essex, Lady Algernon Gordon- Len
gnox, and others who might well be allied
II ato mind These are all very hlghly cul-
stlvated, lntellectua women. Lad Pc
Grey on all musical and art ma tiers
generally, !, As mn eXpert and Lad y q lger5
non (1ordon-1 1.enno OK noNs 5far more about
\ gardening than most men, and has long
I been acknowledged as one OF tho most
perfect chatelaines in Engla nd.
N Lady liosfprd Is 3 also ~ very clever
swonlan--yery well read and can 4 discuss
the prlncipnl topics Of the day With
"A he grea test ga Sc, B. n, ,Ss.s n.
S5 That he club Is apprstl la ted ls& shown;
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