The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-30
GAMBLER ODDITIES
REVEALED BY NEW
WHO'S WHO"
PRINCE DE sAeAN DOWN As
HEAVY LOSER or FUTURE
AMERICAN wIFg-c. WANDER
BlLT IS CAREFUL.

VIENNA. April 30.-"The Gamblers
Who's Who?' Just published In Wen
ma, has created quite stir among the
habitues of Monte Carlo. since II calls
u spade a spade, and furnishes. be-
sides, record Of the gamblers losses
and winnings, an index to their iolo-
syncracies, superstitions and general
affairs. Following are few excerpts:
Prince Helie de Sagan-Lost an
enormous fortune at the tables, but
did not care, since the money was FUR
nished by his future American wife,
multi-millionairess controlling nj
teen million dollars. In former days
when the prince made up his mind
To gamble. he seldom started with less
than two hundred and fifty thousand
francs and very frequently found but
handful OF gold in his pockets when
the establishment closed. The prince
affianced wife shut her eyes to this
extravaganza for while, but at the
beginning OF the winter season she
must have pulled her purse strings
tighter, for his highness then joined
the noble group of gamblers. limited"
Cornelius Vanderbilt, capitalist,
New York-Annually visits Monte Car
10 and never fails 10 patronize the
Casino. but there is no more careful
gambler for a millionaire. Indeed, 1t
is doubtful whether be goes to the
Casino to see and meet his friends or
TO play His economy Is proverbial
among the habitues OF the gaming
tables and he never lost heavily at
any time. On the other hand, he re-
peatedly won large amounts without
feeling obliged to risk his winnings
Edward VII, King OF England-Has
not gambled since he assumed the
royal dignity, AS Prince of Wales he
was a frequenter Of the Casino.
Though affecting to be careless OF
both winnings and losses. he had his
head full OF well-tried systems and
combinations, and occasionally won
big amounts But Notwithstanding
these windfalls. he usually was a los
er at the end of every season
Grand Duke Vladimir OF Russia
or all the imperial grand dukes fire.
quenting the Casino season after sea
son, Grand Duke Vladimer is the most
reckless gambler. never being content
TO have stakes at one table alone. He
usually plays simultaneously at three
or four tables and pays the croupiers
a percentage tor taking care OF his
winnings II he loses, they get moth
ing. While the game is on. the I'M
perial highness Is forever perambu-
lating between the different tables,
not having patience enough TO wait
and see whether he has won or lost
Sometimes he waits until the Casino
closes before asking for his winnings
at distant table"
THE Princess Ghika-- Always risks
the maximum. On her reckless days
she often throws, in addition, gold
piece on zero, which Is the height OF
extravaganza She Is an elderly lady,
and though grand dame by birth,
who has lived all her life at court and
In diplomatic circles, the excitement
of the game renders her often often
sive 10 other gamesters She thinks
nothing of pushing a man or woman
aside or picking a quarrel with per
sons crowding around the tables"
Duchess OF Beaufremont-Once the
most reckless OF gamblers. she Is now
the most careful-her one thought is
10 make her income last out the sea
son"
Baron Rothschild, OF vienna-De-
spite his millions, the baron is econ
omy personifed when he steps to the
gaming tables. He seldom risks
more than the lowest permissible fig-
ure. and after winning twenty francs
$4,000 he invariably stops, fearing that
luck would now turn against him.
Twenty francs is also his limit az to
losses, and there Is no happier man
In all Monte Carlo than the baron
when he earns that much
Princess Batthyanyi-Twenty-five
and beautiful, her husband tottering
old man of eighty-three or eighty-four.
The first day she came to Monte Carlo
with the prince he gave her Ave gold
pieces with which TO try her luck.
With this amount $500 she won $4,000
francs. a stroke OF good luck. never
since duplicated by her, though she
is still a successful gambler. The
nripoa Ia ono ~ tho most norefatanf