The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

h" gives 'he pack f1lss shufi. and tries
again.
IN whatever way the cards are brought
TO their required Position Of alfernAt ely
high and low the n-st step H. to give the
pack . few rapid fake shusics. which
are usually made with the fn gers Of both
hands extended in such manner IA to
cover the pack from observation. The
cards that have been milked arc thus
kept IN the same position until they arc
presented TO be- cIt.
In th. case Of NJ Duprie IL appears
tS.>ae ca" whole operation Of drawing the
pack apart. showing 10 down and following z
y with two apparently careless and
hgh':nn Elike rifles occupied but . second
or two, attention being usually diverted
from the process by some loud remarks
on the previous hand. an order to the
waiter or anything that gave the dealer
shuffie the APPEARANCE OF almost absent
mindedness. Then came the cut
Those who are not familiar with the
refinements Of card sharping seem to
imagine that the whole secret lies N the
gamblers ability 70 shift the cut. II one
10 sharp enough to detect this movement
OF IL one completes the cut after separat In q
the pack one h supposed to be safe
Nothing u further from the truth.
NJ. Duprie in common with almost
every S,mblsr knew the risks attending
any attempt to shift cut when IL has
to be done above the table with three
men watching. Few will risk il and they
usually got a confederate into the game
to cut Ter them. Bridge players also
know or should know that IL Is against
the rules 10 complete the cut The laws
distinctly state that the one who cuts
must leave at least four cards in each
packet, and in the etiquette Of bridge
IL l. required to place the upper part
Of the pack nearer the dealer so that
he may know which to place on the top.
,e...A ~
to he out he was always most ostenta tious
In the matter OF reuniting the packets
doing IL with such elaboration that there
could be no question about the cut being
both fair and complete. He knew per-
fectly well that in taking hold Of the
cards 10y the longer edges. as players
invariably do when cutting TO the dealer
the fingers would naturally grasp one
Of the widest cards and lift II. eaving one
Of the narrower cards on the top.
The deal - then proceeded with with
out further ado. and A. the card on the top
Of the pa"a ia one Of those between the
deuces and the black Fights IL must fall
TO the player ON the dealers left, one Of
his advcrssriss The next card being
as high as "a red eight or better mp Ia an
ace ;nnst fall To the dummy. and then
another small card goes To tn. right
and another high card to the dealer. This
continues until the pack is exhausted
There IL no necessity 20 pass the make
when such deal has been successfully
completed. grand siam AZ no trumps
being about the correct thing After that
IL IL necessary only 10 snatch cow enieuf
opportunity TO substitute the original
pack Of cards for the wsdgas which are
returned 20 the pocket for use on some
future occasion. One or two such hands
IN an evening are enough 70 correct
fortune.
In order no, TO rub il in too strong
il appears that VI. Dupri- was tactful
enough TO trim some of his duplicate
packs in such a manner that he and
dummy did not hold every tn ing. two
Ynrooroughs against him more than
once in on" evening not being eSplainabl
by the theory 1T probabilities.
wf~n his rooms were visited by the
police and searched for evidence il was
four. thnt he mad packs trimmed in such
n manner a. 20 deal himself four aces
in some cases in others eight high hearts
and i'm som. even a. poor a hand ~ eight
good clubs the object evidently being
TO provide himself with something that
would he iris' good enough to give him
the game and rubber. according 20 the
state Of The score and at the same time
infuse into his declarations n little Of
that delightful variety which IL known
a. tine spice Of life.