Light Come, Light Go: Gambling—Gamesters—Wagers—The Turf

by Ralph Nevill

[INDEX]

Abingdon, Lord, befriended by Mr. Elwes, [16];
and O'Kelly, [145]
Adolphus, Mr., and Duke of Wellington, [11]
Aix-la-Chapelle, gaming at, [282];
an Italian's adventures at, [282]-4;
a royal gambler at, [284]-6
Alvanley, Lord, [110]
Ambassadors use their mansions as gaming-houses, [248]-9
Ancre, Maréchal d', the wife of, [10]
Anne, Queen, supporter of the Turf, [389]
Annuities, paid by Brooks's, [116];
paid by gamblers as compromise, [171]
Antoinette, Marie, [209], [419]
Archer, Lady, [56]
Ardesoif, Mr., roasts a game-cock to death, [196];
his just reward, [196]
Arlington, Earl of, [39]
Arnold, Mr., his cruel wager, [225]
Arthur's, Mr. Elwes a member of, [15]
Artois, Comte d', his bet with Marie Antoinette, [209], [210];
his conduct on the Turf, [418]
Ashburnham, Lord, [39]
Ass and chimney-sweep race, [205]
"Athenæum," a notorious gaming-house, [89];
confused with real Athenæum Club, [93]
Atkins, a bookmaker, last authority on hazard, [81]
Atkinson, Bartle, a famous trainer, [175]
Atkinson, Joseph, [42]
Aubrey, Lieut.-Col., his maxim, [157];
his distinguished antagonists and associates, [157]
Australian story, an, [159]-63
Author, a lucky, and his method of speculation, [164]-6
Avarice combined with passion for play, [13]
Baccarat, decision re, [129], [130];
single tableau, [313], [317], [318]
"Bad houses, beware of," [43]
Baden, ex-Elector of Hesse gambles at, [287];
M. de la Charme at, [287], [288];
society at, [288], [289];
croupiers at, [289], [290]
Bagatelle, the building of, [209], [210]
Baggs, Major, his luck at hazard, [82];
his adventures abroad, [83];
and Lord Onslow, [83];
a skilful swordsman, and man of culture, [83];
his generosity, [84];
wins from the King, [84];
falls a victim to gaming, [84]
Baily, Mr., of Rambridge, [145]
Barber, the Canterbury, [34]-37;
an Indian, as balloonist, [190]
Barclay, Captain, pedestrian, [232]
Barucci, Madame Julia, a card scandal at the house of, [304]-7
Basketing, [199]
Basset, [53]
Bassette, [52]
Bathing adventure, a, [194]
Beauclerk, Topham, [27]
Bedford, Duke of, and Nash, [31], [32];
horsewhipped, [150]
Bellasis, Theophilus, [42]
Benazet, M., farmer-general of gaming-houses, [264];
proprietor of rooms at Baden-Baden, [286], [287]

Bennet, Captain, trundles a hoop, [224], [225]
Bentinck, Lord Frederick, beat by Col. Mellish in a foot-race, [170]
Bentinck, Lord George, and Lord Kelburne, [382], [383];
his large winnings, [383], [384]
Bentinck, Rev. Mr., and the Duc de Nivernois, [51], [52]
Berkeley, Captain, and his game-cock, [202], [203]
Bertie, Lord Robert, [15]
Betting-houses started, [99], [100];
fraudulent proceedings illustrated, [100];
suppressed, [102]
Billiards, a one-eyed player, [64]
Bingham, Mr., his horse leaps Hyde Park wall, [219]
Biribi, method of play, [247]
Blackmail, keepers of gaming-houses subject to, [42];
at the Palais Royal, [251], [252]
Blanc, M., starts gambling-tables at Homburg, [298];
plays for a parasol, [301], [302];
victim of a stratagem, [302];
a croupier's scheme, [303];
and Garcia, [303], [304];
opens a Casino at Monaco, [319]
Bland, Sir John, [108];
squanders his fortune and shoots himself, [109]
Blind cock-fight enthusiast (Lord Bertie), [199], [200]
Blind horse wins a leaping contest, [219]
Blo' Norton Hall, [33]
Blücher, Marshal, fond of gambling, [11];
passion inherited by his son, [11];
wins his son's money, [12];
at the Palais Royal, [265]
Blythe, Captain Carlton, a frequenter of Monte Carlo, [329];
his method of play, [329]
Boarding-schools, gaming taught at, [56]
Bond, Ephraim, [89];
takes over "Athenæum," [92], [93]
Boothby, Mr., his opinion of Fox, [27]
Borsant, M., a generous gaming-house proprietor, [272];
revelations, [274]
Bouillotte, [270]
Bow Street troops, [44]
Bowes, Mr. John, four times Derby winner, [421]
Brampton, Gawdy, [33]
Brelans, [235]
Bridge, [135], [136]
Bristol, Lord, turns the tables on Lord Cobham and Mr. Nugent, [104]
Brooks, Mr., ready to make advances, [114];
dies poor, [114]
Brooks's, unlimited gambling at, [114];
Fox's large losses at, [115];
annuities granted to ruined members, [116];
the betting-book at, [116];
favourite games at, [116];
relics preserved at, [117]
Brummell, Beau, plays heavily, [112];
his promise to the brewer, [112];
his superstition, [113]
Buckeburg, Count de, rides his horse backwards from London to
Edinburgh, [205]
Buckingham, Duke of, [39];
Quin's story of the, [39]
Buckingham Palace, [39]
Buckinghamshire, Earl and Countess of, [57], [58]
Bullock, Mr., [195]
Bulpett, Mr. Charles, his remarkable feats, [233], [234]
Bunbury, Sir Charles, [402]
Burge, known as "the Subject," [89];
his passion for the gaming-table, [90], [91]
Byng, Hon. Frederick, on gambling, [94], [95]
Byng, Sir John, his dispute with "T' au'd un," [381]
Byron, Lord, a frequenter of Wattier's, [122]
Calzado, Signor, cheats at cards, [305]-7;
sentenced to imprisonment, [307]
Canterbury barber, the, [34]-37
Card-money, [54]
Carlisle, Lord, [105];
a high gambler, but warns Selwyn, [106]
Carriage race, a, [213]
Casanova, his card duel with d'Entragues, [21]-24;
his meeting with Fox, [26]

Cavillac, Marquis de, accuses Law of plagiarism, [242]
Chabert, M., opens houses at Baden-Baden, Wiesbaden, and Ems, [286]
Champeiron, la Comtesse, [246]
Chance, the laws of, [6];
in roulette, [9];
public tables offer best, [10];
tradesmen devotees of, [33]
Chaplin, Mr., his fortunate Derby, [375]
Charles II., founder of the English Turf, [386];
an experienced rider, [386];
his house at Newmarket, [386];
Nell Gwynne's threat, [387];
his witty answer to Sir Christopher Wren, [387];
his amusements at Newmarket, [387], [388];
his generosity, [388]
Charme, M. de la, at Baden, [288]
Chartres, Duc de, [209], [419]
Cheating, methods of, [78]
Chesterfield, Lord, [39]
Chesterfield Row, [65]
Chetwynd, Sir George, his Recollections, [82]
Cibber, Colley, [108]
Clarke, Vauxhall, his cock-fighting match with Col. Lowther, [196]
Clavering, Sir John, appoints Mordaunt his aide-de-camp, [182]
Clergyman, a betting, [209]
Cleveland, Duke of, and Billy Pierse, [381], [382]
Cobham, Lord, makes a vulgar bet, [103];
forced to make public apology, [104]
Cock-fighting in England, [195];
some great patrons, [195];
a famous battle at the Cock Pit Royal, [196];
a cruel monster, [196];
betting, [197];
unexpected winners, [197];
celebrated London cockpits, [198];
Royal Cockpit taken down, [198];
punishment for foul play, [199];
a specimen challenge, [200];
present-day fights, [200];
famous trainers, [201];
the last of the cock-fighters, [201];
courageous birds, [201]-3
Cocoa Tree, big stakes at the, [111]
Codrington, Mr., [212]
Colonel, the English, and his wife's ear-rings, [158]
Colton, Rev. Caleb, a successful gambler, [138];
his publications, [138];
his affairs become involved and he decamps, [139];
settles down at Palais Royal, [139];
studies gambling, [139];
commits suicide, [140]
Combe, Alderman, [112]
Combe, Hervey, [20], [21]
Concannon, Mrs., [56], [62];
Mr., [57], [58]
Conolly, Rt. Hon. Thomas, [218]
Cook, a fortunate, [262]
Cookson, Mr., owner of Diamond, [413]
Copley, Sir Joseph, [110]
Cornwallis, Lord, and Mordaunt, [191]
"Corpse" card-player and the Parisian banker, [156], [157]
Countess, an eccentric, [291], [292]
Court, gambling at, [38]
Craps or Creps, an old French game, [263];
survives in America, [264]
Cribb, Tom, pugilist, his fight with Nicholl, [177]
Cribbage, a fashionable game, [62]
Cricket ball, a letter sent by, [211]
Crockford, William, [96];
wins large sum, [97];
founds his famous Club, [97];
profits made by, [98];
his views on gaming, [98]
Crockford's, Duke of Wellington becomes member of, [11];
large tips to waiters, [94];
blamed for increase of gambling-houses, [94];
magnificence of, [97];
expense of running, [98];
heavy losses at, [113]
Crofton, Sir Edward, high leap at Phœnix Park, [227]
Croupiers, stoicism of,[ 290];
at Monte Carlo, [354], [355];
a school of, [354], [355]
Cumberland, Duke of, [39], [137];
institutes Ascot Meeting, [390];
a born gambler, [390];
his cruelty, [390];
good-natured when racing, [391];
a fortunate loss, [391];
match with Duke of Grafton, [391];
his horse Eclipse, [391]
"Curse of Scotland," origin of the name, [137], [138]
Dale, Thomas, rides a donkey-race, [211]
Damer, Mr., makes the acquaintance of Dick England, [69];
ruined at tennis, [70];
his tragic end, [70]
Darlington, Lord, [107], [169];
a match with Col. Mellish, [174], [175]
Dartmoor, gambling at, [50]
Davies, a bookmaker, his betting, [385]
Davis, Scrope, [228], [229]
Dayrolle, Mr., [108]
Death, as a subject for wagers, [105], [209];
a duel with, [157]
Decency, sense of, lost by gamblers, [158]
Deer, used in place of carriage-horses, [206]
Delessert, M., the means of closing Parisian gaming-houses, [272]
Demidoff, Madame, robbed by a countess, [269]
Dennisthorpe, Mr., [195]
Derby, Lord, a patron of cock-fighting, [195], [200]
Desmarest, French minister, [240]
Desmoulins, Camille, [256]
"Devil's Drawing-room," the, [257]
Devonshire, Duchess of, [59];
and "Old Nick," [60];
scandal about, [60]-62
Devonshire, Duke of, and Fox, [28]
Devonshire Club, formerly Crockford's, [97]
Dickinson, old Jack, an honest tipster, [377], [378]
"Dispatches," [78]
Dorchester, Lord, [70]
Doulah, Asoph ud, Nawab of Oude, his sword practice, [187];
his barber's aerial punishment, [190];
his love of cock-fighting, [193]
Drummond and Greville, Messrs., open a betting-house, [99]
Dwyer, cigar-shop and betting-house keeper, [101];
bolts with large sum, [102]
Earl, William, [91];
his "Athenæum" swindle, [92];
transported, [93]
Eclipse, the greatest horse of all time, [391]-4
Edgecumbe, Dick, [106]
Égalité, Philippe, a royal shop-man, [255];
a follower of the Turf, [418]
Elwes, Mr., [13];
succeeds to a fortune, [14];
a gambler at heart, [14];
quixotic, [14];
a member of Arthur's, [15];
plays for two days and nights, [15];
his avarice, [15], [16];
and Lord Abingdon, [16];
and the clergyman, [16], [17];
elected to Parliament, [17];
his admiration for Pitt, [17];
his last bout, [18]
Elwes, Sir Harvey, a miser, [13]
Émigrés, [45];
passion for gaming among, [49] et seq.;
a cause of irritation, [54]
Ems, a gambling resort, [310];
a Spaniard's method at, [310];
Russians at, [311]
England, Dick, and the young tradesman, [68], [69];
and Mr. Damer, [69]-72;
shoots Rolles, a young brewer, [73];
flies to the Continent, [73];
ends his days in London, [73]
English, Buck, tried for murder, [217];
member of Parliament, [217];
his death, [217]
English view of gambling, [163];
and Sunday racing, [425], [426]
Entragues, d', and Casanova, [21]-24
E.O., fraudulent, [47];
method of play, [55]
Estates lost at play, [33]
Este, Cardinal d', and the Cardinal de Medici, [238]
"Excessive" gambling, definition of, [126]
Execution, betting at an, [209]
Exeter Mail beaten by a pony, [226]
Existence, a strange, [267]
Faro, invented by a Venetian, [52];
introduced into France, [52];
prohibited in France, [53];
finds its way to England, [53];
Fox's favourite game, [53];
method of play, [53];
crusade against, [57]
Fawkener, Sir Everard, [106]
Female assistants to sharpers, [95]
Fénelon, M. de, his match with Duc de Lauzun, [419]
Fenwick, Mr., [195]
Ferguson, Sir Rowland, his opinion of Col. Mellish, [178]
Field Club, The, [135]
Fishmonger's Hall, [97]
FitzJames, Marquis de, [209], [419]
Fitzpatrick, General, [115]
Flint, Mr., his race with Mr. Thornton, [415], [416];
assaults Col. Thornton, [416], [417];
commits suicide, [417]
Foley, Lord, [401]

Fonteneille, Madame de, [246]
Foote, Sam, [66]
Fortune, image of, kept by Roman emperors, [5];
aid of, invoked by fetishes, [5];
sometimes favours non-gamblers, [159]
Foubert, a celebrated French riding-master, [386]
Fouché, gaming-houses licensed by, [250];
punishes interference, [250]
Fox, Charles James, and Casanova, [26];
a member of Brooks's, [26];
White's, [105];
unsuccessful gambler, [26];
and Duke of Devonshire, [28];
and Sir John Lade, [28], [29];
borrows from waiters at Brooks's, [28];
fond of horse-racing, [29], [400], [401];
ruined at twenty-five, [115]
Frascati's, a noted gaming-house, [266];
an inveterate player at, [268];
fêtes at, [269];
dramatic incident at closing of, [274]
French Jockey Club, [421] et seq.
Galeries de Bois, [257]
Game-cock, gentleman attacked by, [201];
fox killed by, [202];
in a naval action, [202], [203];
awarded a medal, [203]
Games, unlawful, [132], [133]
Gaming-houses, suppressed, [99];
officials, [40], [41]
Gaming-tables kept by ladies, [48], [52], [245]
Gancière, la Baronne de, [245]
Garcia, his winnings at Homburg, [304];
a card scandal, [304]-7;
sentenced to imprisonment, [307];
his death, [307]
Geese and turkey race, [206]
Geneva, gambling at, [311]
Genlis, Comte de, [209]
George I. and the Turf, [389];
George II. gambles, [39];
George IV. rides to Brighton and back, [210], [211]
George, Prince of Denmark, and horse-racing, [389]
Germany, gaming in, [282] et seq.
Gevres, Duc de, [239]
Gilliver, Joe, fights cocks for Georges III. and IV., [201];
his great-nephew's success, [201]
Gillray, his caricatures of female gamblers, [56]
Giraudin, Madame de, [420]
Glasgow, Lord, his love of enormous wagers, [382], [383]
Grafton, Duke of, [39]
Grafton Mews, No. [13], [45]
Graham's Club, [122]
Gramont, Count de, his shrewd decision, [237]
Granville, Lord, [97]
Greville, Mr., [108], [385]
Grieves, Mr. Mackenzie, [426]
Groom-porter, the, [39], [86]
Grosvenor, Lord, and Tattersall, [397]
Gully and the Game Chicken, match between, [177]
Gwynne, Nell, [387]
Halton, Mr., [195]
Hambletonian v. Diamond, a great race, [411]-13
Hamilton, Captain, [65]
Hamilton, Duke of, [195]
Hammond, Mr. John, his successes on the Turf, [373]
Harvey, Mr., a midshipman gambler, [111]
Hastings, Marquis of, his large bets, [384];
ruined, and early death, [385]
Hawke, Hon. Martin, fights Col. Mellish, [176];
a marvellous pistol shot, [176];
duel with Baron Smieten, [177];
patron of pugilists, [177]
Hawkins, Sir Henry, his decision in Park Club appeal, [131] et seq.
Hawley, Sir Joseph, a heavy better, [384]
Hazard, a popular game, [74];
made illegal, [75];
method of play, [76]-78;
privilege of players, [78], 79;
a lucky throw, [79];
drunk men best players, [79];
rules now forgotten, [81];
French hazard, [82];
runs of luck, [82]
Heligoland, gaming-house on island of, [311]
Hells, [40], [86] et seq.;
defenders of, [42];
West-End, [84];
principal proprietors of, [85];
source of profits, [86], [87];
a prospectus, [88];
precautions with visitors, [96]
Henri IX. addicted to gaming, [235]
Hertford, Lord, [39]
Hesse, ex-Elector of, [287]
Highflyer, a famous horse, [394]-6
Hoca, brought to France by Italians, [238];
play punishable by death, [239]
Hodgson, Dr. William, [409]-10
Hodsock Priory, [179]
Holdernesse, Lord, [39]
Holford, Mr., [195]
Homburg, gaming at, started by brothers Blanc, [298];
hours of play, etc., [299];
a flood at, [299];
the Kursaal, [300];
the Landgraf, [300];
Garcia at, [303] et seq.;
scenes at close of Kursaal, [307]-10
Hook, Theodore, his epitaph on Lord de Ros, [123]
Hughes, Mr. Ball, [97]
Humbug, method of play, [66], [67]
Humphries, Mr., horsewhips Duke of Bedford, [150]
Hunter, Henry, [224]
Huntingdon, Lord, [39]
Ingham, Sir J., his decision re baccarat, [129], [130]
Insurance, fraudulent, [48];
speculative, made illegal, [49]
Invalids, gambling, [155]
"Ivories," [79]
James II., a lover of field sports, [388]
Jeffries, Mr. John, [108]
Jehu, Sir John, [28]
Justiniani introduces faro into France, [52]
Kelly, J.D., [90]
Kenyon, Lord, scathing remarks by, [56]
Kerridge, Thomas, [33]
Kildare, Lady, [108]
King's Place, a raid in, [44]
La Belle, a popular French game, [245]
Lade, Councillor, an eccentric supporter of the Turf, [405];
his meanness, [406]-8
Lade, Sir John, taught a lesson by Fox, [28], [29];
bets with "Old Q.," [211]
Ladies of fashion, keep faro-banks, [48];
gaming-tables, [52];
on trial, [57] et seq.;
extravagances of, [59]
"La Faucheuse," [313];
played at Ostend, [317];
forbidden in France, [317], [318]
La fille Chevalier, [258]
Lansdowne, Marchioness of, [180]
Lauzun, Duc de, [209], [419]
Law, John, kills a peer in a duel and escapes to Holland, [240];
outlawed, [240];
studies finance, [240];
interview with Louis XIV., [240];
threatened by Desmarest, [240];
trusted by Duke of Orleans, [241];
puts schemes in operation, [241];
created Comte de Tankerville, [242];
presented with freedom of Edinburgh, [242];
anecdotes, [242], [243];
his downfall, [244]
Leaping wagers, [218], [219], [220], [227]
Leeson, Major, [403];
vanquishes the blacksmith, [404];
his Turf career, [404], [405]

Lennox, Lieut.-General, [224]
"Le Wellington des Joueurs," [113]
Lewis, Mr. George, [125]
Lewis, Mr. Sam, a frequenter of Monte Carlo, [329]
Liddell, Sir H.G., [195]
Lloyd, pedestrian, runs a race backwards, [231]
Loftus, Mr., cockpit owner, [197]
Long sittings, [19], [20], [21]-24, [62], [115]
Lonsdale, Lord, [196]
Lookup, Mr., [63];
and Lord Chesterfield, [64];
becomes saltpetre manufacturer, [65];
privateering ventures, [66];
dies at his favourite game, [66]
Losers ready to fight, [25]
"Lottery," a game favoured by ladies, [55]
Louis XIV., [237];
issues edict against play, [239]
"Louse Pigott," an unpleasant Turf character, [408];
charged with disloyalty, [409], [410]
Lowther, Colonel, [195];
at Cock Pit Royal, [196]
Luttrell, Lady Elizabeth, [57], [58]
Luynes, Duchesse de, and Talleyrand, [137]
Macao, introduced by French émigrés, [121]
MacGregor and his militia regiment, [141]
Maisons de bouillotte, [270];
de jeu, [245]
Malcolm, Sir John, [20], [21]
Manning, Mr., his novel leap, [220]
March, Lord, [105]
Martindale, Henry, [57]-59
Martine, Colonel, engineer to Asoph ud Doulah, [188]
Massena entertains Col. Mellish, [179]
Mazarin, Cardinal, introduces games of chance, [237];
always ready to bet, [237]
Medici, Cardinal de, [238]
Medley, Sporting, [42]
Meggot, Mr., [13], [14]
Mellish, Mr. Charles, [167]
Mellish, Colonel Henry, his boyhood, [167];
enters army, [168];
his accomplishments, [168]-70;
appearance and mode of dress, [170];
his horses, [170], [171];
his big stakes, [171];
and the Turf, [173]-5;
sells his estate, [176];
Duke of Wellington's compliment, [178];
befriended by Prince Regent, [179];
settles at Hodsock Priory and marries, [180];
his early death, [180]
Methodists, [85]
Methods, [4]
Merry, Mr. James, [375]
Mexborough, Lord, [195]
Mills, Pemberton, ties up Brummell, [112]
Milton, Lord, [70]
Miranda, Signor, cheated by Garcia and Calzado, [305], [306]
Monaco, [9];
gambling at, [319] et seq.;
the Grimaldis, [320];
the army, [321];
improvements due to M. Blanc, [322];
Casino brings prosperity, [322];
old Prince's consideration, [323];
a visit to, fifty years ago, [324], [325]
Monte Carlo, in 1864, [326];
early frequenters, [327];
development of, [328], [329];
patrons, [329] et seq.;
regulations as to dress, [330];
hotels, restaurants, etc. in the 'eighties, [332];
the "Cercle Privé," [334], [335];
the bank, its gains and losses, [335]-7;
mistaken ideas about the gaming-rooms, [337], [338];
systems of old players, [339];
superstitions, [339]-43;
trente-et-quarante, [343]-5;
a successful swindle at, [346]-8;
roulette, [348]-52;
the croupiers, [354], [355];
annual profits, [357];
the Casino employés, [357], [358];
the viatique, [358], [359];
playing for a living, [359];
systems of play, [360]-73
Montfort, Lord, [108], [109]
Monville, M. de, [252]
Moral Betting Club, circulars issued by a, [101]
Mordaunt, Colonel John, devoted to cards from youth, [180], [181];
leaves for India, [182];
ignorance of writing, [182], [183];
Hindoo and Persian scholar, [183];
his method of calculation, [184];
meets with Asoph ud Doulah, [186];
aide-de-camp to the Nawab, [187];
saves Zoffany's head, [188];
his hospitality, [191];
excellent pistol shot, [192];
wounded in a duel, [192];
his love of cock-fighting, [195];
his early death, [193]
Morny, Duc de, [425]
Morocco-men, [48]
Mount Coffee-House, Mr. Elwes a member of, [17]
"Multipliers," [1], [2];
statute against, [2]
Mundy's Coffee-House, [41]
Mytton, Jack, played best when drunk, [80];
punishes foul play, [80];
presence of mind, [80];
often plucked when young, [81]
Napoleon, a poor card-player, [11];
encourages horse-racing, [420]
Napoleon III. and the institution of the Grand Prix, [425]
Nash, Beau, does penance, [30], [31];
rides upon a cow, [31];
his advice to a giddy youth, [31];
and Duke of Bedford, [31], [32];
and the young peer, [32];
a bet on the life of, [108]
Naylor, Mr., his big win at the Derby, [375]
"Neptune," [117]
Newcastle, Duke of, [52]
Nivernois, Duc de, [50];
and the Rev. Mr. Bentinck, [51], [52]
Normandie, M. de, [422]
North-country gambler, a, [12], [13]
Northumberland, Duke of, [15];
patron of cock-fighting, [195]
Nugent, Mr., [103], [104]
O'Birne, Mr., his generous offer, [111]
O'Burne, Mr., [57], [58]
Ogden, Mr., [9]
O'Kelly, Colonel Andrew, and his uncle's parrot, [148], [149]
O'Kelly, Colonel Dennis, [42];
his military rank, [141];
sometimes known as Count, [141];
and Catherine Hayes, [142];
his racing successes, [142];
hospitable, yet mean, [142];
a true-bred Milesian, [143];
not a fighting-man, [143];
and the Jockey Club, [143];
the black-legged fraternity, [144];
and the sporting aristocracy, [145];
his attachment for Ascot, [145];
his small note, [146];
and the pickpocket, [146], [147];
the map of his estates, [147];
his wonderful parrot, [147];
becomes owner of Eclipse, [393]
"Old Nick," [59];
and the Duchess of Devonshire, [60];
vouches for a friend's respectability, [60]
One leg, twelve hours' stand on, [230]
Onslow, Lord, and Major Baggs, [83]
Onslow, Mr. George (Cocking George), out-ranger of Windsor Forest, [195]
Orford, Lord, his geese and turkey race, [206];
drives deer in place of horses in his phaeton, [206];
chased by hounds, [207]
Orléans, Duc d', anecdote of, [252]
Orleans, Duke of, Regent, [241];
duped by Law, [241]
Osbaldiston, Squire, [232]
Ostend, gambling at, [312];
single tableau baccarat at, [313]
Oyster-houses, gambling in, [95]
Packer, Colonel, [138]
Palais Royal, tripots in, [251], [253];
Venternière and his black-mailers, [251], [252];
its history, [254]-6;
queer characters, [256];
"the Devil's Drawing-room," [257];
facilities for dissipation, [258];
the gaming-rooms, [258] et seq.;
the stakes, [261];
a fortunate cook, [262];
the mad colonel, [263];

passe-dix and craps, [263];
famous gaming-houses, [265];
Marshal Blücher games at, [265];
falls on evil days, [271];
the end of gaming at, [272]-4;
present condition of, [275];
schemes to revivify, [277]

Panton, Colonel, [140]
Panton, Mr., [117]
Paper, a lucky bit of, [160]-2
Parasol, an expensive, [301], [302]
Pari Mutuel, the, [427]-32
Paris, gambling in, [235] et seq.;
present-day, [278]-81;
anecdotes, [279]-81
Park Club, high play at baccarat at, [124];
proceedings against, [124] et seq.;
rules of, [126], [127];
proprietor and committee fined, [130]
Parrot, a wonderful, [147]-9
Passe-dix, method of play, [263]
Pearson, Prof. Karl, his roulette experiments, [351]
Peterborough, Earl of, [180]
Petersham, Lady Catherine, [108]
Pharo, or pharaoh, [53]
Pharaon, le, [53]
Philosopher's stone, [2]
Piazza, Covent Garden, [42]
Pierse, Billy ("T' au'd un"), his idea of making a fortune on the
Turf, [381];
his opinion of Sir John Byng, [381];
on friendly terms with Duke of Cleveland, [381], [382]
Pigot, Mr. William, and "Old Q.," [212]
Poland, Mr., [125]
Polhill, Captain, [232]
Pond, Miss, rides a thousand miles, [207]
Pond, Mr., publisher of Racing Calendar, [207]
"Posting," [172]
Potter, Paul, game-cock feeder to Lord Derby, [200]
Pour et contre, [53]
Pratt, Mr. Edward, [119];
his wonderful memory, [119];
silence a hobby, [120];
whist his sole earthly aim, [121]
Prisoners of war, gambling among, [50];
strange sleeping conditions, [50];
an amusing rebuke, [254]
Private gambling, evils of, [136]
Prussia, King of, gambles at Aix-la-Chapelle, [284];
his generosity, [285]
Public tables offer best chance, [10]
Pur Plomb Club, [75]
Queensberry, Duke of ("Old Q."), rides a mule race, [211];
sends letter by cricket ball, [211];
an eating contest, bet with Mr. William Pigot, [212];
and Count O'Taafe, [213];
his shrewdness, [410];
his presence of mind, [411]
Racing games, [75]
Racing Plomb Club, [75]
Radcliffe, Mr. J.B., [234]
Raggett, [20]
Raids, [44], [46]
Raindrop race, the, [204]
Rebuke, an amusing, [254]
Regent, Prince, wins large sum from Mellish, [171];
befriends him, [179]
Restaurants in Palais Royal:
Méot's, [275];
Beauvilliers', Rivarol Champcenetz at, [275];
Véry's, Danton at, [276];
Venua, frequented by Girondins and Robespierre, [276];
Fevrier's, a tragedy at, [276];
Véfour's, [277];
"Les Trois Frères Provençaux," [277];
Café Corazza, [277]
Revolution, gambling during the, [249] et seq.
Revolutionary playing-cards, [253], [254]
Ricardo, Mr. Albert, [422], [423]
Richmond, Duke of, [227]
Rigby, Mr. Richard, squanders his fortune, [149];
rescues Duke of Bedford, [150];
appointed Paymaster-General, [151];
loses his post, and in difficulties, [151];
assisted by Thomas Rumbold, [151];
his kindness to a stranger, [152]
Rivers, Lord, a dashing player, [113]
"Rivett, General," [44]
Riviera, prosperity of, due to M. Blanc, [328]
Robespierre, [276]
Roche, Captain, [67]
Rolles, a brewer, shot by England, [73]
Ros, Lord de, and the Satirist newspaper, [122];
amusing evidence at trial, [122];
dies in disgrace, [123]

Rosebery, Lord, on chances of the Turf, [374]
Rosslyn, Lord, his system, [366]-9
Roulette, chances of, [9];
method of play, [348]-51;
Prof. Karl Pearson's experiments, [351];
a new form of, [281]
Rowlandson, [20]
Roxburgh Club, [20]
Royal edict against play, [239]
Rumbold, Thomas, waiter at White's and Governor of Madras, [151]
Runs, extraordinary, [9], [82]
Russell, Mr. Charles, [125]
Sack race, a, [210]
St. Amaranthe, Madame de, keeps a luxurious tripot, [253]
St. Ann's parish officers' warning, [43]
St. Fargeau, Lepelletier de, murder of, [276]
St. Germain, a new form of roulette at, [281]
St. James's Palace, [38]
St. Louis, Chevaliers of, as croupiers, [249]
Sainte Doubeuville, la Marquise de, [245]
Salisbury, Lord and Lady, their amusing experience at Monte
Carlo, [330], [331]
Salon des Étrangers, a favourite resort of Marshal Blücher, [266];
a pensioner, [267];
a run of luck, [267];
heavy losers, [268]
Sandwich, Lord, plays hazard with Duke of Cumberland, [390]
Sartines, Lieutenant of Police, authorises gaming in Paris, [245];
his narrow escape of assassination, [246]
Saxe, Madame, [22]-24
Scott, General, a famous whist player, [117];
his cute bet, [117];
his generosity, [118];
a careful liver, [118]
Seaside resorts, French, gambling at, [314] et seq.;
Casino regulations, [315]-17
Sefton, Lord, a heavy loser, [113]
Selby, Jim, a coaching feat, [232], [233]
Selle, Madame de, [246]
Selwyn, George, [105], [106], [138]
Sermons against gambling, [85]
Serre, Madame de la, [246]
Servants demoralised by gambling-houses, [96]
Seymour, Lord Henry, [421]-4
Shafto, Captain, [210]
Shelley Hall, [33]
Shepherd, John, [43]
Shooting wagers, [221]
Slaughter-houses, [40], [43]
Smith, Mr. Justice, [134]
Smith, Tippoo, [20], [117]
Speculation, passion for, [1], [2];
in France, [240] et seq.
Spencer, Lord Robert, [115], [145]
Spirit of play in eighteenth century, [38]
Sporting Medley, [42]
Stair, Lord, offends the French, [103]
Stavordale, Lord, [115]
Stilts, a journey on, [226]
Stock Exchange, gambling on, [163]-6
Stroud, [42]
Sturt, Mrs. Mary, [57], [58]
Subscription-houses, [40]
Sue, Eugène, [421]
Sully, rebukes Henri IV., [235], [236]
Sulzbach, [21]
Sussex, Duke of, a heavy loser to Col. Mellish, [171]
Systems at Monte Carlo, [360]-73;
the martingale, [363], [364];
the Labouchere, [364];
Lord Rosslyn's, [366]-9;
a sensible method of play, [370], [371];
none thoroughly reliable, [372], [373]
Talbot, Mr., [109]
Talleyrand announces the death of the Duc d'Enghien, [137]
Tattersall, Mr., purchases Highflyer, [395];
compared with O'Kelly, [395], [396];
his shrewdness, [396], [397];
befriended by Lord Grosvenor, [397];
his business, [397], [398]
Tempest, Sir Harry Vane, [413]
Tetherington, [42]
Thacker, Mr., wins penmaking contest, [229]

Thanet, Lord, [97];
at the Salon, [268]
Thatched House Club, [28]
"There he goes," [35]
Thornhill, Mr. Cooper, [210]
Thornton, Colonel, [415], [416], [417];
a shooting wager, [221];
a bitter-sweet compliment, [221];
unpopular, [222];
known as Lying Thornton, [222];
his conceit, [222];
his will disputed in England and France, [223]
Thornton, Mrs., her race with Mr. Flint, [415];
contest with Buckle, the jockey, [417]
Thouvenère, Madame de, [245]
Throw, a marvellous, [114]
Thynne, Mr., a disgusted gambler, [115]
Tips, [4]
Townshend, [46], [50]
Tradesmen, devotees of chance, [33]
"Travelling Piquet," [208]
Trente-et-quarante, [10];
method of play, [343]-5
Tripots, [236], [239], [251];
ladies preside at, [245];
clandestine keepers of, [246];
temporarily prohibited, [246];
edict against unlicensed, [248];
a luxurious tripot, [253]
Turf, the, difficulty of making money on, [374] et seq.;
some great wins, [375];
sporting journalists and tipsters, [376];
philanthropic tipsters' circulars, [376], [377];
an honest tipster, [377], [378];
three classes of racing-men, [378];
bookmakers and their chances of profit, [378], [379];
betting must be systematic, [379];
Ascot unfortunate for backers, [379], [380];
recent changes in method of speculation, [382];
Charles II. founder of the English Turf, [386];
the Whip run for at Newmarket, [388];
royal supporters of, [386]-9;
Duke of Cumberland patron of, [390];
early race meetings, [398] et seq.;
eccentric races, [400];
matches, [411]-7
Turf, the French, [417] et seq.;
Hugh Meynell, [418];
Comte de Lauraguais, [418], [419];
Philippe Égalité, [418];
Comte d'Artois, [418];
unedifying races, [419];
Jockey Club founded, [421];
steeplechasing, [423];
the Duc d'Orléans, [423];
enters on a new era, [424];
the Grand Prix, [425];
Plaisanterie, [427];
T. Wilde and Jack Moore, [427];
Pari Mutuel, [427]-32
Tying-up, [31], [32]
Ude, M. Eustache, cook at Crockford's, [97]
Uxbridge, Lord, [81]
"Valois Collier," [256]
Vandéreux, M. Fernand, [75]
Venternière, blackmailer, [251], [252]
Véron, Doctor Louis, [278]
Vincent, Sir Francis, [268]
Voltaire and John Law, [242]
Wade, General, and the poor officer, [153], [154]
Wager, a vague, [109];
a curious, [110]
Wagers, eccentric, [103] et seq., [108], [116], [197], [204]-14, [220], [224]-31, [233]
Walpole, Horace, on Mr. Damer's death, [70];
and White's coat of arms, [106];
on Parisian gaming-houses, [239]
Warburton, Sir P., [195]
Ward, Mr., [20]
Warthall Hall, [33]
Waterloo, revival of gaming after, [111], [112]
Wattier's Club, a gambling resort, [121];
its proprietor, [122];
frequented by Byron and Beau Brummell, [122]
Waugh, Captain, and the goose, [192]
Weare, [88]
Wellington, not a player, [11];
a member of Crockford's, [11];
and Mr. Adolphus, [11]
Whalley, Thomas (Jerusalem Whalley), jumps a carrier's cart, [214];
his extravagance, [215];
Jerusalem and back, [216];
publishes Memoirs, [217]
Wharton, Mr., [195]

Whist, a serious affair, [118], [119], [121]
White's Club, becomes a gambling centre, [104];
main supporters of, [105];
coat of arms, [106], [107];
old betting-book, [107] et seq.;
hazard allowed, but faro barred, [110];
gambling given up, [110];
fossilised members, [110];
present condition, [111]
Wiesbaden, croupiers at, [290];
the Kursaal, [290];
players at, [291];
an eccentric countess at, [291], [292];
two strange players, [292];
close of tables at, [293];
effects of the closing on the town, [295];
the last of the gamblers, [295], [296]
Wilberforce, caught playing faro, [138]
Wilde, Mr., his remarkable ride, [217], [218]
Will, a gamester's, [78]
William III., a patron of racing, [389]
Williams, George, [106]
Williamson, Major, [67]
Wind, a bet about the, [224]
Windsor, Mother, [45]
Windsor Forest, outrangership of, [195] n.
Wine v. water, [229], [230]
Wolfe, Colonel, his answer to Duke of Cumberland, [390]
Women and freak races, [205];
as gamesters, [269], [359], [360]
Wontner, Mr. St. John, and Park Club, [124]
Wortley, Lady Mary, [39]
Wren, Sir Christopher, and Charles II., [387]
Wright of Long Acre, [213]
Yarmouth, Lord, [421]
Zeno, M. le Chevalier, Venetian ambassador, [248]
Zoffany, court painter to Nawab of Oude, [187];
paints caricature of the Nawab, [187];
his narrow escape, [188], [189];
a favourite of royalty, [194];
his pictures, [194]

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