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