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