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 Phoenix 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