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