Gambling & Wagers

Mr. Milton’s Wild Ride

“Stamford, Dec. 23: Yesterday, Mr. Milton, who recently wagered 300£ against 500£ that he would ride from the end of Dover Street, Piccadilly to...

“A young man, for a wager of ten guineas, engaged to hop upon one leg for three quarters of an hour, which he performed,...

“A certain dashing young man of large fortune lost, the other evening at a subscription house at the west end of town, eighty-thousand pounds,...