The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22
Prejudice Against Them Does Not
Prevent Them Repeating
Their Successes.
LONDONERS ADMIRE BUlLER.
General Has Taken His DiSciplin-
ing by Lord Roberts Like
SOldier-Svmpathy
for Gatacrp.
SPECIAL ET CABLE.

SPECIAL ET CABLE.
London. Saturday. April r1.-(Conyri=ht.
1850. by the New York Herald Comuany.)-
An Italian who has not been in England
before, and who has come 10 discover wi.at
the English climate was like in winter. said
TO-DAY that the sky here is as blue and the
sun as bright as in la Belle Italia" so
that he wants. in consequence. to come and
settle here. indeed. the last few days
have been brilliant and so warm that we
are suffering what an American calls
spring fever"
Fly the way. London is literally chock fall
of Americans. Each day brings more.
Many Of them have gone down to New
market. There Is no little indignation
amongst them over the new dead-set made
against American jockeys. which reminds
one of the early days when Sloan first
came over here. only the feeling is more
acute.
The reason OF this u~nsrortsmaniike acri-
mony IS easily accountable. coming as it
does at the top of the phenomenal success
of the American riders. on Thursday. for
instance. they won. between them. every
race for which they rode. except one. In
which I;eiif came in second.
sam Loatcs has from The first ever been
the antagonist OF tine American jockeys. 1t
is he VINO over and over again has ridden
desperate finishes against Sloan, but OF
lat" the feeling has set in against Martin.
The outhurst came on Thursday. when
the Americans backed the horse Downham
to a standstiil. At the end of a humping.
s"rarnhlinE race nowrham won easily
enough. but L~oatss, who rode Pet:idge.
lodged a complaint with Sir John Blundell
Maple that the American had fouIed him.
ana there is Il great TODD in the London
newspapers over the incident. Besides ad-
ministering a severe caution to the Amer.-
can rider. the stewards disqualified Down
ham. bownham was soapsd from head to
heel when pulled up and after such unex-
pectsd fighting Mr.. Muskcr may reconsider
his determination to run his colt in the CITY
and Suburban.
H!t In spite If all. the American Jockeys
yesterday repeated the same performance
oyer again. pne or another won every race
ridden. except one. in which Sloan was
second, hut they did better still bv Sloan
ana Reif making n dead heat for frs.
place in one Of the races, n flying handi-
cap. So to-day again the English sporting
world is talking much of the exploits of the
American Jockeys.
Fiuhlaud is much excited over tho con-
sure of various Generals by Lord Roberts.
Lord Methren and Sir Charles Warren are
r"ckoned TO have got what they merited.
hut there is much sympathy with Catacre
and a feeling of admiration for Butler as
an exceedingly proud man who has taken
the dfsciplininS given him in a way a sol
dier should.
This evening the mcmhsrs Of the ST.
GeorG"'s Society, which has Il branch In
New York. assembled to dire Mt the Hol-
born Restaurant. TIE particular aim Of
the society at present Is to obtain another
public holiday. that of st. Georges Day.
AZ the head are the Duke of Rutland. the
Earl of Euston. the Earl OF Denhish, the
Earl Of L.athcm. the Earl Of Pembroke. the
Bishop Of Peterborough. Lord Forester.
Lord Wimborne and Sir Daniel Cooper.