The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-13
Cash Sloan Writes a Long Rae
ing Letter Home.
Tod's Brother Tells Of Jockey
Life in Poland.
RIDES FOR DE RESZKE
RecOunts His Great Friunphs
in a Foreign Land.
Leaves Today For Moscow For
Three Weeks Meeting.

New York, June 13.-The pioneer and
missionary work that American jockeys
are doing on the other side of the Atlantic
Is most excitingly illustrated In 2 long
and chatty letter received from Casslus,
more commonly known as Cash" Sloan,
under date Of May q, from Warsaw, Po-
land
The name of his employer. known to US
as Jean de Reszke. appears under the less
euphonious form Of ~. Reskego-
Enclosed you will ind the programme
of the big day at Warsaw, in which
have bracketed the winners rode had
four mounts and delivered the goods on
each Of them. something never done be-
fore in Russia The Warsaw Derby ana
CesareWitch were two Of the four. am
not exaggerating when l say that am as
popular here as Fred Taral IN Austria
ago. At that time he had ridden 20 win
ners out Of 90 mounts and read what
the New York Journal OF May IS had 70
say in regard to him Well, have not
done SO badly 1 have ridden q races ana
had IA winners, and was only .unplaeed
once. The last seven races have ridden
I have won each tinne-seven winners
without a loser I have a good stable TO
ride for as am with Mr. Jean de
Reszke the great tenor. and the trainer,
Mr. Metcalfe. is a splendid man. have
never ridden in my life for nicer gentle
men than the De Reszke brothers
Il shall leave here (WarsaW9 June u or
IA for Moscow. and shall be there for
three weeks, and then go to st, Peters,
burg for six or seven weeks I then shan
season, which closes October 20.
Il am the only American jockey in Rus
sla this season The people are very en-
thusiastic over my success Every time
win they shout, Very good American
ski
1.-THE fact is I am doing better than
ever before in my life. and making l0JS
of money. received a letter from Tod
a couple of days ago. He was writing
from Paris, and was contemplating a TIP
to Russia am expecting him any day
He has not received his license as yet IN
Never did ride with better behaved
lot OF jockeys than I have met here I1efe
has been only one case of foul at this
meeting They fined the Jockey 100 ruoles
equivalent to SO good American COIN
Some of the rough riders of America
would have their licenses revoked about
the second race they rode, for the au-
ofIense Of the kind am at the head OF
the winning list by a. big majority with
Il wins, and there Is a dead heat for Sec
ond place between Parneu and Bowman,
over hurdles. He has won every hurdle
race here but one, and was second in that
enc
I'VE have a fine turf course here and a
bic with the jockeys. They do not use the
starting gate yet. but will begin to use it
at St Petersburg with the 2-year-olds-
There are only two or three bad actors
here and even they nearly always get or
the first crack out of the box.
There is racing only two days a week
The attendance IS very good Tor such a
small place. about IS 600 on an average.
this time Of year, as it does not get dark
until p. m. now. The race track is just
on the outskirts of the city and only Is
minutes from the hotel where / am stay
both my wife and / have received some
beautiful presents"