Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22
What the Bad Boys Do.

use OF my naine!
What the Bad Boys Do.
1--WE have a class of Americans who can
not live at home,' growled Mr.. Cheppu.
''They will hold you up in doorway or
use chloroform If they cannot get your
money otherwise. They came, following the
American jockeys. and found it easy to mix
up in racing here. They put up a big
bluff, pretended to know prominent people,
In some cases actually bought horses, and
here and there got in with certain jockeys.
if all we hear is to be believed. There are
five or six gangs Of them. and one Of the
gangs paraded about little fellow they
called Tod SIoan"'
His name was Little Solly,'" explained
| Sloan disgustedly. And it was he who
did the matching coins at Nice"
HE is banished now" said M. Fourier,
''he is expelled from France" CTo a
Frenchman this Is something worse than
death.) re-,-...-
He even tried to dress like sloan:" ex-
claimed Mr.. Cheppu. - a.
They made a campaign in my name on
the Riviera last winter" Sloan went on to
tell, land then this last spring they follow
ed me to Paris They hired automobiles,
because 1t is we'll known that I go in for
automobiing. They had the names of my
friends down pat, knew all about my move
acquainted with me. OF course, my friends
know 1 do not match coins three-handea
or otherwise. 1 never saw a roulette table
in France, though l saw those at Monte
Carlo when l was there in the fall Of 1897.
am fond Of playing cards; but my one
game is bridge whist and 1 have always
played with gentlemen above suspicion.
have played baccarat at Trouville and
Dieppe, where everybody plays-and that
Is all"
Gould the combine which these fellows
pretended to control have possibly existed
among the American jockeys in PARISH" 1
asked
Racing has been pretty bad in France"
replied Tod Sloan. II know 1t to my cost;
but the idea Of such a general combine is
absurd on the face Of It, Jockeys are as
than let each other win-as a regular thing
would prefer to let some French or Eng
fish jockey get away with the race"
But there have been some bad individual
cases." said.
Sloan was far from denying 1t.
Take the case Of La Loreley, the last
| race of the Grand Prix day this year" -
But the Horse Lost.
II advised my friends to put their money
on La Loreley." said Sloan. George Ed
wards. Walter Palandt, Arthur Kohen, Ed
Michel, Charley Mills, Walter Blake and
myself had put at least 100 600 francs among
US on that horse. myself bet 20, 900 francs.
I was so sure that she would win that 1
said to them: Come, let US get Off before
the rush. This race will not give you any
excitement. La Loreley will win easily.
We can collect our money tomorrow"
I'VE left the course, continued Sloan.
"And we were playing bridge whist at the
Elysee Palace Hotel when some one came
up and said: You lose1 I sent for an
evening paper There it was-La Loreley
had lost our money for us. 1 sasd Good!
(Sloan looked very savage when he pro-
nounced this last word. 1t told what he
thought about the race that has cost Milton
Henry his permanent disqualification in
France.)
1.-THE French police inquired and discov-
cred how l bet on that race" said Sloan
"They also found that I lost all bet in
that notorious race when Salnt-Saulge
failed to come in first My money was on
saint-saulge. CThis was the lace that
Reiff, who rode Saint-Saulge.)
Let us hope that sort Of thing is done
and finished now" said.
Let us hope So. said Sloan. Would
you like to see my big automobile
We photographed him on his big auto
mobile, with its deck cleared for high
speed; 1t is thus they try for the mile
"Try that steering wheel" said Sloan.
II can do 1t, but 1t takes some turning
Yet. after all. am not sure that there is
so much fun in these very powerful auto
mobiles. You can't take anybody with you
except your fireman"
In the private office Of Paris-Automo-
bile we photographed Sloan again, in COM
pany with M. Fourier, the proprietor of
the esta blishment.
ut will make a remarkable picture" 1
observed. at will show two kings of speed
Sloan, the jockey, and Fourier, the auto
mobile champion!"
Both smiled modestly.
And what about the futurer' inquired
as I was leaving.
"Sloan will get his English license then
his French one" answered Mr.. Cheppu.
Nov that the whole truth is known, 1t
will help him." STERLING HELLO.