Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22

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ut was the Chester cup that decided me.
I could have had a retainer of 500 to en-
ga ge for that race when the betting started.
The horse 1 rode was Steeplechase horse,
a bad actor, who has never run race since.
He stuck so close to the rail that had to
call cut to the people to keep back. l won.
Then what do you think? The horses own
er sent me a cigar box In silver worth
about fS! When after week no check
had come, saw that he considered he had
paid mel
Growing Prudent.
my eyes were opened. I saw that
could not make both ends meet as free
lance. had to make my expenses. So
started betting. Note that had not bet a
penny during that year up to this time. On
that very race for the Chester cup I could
have bet ESQ to win G1.0OO and did not
And now. today" Sloan spoke with earnest
ness, Il will forfeit everything 1 possess If
1t can be shown l have ever had as much
as shilling on any horse in any race in
which 1 rode except the horse 1 rode my
self. .....
They came to me and said: You have
been betting. It will not be advisable to
apply for a license for 1901. You have
broken one of the rules " =. ..=s
But you never received official notice of
IT." spoke up Mr.. Cheppu. ., -
YES" replied Sloan. ut was in the cal
endar. That is notice 80 ~ =
II refrafned from applying for a license
for 1901" he continued land I came to
France. I did not apply for French H.
cense, because argued that If the English
Jockey Club would look unfavorably on
my application for that year the French
Jockey Club might do the same. Neverthe-
less, in June of this present year 1 obtained
a letter from the English Jockey Club ad-
dressed to the French Jockey Club explain
ir1p IF hn
be in no way opposed to the granting to
me of a riding license in France. The
Vieomte de Saint-Phalle who is honest and
fair, took my case in hand. and as a result
he advised me not to apply"
"Why?"
Finding His Value.
''Why? We are coming to that now"
said Tod Sloan. ct had to make a living
while waiting here in France There was
nothing to do but to wait so it seemed to
me- 1 got the management of a few horses
and, being successful, it began to be talked
about shs. Then people began advising me
must do something So went racing"
Always waiting for propitious moment
to apply for an English license?' l sug-
gested.
from England. Then. there was this mys-
FERROUS advice of the Vicomte de Saint
Phalle not to apply for French license,
even after the friendly letter from the En-
glish Jockey Club had been received. I felt
that there were influences against me which
l could not understand. Then, all at once
one day 1 was called up for examination
before the special commissary of the min
istry of the interior"
TT was a good thing for you" suggested
Mr.. Cheppu. who had been listening at
tentivey to the conversation You were
not the only one called up"
Nho a God nf
pretty bad things" continued Sloan. "They
told me 1 had been allowing myself to be
used to draw people to crooked roulette
operated in this Englishman KS apart
ments; that I, in company with certain
EngliShmen and Americans now expelled
from France, lured men to betting large
sums on the races by means of pretended
combine I had organized among the Amer
lean Jockeys"
More Of His Troubles.
chuckled M. Fourier.
II was dumfounded,' continued Tod
Sloan. They gave me dates. l proved
that on those dates 1 had been elsewhere
in the company Of honorable people. told
the magistrates the nearest had ever been
to ks apartment was one day when
meeting me in my automobile, he said to
me and another man that he had brought
some very fine cigars from England. i
Give me lift around to my apartment
My weakness for fine cigars Is well
known" continued the mild-mannered lit
tie American. II let him jump into the au-
tomobile and steered, according to his d.
rections, UP this street and down that until
he said, Here We are; come up / refused
to go up, though he insisted until almost
got angry. At last he went up and came
down again with seventy-five cigars which
took from him. That Is the only time
was anywhere near ks apartment"
'And you did not go up?" the magistrate
asked me.
"'No, I did not go up I answered"
HE never associated with other Jockeys
said M. Fourier.
Outside of ]. H. Martin, who is a per-
sonal friend" said Tod Sloan. IT have
never been in the company Of any jockey
In France or England. Much more, never
frequented the fellows the French police
accused me Of being with, was never in a
room with them, never had private con-
versations with them, never spoke to
rider on a race course except in the pres
ence OF third parties. In the end the French
police were bound to acknowledge the truth
OF my statements. They had every oppor-
tunity to know the truth. Talk about de-
tective work. exclaimed Tod Sloan. "Why,
they had great plies of my letters torn I'D
and pasted together again. kilograms sent
by me and received by me- and reports OF
my movements-piles and piles Of them
But-another thing proved to them-while
some OF these reports were very accurate
the great mass were absurdly impossible
All at once. while listening to them, the
story Of Nice flashed across my mind
Have you anything against me at Nice last
winterg asked them.
'tOh. yes: they had plenty. told them