Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22
TELLS HIS own STORY
Tod Sloan Talks About the
Doings Of BIS Double.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A CONSPIRACY EXPOSED NOW
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
The Little Jockey Completely Exon
erated-His Annual Earn
ings.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
PARIS. November l., 1902.
Less than a month ago the most Emaligned
American in Paris was Mr.. Tod Sloan the
celebrated jockey. Is -srg- -.
Real turf Irregularities connected with
the recent triumphs OF American Jockeys
and trainers, and magnified a hundred times
by British jealousy and French suspicion,
eliminated in sensational Investigations by
the secret service Of the French govern
ment and the Paris Jockey Club. For three
weeks the most contradicting rumors circu-
lated.
In all Of them Tod Sloan was assigned a
role Of unenviable prominence. In the least
he was to be expelled for organizing syn
dictate of fraud among the American jock
eys of Paris; In the greatest he had been
arrested. together with certain owners,
bookmakers and jockeys. charged with
plundering folks at crooked baccarat.
Today the smoke has cleared away. 1t
is true that two great Jockeys have been
while four lesser ones-Budd, Hassell Solly
and Gray-have been expelled outright.
Along with these who are in Punishment
from the fair land Of France went the too
enterprising English horse owner Kemp
sgd" Burns, the American who has made
himself so prominent by lucky purchases of
horses out Of selling races; the bookmaker
Robert 1. Rose, who was part owner of
Clifford when he was left at the post in the
Brooklyn handicap of 1894, and J. P. Korn.
called Bismarck" formerly a Coney Is
land restaurant waiter, now another travel
ing bookmaker. But Tod Sloan does not
figure in the list of banished or disquali-
fled. Serenely he steers his 90-horse-power
automobile through the avenues of the
Bois de Boulogne, saluting and saluted.
When asked about his present standing
10 nh In L.
that most necessary Of all papers for the
foreigner in France, brand-new Declare
ton dEtranger," dated on the very day OF
the expulsions. October II, 1902. 1t reads:
"EXTRAIT DU REGISTRE DIMMATRIC-
ULATION.
Uoi du Aout. 1897
Before us. project of police, presented
himself LIE Sieur James Tod Sloan. born
August 10. 1873. at Kokomo. nationality
Adams Sloan. unmarried, sHls i dom .'i is
the Eiysee Palace Hoteislhts last previous
domicile; London. Profession, RENTER div-
IDENTITY he 19nmf} VIA 5s Cd hi, hs
law by producing in SUPPORT of his declara-
ton certificate from his c6unsei.
Done at Paris II Oetbbef 1902:
For the prefsSsap ss @ j. police 99liss: =.
Here is a paper that iii France is better
than passport Indeed, I'VE Americans
who have lived abroad 4pofe than two years
curious ruling Of ths aasSp Depar ny ehf
have our only legal staHdtng from the Dec
laration d'Etranger. TsaR not sure that
Sloan quite realizgd thetfQit meaning of the
enah oea IS PIX &c 81 eSf sae
ton to receive Americans 81 other foreign
ers to residence in France. and this resi-
dence permit-for 1t Is such-is never ac-
Now, they had just thoroughly threshed, out
the case Of Sloan. Pa. 80 Eh
when they got through with their Dues
tions on the last day.i'rexpiainsd the gentle-
voiced and fashionably dressed little Ameri-.
can, they handed me this paper and said 1
should show It to whoever bothered me-"
Wanted Advance Sheets.
We were standing In the great automo-
bile store room (''garage' or wheel room')
of Fourniers new establishment, which is
called Paris-Automobile.'' There were Tod
Sloan. Fournier himself, Cheppu the
American horseman, and Ellis, the Aneri-
can photographer. After had promised
to give him advance sheets of it Sloan told
me his story. 1t Is the first time that he
mas told 1t. 1t Is tale of monumental
grating, as humorous as 1T Is impudent.
Last December / was ILL.," began Sloan
The doctor told me had tonsilitis and in
fiuenza, and that I must seek mider cli-
m .I.t1e Mar or Egypt; chose Egypt
can jockey and his wifebaccompanied me-
1 staid at Cairo two months; never was
near Monte Carlo or the Riviera either
going or coming have not been there since
the fall of 1897. Nevertheless, this spring
an American gentleman in Paris asked me
how much l Won from New York friend
of his a Nice last winter
II said, Nothing
" But my friend himself told me that you
and Frank D, son Of M. D, the
American horse owner, won 81 800 from him
matching coins in Nice restaurant the
rant! ctrtn l.;
tomobile riding. told him you had a new
Panhard coming down from Paris. told
him how you hoped to get your English IL
cense-'
said. If you or he can show that I was in
the south of France at any time last win
ter, F9 s n l told him that the
Frank. After giving him all kinds OF
proofs l finally convinced this gentleman
that his New York friend had made a mys-
FERROUS mistake.
Il thought more about the matter"
Sloan continued, until after I had returned
to England just before the racing COM
menced in March. spent three weeks gal
looping horses at Newmarket, getting in con-
dition to ride: for I was expecting to get
my English license. There, in England,
ran up against more mystery. While no
one accused me of anything, 1 could feel
that there were hostile influences. 1t was
very disquieting. I had expected to be told
to apply for my English license.
(which had been taken from you In
1901 1 interrupted, writing my notes.
As Free Lance.
An expression of WEAKNESS fitted across
the delicate and mobile face of Sloan at
this betrayal of my igInpran1ce OF his true
status
make it clear. Tod that your English
license was never taken from you and that
You have never. been REFUSED" urged M
Fourier. II - Is...
'Dne takes out a license each year." ex-
planned Tod Sloan. II still have In my pos
session nv license for the last year rode
in England-the year 1900. 1T was never
revoked. The first year 4 rpde in England
got $4,000 retainer, with mo second call
on my services. and asia1aan has always
good things tossed to him when he Is sue
cessful. I made $4,000 more in gifts and
extras for outside mounts, d.
1.-THE greatest racing people in England
would come to me and ask me to ride this
or that race for them.fp When, as often
happened. 1 was forced to reply that had
horse In. they would showsannoyance and
say. oh. you always haye ashorse int
Il said to myself" continued Sloan, that
could surely make more money riding as
free lance. f.fe
THE next year tried 1t. 1t turned out
a great mistake. got 200 for winning
one of the big races. have never been
man to charge up expenses. l was entitled
to charge 5000 for eyery, HallOp trial, rail-