The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
JOCKEY SLOAN HAS COME.
BE Engages in an Impromptu Set-to
With a Turfman at His Hotel.

he Engages in an Impromptu Set-to
With Turfman at His Hotel.
A bout the only bright, sparkling, spicy
bit of news in the world of turfdom yes
terday was the arrival at a downtown
hotel from ST. Louis or thereab bouts of
Tod Sloan, accompanied by seven trunks,
two Wallets, his brother, Cash, and hand
some English setter dog. The Sloan
retinue does not quite occupy one floor
of the hotel, though the remaining
tenants have been given orders to vGcate.
T. Sloan, jockey, had not long been a
guest of the hotel ere he caused futter
of excitement in the rotunda by engag-
ing in a mixup with a turfman by the
name OF AL Adler, New Yorker. T.
Sloan, jockey, jocularly made swipe at
Mr.. Adler of New York with a walking
stick which, hau it landed, would un-
doubtedly have rocked Mr.. Adler OF the first
part in the cradle of the deep. Now, T.
Sloan, jockey, is not big man, but his
prowess as a duelist and fighter is world
wide, and but lor the timely Intervention
of the well-known millionaire turfman e.
J. Baldwin Mr.. Adler's friends by this
time might be focking to the florists and
ordering anchors. broken columns and
other sundry appurtenances that go to
As it so happened, Mr.. Adler was at last
accounts resting easily and T. Sloan.
jockey, was in full possession OF the sltua-
ton, busily engaged receiving the con-
gratuIations of his friends.
Ed Powers, an exceedingly clever and
popular New York sporting scribe, arrived
here on Saturday, fully determined TO try
a California winter.
Charley Dwyer, a son of the noted East
ern turfman, and Plunger Mike Dwyer
also, stepped in yesterday from the East
ern country.
A ST. Louis paper has this to say in re-
gard to the raising OF the scale of weights
In the Western racing section:
Early in January the Western Turf Congress
will hold its annual meeting. At that time
new rules prepared by Secretary Hopper of
Cincinnati will be considered, says the En-
quirer. 1t is also probable that the Western
turf Congress viii follow the lead set by the
Jockey Club at its meeting the other day and
raise the scale of weights Ii it does this it
will put lot of jockeys who have been out of
the business back on the turf again. Under
the new scale races exclusively for three year.
olds the weight Will be 126. raise of four
pounds over the scale OF rhis year, and two
year-olds 122, also raise of tour pounds.
There viii be no ducking in handicaps, as
the top weight must always be 126. If the top
weight should Scratch the next weight to it
is raised to 126, and every other weight under
IL VIII be raised in proportion. Say, for in
entries and weights: First Mate, 1876; Ramiro,
~; Soufiie, 121: Loki, 117; Ben Holiday,
10; Hermes. 108; Volma. 100; Lufra, 95.
Then suppose that First Mate, Ramiro, Souffie
and Loki are declared. 1Eis would leave Ben
Holiday with lis pounds as the weight. In
order to start, Ho ladsy would have to take up
126, ana this would Cause eleven pounds to be
added to all the Others making the new
wei hts-Hermes, 119; Volma, Ill; Lufra,
10b. Thls would give q chance to Jockeys like
Monk Overton. Tiny Williams, Chippe Ray
and others who have been ont OF il. Jockeys
like Soup Perkins, Joe Scherrer and Russell.
who are fast taking on weight, would be bic
to stay in the business long time. few old
timers like Pike Barnes, Ike Lewis, Mat Mona
han and George Cochran might also get back
in the business.
The entries in to-day's running events
are as follows:
First race. six furlongs, purse-235 Don Pho
Pico 80, 260 Jack Atkins 107, 255 Monterey
1O3 260 Boreas Ill, 255 yirgie A 81. 210 El
Tirano lilo, 900 Perhaps 50, 247 Examiner