The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
CAREER Of TOD sloan. THE JOCKEY.
HIS EARLY EXPLOITS At KOK0AQ, Nd
Celebrity Even Then, Showed Fondness for
Horses and Played Hockey Often
Cuts Dash in London.

hostlers tried In vain 10 manaea ~ -.
NAL One by one Il threw them a. 49,
as they could climb on II, and ira .--sN
was at loss TO know what 10 do v,tA -
uncomfortable beast. Tod watched az
performance with eager interest ana ~ ~ -
up his mind to ride the horse. Ha sssss
permission to mount the stallion. uh,.s
request was OF course refused. wa,chic.
his opportunity while the men wers oas :.
the barn Tod climbed up on the s,as ~ ~ -
stall. and before the horse knew What -
going on Tod was on his back ana ous 49,
the street. Without saddle, brsdl. !.
halter. the child chung to the rear,,-
kicking, prancing. rlunging and huchir.
animal. BY riding up on the mech 80
clutehing firmly to the name he hur. -
and finally wore out the rebellious 49,
and came out couqueror. For ,wo am
hours they ran and plunged through ~
streets. frightening the residents and ATT.
Ing them into the houses for safety. n.
Is nat a sample OF the lads daring 8.
PLOTS.
Tod came near being minstrel. n.
a clever dancer, a good singer ana ~.
tortionist. a splendid mimic, ana hsa !.
fetching makeup. Several times he ~. =
The point CT joining a minstrel cornn~S.
but did not. When natural gas vss ~.
covered in Indiana in 1856 Tod Want -
with gang of gas well driliers. follo-ss.
them as mascot" He was in ~. ~
remembered gas Well explosion In D.csm-
Der. 1855. that frightfully burned fourss..
men. but Tod. with his characteristIc 49,
luck, escaped without a scratch, thoush 4
the thickest of the melee.
Jockey Tod as nm Aeron..t
Not getting enough excitement out AZ -.
explosions and runaway horses. ToA 49,
began TO make balloon ascensiona ana -.
achute leaps. He was with Prot. Taihe,.
two years. or until the luckiess aefunsus
fell from his balloon and was killed =
IN" ne went to ST. Louis. joining his broth.
er. cash Sloan. at the East st. Louis ace
track. There he struck his gait. ana ~
subsequent history is well known.
As a child Tod was always grateh,, ~
considerate to his foster parents. "a ~
own father. then an inmate of the SoldierS
home, he gave every possible attention. AZ
home he was invariably polite, though i'm.
perious to a remarkable degree. He never
associated with boys of his own are. Il
ways choosing grown people for his con-
panions. He seldom attended .hurch. 81.
cept when quite young. Whei the Oman
was first placed In the old Methodia
church and the choir established Tod tat
dog with him TO the house Of woruhip
anu SStitttu MIN uIueT the seats OF c0vs
cred him with cloak. The dog had hen
trained to howl whenever music was start
ed up. and for several Sundays the tones
Of the new organ and choir were accompar
MED by the hideous mournful howfng a
the hidden dog. The offending canine va
finally located, and Tod and the dog ceasp
ed attending services. Some time prior u
that an unknown person cut the organ Sel-
lows and sprinkled the choir chairs With
cayenne pepper. The author OF this Nj
chief was never discovered.
Remembers His Henefactess.
Since prosperity has smiled on the nov
famous jockey he has not forgotten hb
foster parents. who nursed him II ~
babyhoo 1. The good couple who sleM
faithfully by the little fellow and defen1a
him against the advice of friends whe b..
heved he would surely come to some had
end now have their reward. No Sooner
had the lad begun to rise In the h0F1e
world and accumulate property than ~
commenced to provide for his benefaclofA
He has for several years remembered hem
with substantial presents. and ne has *
aside a comfortable bank account Tor lefR
use. Tod owns stock in two financial N
situations in this city and is saving at ko&
a portion of his earnings. When MY
small urchin he would have good clole4
and was also an admirer of large ooee
cigars and pretty girls.
He Is engaged to ride for the Fle1ech-
mann (CincinnatD stables next seasoA
One secret of the phenomenal success
Tod as a rider is the prodigious stfengsA
of his arms shoulders, and back, the mus.
cles OF which members are exceptionell
well observation-disclosures Tribune.