The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-12
HAS LOST HIS FRIENDS
Sloan's Shabby Trick on the
Oakland Track.
REFUSED TO RIDE E-COME
Thorpe Took His Place and Rode the Colt
in the Last Race and Won-Camp-
bell Was Furious When Tod
Dismounted.
snecial nisnatch Ia the standnrd

Special Dispatch TO the Standard
San Francisco March l1.-Poor little
Sloan did not seem to know what he was
doing yesterday and even now does not
seem to realize what he has done. When
he got off of E-Come he lost all follow
ing here. friends and everythir ( else.
Coniey, Sloanes rival, rode the colt in
his last race and won. The black demon
was mad yesterday because he was not
put up when Sloan got down.
Why, the colt am easy to ride he's
got tender mouth. and maybe Mr..
Sloan's hands amt delicate enough to
feel of IL, without hurting him, but
never had no trouble" was the way
Coniey expressed himself.
Charlie Thorpe was as philosophical as
usual, and before the race he asked
Sloan why he did not ride, and smiled
sardonically at the parlor Jockeys an
swer. Il never saw horse yet | was
afraid to ride" said Thorpe, as he
walked out of the jockeys room. The
only excuse Sloan could give was that
he had many valuable engagements this
year and wished to protect his employ
ers, who would be in an awkward fix IL
they did not have Sloan to ride for
them. Directly after the colt had turned
into the track. he began to paw the at
mosphere With his forefeet. In one of
down straddie of IA fence. Tod slipped
out of the saddle easily as E-Come was
caressing the scantling. Tod marched
up to the stand and notified the judges
TO get somebody else to ride the ambi-
tious colt and then marched back TO his
room. Before the judges fined the pre-
mier 800 for his indiscretion they sent
for nervy Thorpe, who Is 90 courageous
that he would mount a Spanish bull IL
1t came to a pinch.
The horse is yet to be damned that
! am afraid Of" remarked the K. o. m.
as he left his room to take the vacant
seat. Even juvenile Dorsey. who
weighs less than 80 pounds. sighed for
a chance. Il wish them judges would
send me-" the midget exclaimed as
Sloan went back to the jockeys head
quarters. Say, Sloan. you go back
to England: I'll ride for YOU" he added.
Disguised as Tod was he could not
suppress smile. Thorpe was accord
ed an ovation when he Went by the
stand to the post They say that Con-
ley would have given $500 TO charity to
have taken his place and $500 TO the
starving Cubans If he could have Won
Johnny Campbell bet heavily on his
colt and when he saw Tod dismount he
was furious, II gave him a start. he
complained and this is what | get
When Thorpe came out he turned to
MIN ana Saids s1narley, II You VIII WIN
I'll give you 5000" When the jockeys
were changed il was expected that bets
would be declared of, They presume
bly, would have been had the judges
not been able To find as good a jockey
Results: Five furlongs--P. A. Finne-
gan won, Los Rosas second Sleepy
Jane third; time, 1:02A. Five furiongs
-Moringa won, Apron second, ciprano
third: time, 02L Three and half
furlongs. selling-Maud Ferguson Won
Ojai second, Master Buck third time
;42h. One mile, selling-H ohenzollern
won. Odds On second, chappie third,
time. t:42ia. Mile and an eighth. sell
ing-Aee won. Parthemax second. Ar
gentina third; time. 1865. Six furlongs,
selling-Blarney Stone Won. Duke of
York II. second, Little Alarm third.
time, 1I5.