The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02

young American Jockey who has been
electrfying all England by his wonder
full horsemanship. knows he Is the best
dressed character on the turf.
IL is said that this young man-now
about % years of age-carries with him
all the way from one TO three dozen
suits Of clothes. When he was riding in
America. he generally had to pay sew
eral dollars for excess baggage. Sloane
lives high, but not fast. When in Amer
lea, he always puts up at the best ho-
tells and occupies a costly suit OF rooms.
In London, at the present time. he has
the best and most expensive suit i'm
the fashionable Hotel Cecil. and all OF
sporting England is talking and telling
wonderful tales of his expensive tastes
and habits.
In the evening he is immaculate in
the latest cut of dress suit-a very
glass OF fashion. He is very fond OF two
things-pretty girls and cigars-and
when not engaged in riding he is very
seldom seen without a big black cigar
between his lips.
game has studied dress as closely as
he has horses. and that Is saying a good
deal. OF course he has valet in con-
stant attendance. There isn't swell
better style. On pleasant days he drives
in the park Now and then he takes
walk, but not often. for walking places
him at a disadvantage. He has adopt
ed the English fashion of giving s
o'clock teas. and 1t is really wonderful
how many wen known people are glad
10 partake OF his hospitality.
In the evening he goes 10 the theater
In "a ~ Of
the clubs.
one thing that did him, lot OF good
socially in London is the feiteration Of
story that is said to be perfectly true.
The story runs that once on an Amer
lean track Tod was handed $500 by a
big gambler. Tod carelessly handed
back the money and said. Thank you
very much. but / don't accept tips"
Ii Is said that when Jimmy Michael.
the diminutive little Welshman who
has been showing his heels TO all sorts
and sizes of bicycle riders in the United
States these last few months. heard OF
the dash that Tod Sloane was cutting
with his high silk hat and fashionable
clothes in London. he Immediately be-
came Jealous and resolved TO become a
rival in that line. Michael is about 3
feet | inch in height and OF slender
ngure. His manager SAYS that wonder
ful suits OF ClCthes from the easy.
luunging. half undress golf suit, with it's
picturesque stockings, 10 the most i'm
maculate of afternoon suits, have been
ordered for Michaers. use. when TO
these are added the wonderful ties and
choker collars that go with them. IL is
said that Michael cuts great dash and
is no end OF a swell. When all bis en-
gagements have been finished In Amer
ica for the winter. Michael is going to
take some rest, and then will he the
time. il is stated, that these wonderful
suits will be sprung on the world.
Kid Mccoy. the promising young
puglist who recently attracted atten-
tion by defeating Dan Creedon in the
ring. may be spoken Of as the Beau
Brummc, of the pugilistic world. His
sobriquet OF the kid" scarcely iusti-
fes McCoy's appearance. for he looks
big enough when i'm ring attire TO nght
any man i'm the world and strong
enough 20 wrestle with a Saudow But
put Mccoy into citizens dress and. as
he himself has said he looks every bit
like "a gentlomarly lounger on Broad
way or some well dressed and well
groomed young man Of fashion. IIo oc-
cupies apartments az the Vcndome
hotel when i'm New York and IS very
fond Of exhibiting himself in his fine
clothes.
Followers Of baseball will surely grant