The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
TOD SLOAN'S RIVALS
TRY TO DOWN HIM.
Two English Jockeys Get Them
selves Suspended, in COnxe-
Quence Of Foul Riding.

Copyrig h;sd. lsS.s, by the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. 1.-The talk OF the sport
ing world is the incident OF Thursday.
when At Newmarket two English rivals Of
Tod Sloan. Sammy" Loates and Nat"
Robinson. tried TO hustle the American
Jockey out Of the running in the Walter
handicap.
MandoroIa finished first In that race.
which was for 100 soyerelgns al seven fur
longs. being a neck ahead 1f k!rschwasser,
ridden by Sloan But an objection was
lodged against Msndoroia for boring: twas
sustained and the race was awarded 20
tho horse ridden by the American jockey.
There is no doubt that bitter jealousy has
been aroused by Sloan among the English
jockeys. who are aghast at his phenomenal
series OF winnings. He started on Thurs
day with eight wins out OF sixteen mounts
to his credit. and he finished the day with
eleven wins out OF twenty mounts as his
record. The attempt 10 Dust Sloan on
Thursday was made when he was descend
Ing the Bushes hill. Robinson. who was
riding the favorite Logan Hall. cannoned
on Kirschwasser. Sloan kept his seat. bu:
kirschwasser lost his balance and was
passed by Mandorola, ridden by Sammy
Loates, who Immediately after. on the run
home. swerved 10 the right taking kirsch-
the result being that kiTschwaSser lost
the race BY reck, But Sloan was no;
yet beaten. and his first words on return
ing 20 the weighing room were:
Say, where's the objection room
The upsh0t of The matter was that Loates
and Robinson were summoned before the
fed Mandoroa suspended and Loates
barred from riding for some time.
The sympathles OF the British sporting
men are al IN the side 81 Tod Sloan and
the English newspapers warmly applau d
tae pronlp, action of the jockey club. One
paper says:
1--WE invite foreigners 10 enter their
horses In English races. We welcome them
on our different courses and the same gen
erous hand should be extended to tire
Jockeys. no matter whence they come. II
Is gratifAsug 10 seq that the stewards VIII
not wink NJ shady conduct on the part %
even fashionable Jockey Ike Loates. II
would be far better fer some Of our riders
"a initiate Ia a certain extent SloaDs style
than 20 attempt 10y unfair means 20 Jockey
him out of win"
The suggestion thar the English Jockeys
initiate Sloan's style Of riding has already
been anticipated by leading English
Jockey Madden no won the TrienniSl
stakes on Thursday In SlcR0'S style. with
he saddle placed we'll forward and finish
inc on TIE horses neck The successful
North Country Jockey Walden. is also
adopting the American style ~ riding
An important meeting Of the jockey club
THIS week considered the question - short
distance races. The irCreas ~ number ~
which. Il cor rerded is causing deEenerd-
ton of the stamina of thoroughhre3s and
converting the horse into NEE !nS5ru-
rnert Cor gaming Tire jockey club decta-
"a that hdif the total AmoGnt ~ tfe added
rl,aney AZ every nlee.{-E shall be aup,rt-on-
ell FOR races If 8 uile or over Fer thre@-yclr
olAs and INV ar.1s and tAa: hall - this
mile ard q seit II was also agreed that
prior ~ lure of "a wear there shall -
no tWc-y @a~-oid race " greater value than
30 sGvere5rTS.