The times., 1898-11-21
SL0AN'S FRIENDS WROTH
Jockeys Treatment of Home
Sports ArOuses Anger.
QUITE ENGLISH, Y'KNOw
Former Admirers and BaclSers in
This City Resent His AffcctatiOn,
After Short Season on British
Turf-Strictures Against American
sportsmen Are Not Well Received.

Tod Sloan, whose riding created a Dig
sensation in England this season. return
ed TO New York Saturday, wearing hat
several sizes larger than the one he wore
away. The sports about the metropolis
are thoroughly disgusted with his affected
manners and his chilly reception OF MS
old chums as they rushed 10 greet him
when he landed on Saturday, has caused
the loss of many strong friendship.
sloan's reply when asked about the
English sportsmen shows that his associa-
tions with sirs and lords have made MN
forget where he was tutored in horse
maTship.
.The English are sports. but / can't say
the same of the Americans" said quon-
dam Yankee Toddie. II is suggested that
u.rhaps he has a bad memory, which IL
would be d good thing to refresh just a
little. or maybe, his views on true sports
manship have undergone change under
the guidance of English aristocracy. Al
least, Tod should read up on sportsman
shin: for instance in our numerous con-
tests with England on the water, on the
cricket fields, in the prize ring, and other
athletic contests On the result OF all
of these 1t does not require a microscopic
examination to discover the true, honest
sportsman.
However. the result of the poor Ameri-
can boys ride on the Prince of Wales
horse presents a latter-day picture sug-
gested by the adage concerning a beggar
on horseback.
Tod has probably forgotten all about
the Southern districts of this country, or,
perhaps some pretty fad abroad has
changed his ideas of our domestic horse
woman: for, in speaking of the Engllsh
lady riders he praises them TO the skies,
whereas II ne would visit some farm in
Virginia the daughter of the house would.
in all probability, show him some start
ling maneuvers in horsemanship
Sloan will ride in England again next
season and is under contract to ride for
the Prince of Wales and Lord William
Beresford In speaking fhis two races
at Sandringham Park, he is still OF the
opinion that he won them, in spite OF the
fact that the races were decided against
him.
Last night a Times representative talk
ed of Tod with a man connected with the
races at Benning, and also an old ac-
quaintance of Toddle's.
When l first heard of his swelled
head" said the sport, 81 would not be-
lieve it and thought it was newspaper
talk Since then l have learned different
". and am surprised TO think that fel-
low reared on the American turf and
taught all the ins and outs of the saddle
and turf by us old fellows, would let his
head be swelled to such an extent as to
forget and defame our sportsmanship.
American sporting life may be little
rough on the outside, but underneath tht
true spirit exists. and tell you right now
if Tod does not brace up he will get al
awful cold shoulder from us all"
Tod is going to California and will re
turn to New York early in March, whert
he will remain until ready to leave fol
England TO represent royalty on the tur1
during the 80 season
1t is not stretching the truth a mite Il
say that Sloan's former admirers in thi:
city are altogether disgusted with Tod:
exhibition of turning down his old friends
and few members of the sporting fra
ternity last night had anything good tc
say of him.
III he drops any his around me-" sait
one-time hacker of the jockey, ''Tl
break his jaw
But, then, ne was probably overwrought