New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
"TOD" SLOANE BACK.
-,,r FAMOUS JOCKEY SOON TO GO TO
CALIFORNIA.
,,.-crssy7-1. CAREER IN ENGLAND-PorULAR
THERE AND IN FRANCE-soMN OF THE
RACES rIE WON HIS EXPERIENCE
AT MONTE CARLO.

- sloane better known as Tod Sloane,
.--'rss N the Csmpania Yesterday. large number
80, ,-,snds and admirers assembled on the p er 10
OF ~, ,re successful Jockey home. It may be we'll
,,,--, the race-solnG public as well as the gen
", o,,hiic that Sloane was addressed as "Guv'nor
~ -,.,s and Il Is extremely probable that IN the
y ., - be will ne known as The GVvnor' on this
~" :, .Ae Atlantic Sloane did not a7near 70 ad-
H..Ss when he landed Yesterday. Ills features
" ,,-ohed ari the ve-e9te iockey was weary
~, from loss OF s'eep during the last three
AZ :, ,As VOYAGE. Now that his satohcl. full Of
ss shr.n-s (for successful Jockeys know no
.rn,b'e - = as the modest penny and golden
s,. =. safely deposited . is likely that The
,.-. vll sleep sourdly and soon regain his
n's .Aoo-fulness when he will regale his int-
w With marvellous tales Of the most eXtraor-
NJ sirh,. and scenes that ne witnessed in dear
D.,..rnrrcr" and gay "Paree."
'.r -, sloane arrived IN England he was almost
..,lv ur known 20 English turfmen ana 70 the
w.. w. ard manners of the English turf. But lit:ie
W., was raid 70 his arrival. and the crack
,.-,,sn Nrhtveieht Jockey was comparatively
.1rA slosne's in6ividuali;y soon asserted itself
v.- ~ ard before re had been twenty-four
49,. d, Vsv-lrarket he had arranged fer day's
.N.,.,,r W. Henry Martin. the secretary OF the
,..--a-ke, Gun Club. The tact ,hat an American
~ was sent across the Atlantic 20 rice 81
- c,YseC many persons 70 walk out TO the
-
- ~. largest thoroughbred IN training IN Eng
- ~ n America for tha. matter consequently
- ..7-h. Guv'ror" "a Sloane was called. few
-. later arpear>d on the giant thoroughbred
-, "a appeared Far mora diminutive than when
O"N s-o,,7d " TIE preliminary work Sloane
~ ,-srst II the real English style. on 3. Cloud.
.x.-.,,-e 10 remarks were 0assed about his style
1,.,s- bs went . the Rowiey mileTost, however
~ .r--ss into re trial ground for brisk gaNop
-. -f0- -Y-r Ia
20, ,ha. when the horse broke away nothing
-, - se4r q sloane Fe sat in his usual
-.r~s.-- attitude on ST. Clouds w!thers. and was
.-is.s', hidden from the view Of the AMY OF
.s,..t.-s who watched the Rig American bay ap-
-, .ha~, r. his Impressive. space-devouring
s.,,ss When he neared The crowd @, heath-fre-
..s-.s-s vno have grown gray IN watching horses
- -fse-s a. Newmarket. there was an outburst
=. c-,-,,is,r f-on re experts. Some OF the re
-. -, va lu5i,~ovs IN the extreme. and caused
sor,s laughter
N, = single word OF praise was heard from the
.r-,os,. v-s4ekers present porat Leonard, OF The
1,,5o, spor.srran" however. was not deceived
~. sa,5. That chap can ride make no mistake
sho., that. But. must say. his seat and style are
really marvellous.
sioa,. d,d not heed the criticisms, but went on
h,s wav without making comparisons or explana-
,,-s T. rs1v red only a few days for Sloane 20
h4,o-ne 7opu!ar II Newmarket But nobody be-
nevsd tia; lie wou5 ever win a race unless on
horse store fourteen pounds) better than his op-
rore-ts' Sloane rode his first race in England on
p 4uv owned hv p Lo-i ard and Unplacei.
HIS second mount was on s. Cloud. IN the Cesare-
w.,ch Stakes E l0ae-distance handicap o. about
Two --Nos AID quarter. s.. Cloud led until three
farlorrs from the finish when ne gave way TO
Norman and TIE Rush. who finished in the orde-
rares while S. Cloud. who was pulled up when
beaten A,!shed lar IN the rear TIE Cesarewitch
convinced ne Br.;ons that Sloane could not com
pete With the English Jockeys, and they proceeded
without delay 70 forget that he was IN England.
s.oanes next essay was on James R. Keene's
ou.cble II IN a ME race. IN which the starting
gate used. jacob P.ncus, who trains for Nj
Keene, schooed Qui5be al The s:arJing-gate sew
e-z, day. TIE horse was an sp, pupil. and had
run within twenty lengths Of s.. Cloud in a trial
at nile Consequently. Sloane landed his first
w.-ner 4 the white with blue spots OF
James p keene His next attempt was N the
C-nbridgeshire. one Of the most sensational races
tver run tor the blue ribbon handicap OF the au-
'r-1r. Comprey s. Cloud. Sandia and Co-;ezan
finished with less than half length separating
them The public. jockeys and everybody present
excep, he judge Mr.. Robinson. believed that 81.
Cloud had Von the race. Sloane was so confident
TIA; lie started 70 ride s., Cloud into the inclosure.
where The winner s uasaddled He was surprised
when told tha, he .rcosure WAS for winners. that
comprey had won and that s. Cloud was second.
Sloane accepted the decision philosoQhca-ly and
made many friends oy his manly bearing after the
race His winning mounts q J.fty ! and Sanda,
together VITA tie Illness 4 Nathan Robinson the
ss6 as isnWeisai Joc@ey o. 5ng1aa 5a CO qseG
oei..i- i1r S.o1te services. HoFtO.er' S.oaAe
VIII the billiard cue and The fact that he co-.d
hold h.s own caused the men who bet heavily
and MO desire results. not style, In riding TO take
kindly 20 the American.
hAois we revelations 10 the lnglsn keys
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