The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02
ENGLISH RIDERS
TRY SLOAN'S WAY
;.
Win by Initiating the
American.
JEALOUS OF HIS SUCCESS
TWO OF THEM SUSPENDED FOR
FOULING.
Sympathies of the British Sporting
Men ALI on the Side of the
Premier Jockey From the
United States.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The talk Of the
sporting world is the incident of Thurs
day, 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 welter handicap. Mandorla finished
first in that race, which was for loo
sovereigns at seven furlongs, being a
neck ahead of KirschwaSSer, ridden by
Sloan. But an objection was lodged
against Mandorla for boring. This was
sustained and the race was awarded to
the horse ridden by the American
jockey.
There is no doubt that bitter jeal-
ousy has been aroused by Sloan among
the English Jockeys, who are aghast
at his phenomenal series of wins. he
started on Thursday 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.
There is no exaggeration in saying
that this caused a genuine tempest of
surprise and admiration in sporting
circles. The mere fact that Sloan rides
a horse, however mediocre the animal
may be, gives it short odds in the bet
ting.
In the selling plate yesterday Sloan
set the pace from the beginning, and
though Eau Gallie seemed an easy win
ner, he beat The Wake, ridden by the
American jockey only a head. The
fates seemed against Sloan in the Rous
Memorial stakes yesterday. Landrail
bolted and got away badly and it look
ed like a sure win for QuasSlel, ridden
by Canton in confident manner, but
the American jockey on Landrail man
aged to accomplish another sensational
finish and won the race.
The attempt to GUST Sloan on Thurs
day was made when he was descending
the bushes hill. Robinson who was rid
ing the .favorite, Logan Hall, can
toned on Kirschwasser. Sloan. kept his
seat, but Kirschwasser lost his balance
and was passed by Mandorla, ridden by
Loates. who Immediately after. on the
run home sweryed to the right taking
Kirschwasser who was close behind,
the result being that -Kirschwasser lost
beaten, and his first words on returning
to the weighing room were:
Say, where's the. objection room %
The upshot of the matter was that
Loates and Ribfnson were summoned
before the stewards of the Jockey Club,
who disqualified. :Mandorla and sus-
pended Loates. from riding until the
Houghton meeting and cautioned Rob
inson.
The sy1npathies: of the British: sport
ing men are all ON the side of Tod
Sloan and the. English newspapers
warmly applaud the prompt action of
the Jockey Club. One paper says:
1--WE invite foreigners to enter their
horses in English races, we: welcome
them on our. different courses; and the
same generous hand should be extended
to the jockeys; nc. matter whence they
come: 1t is gratifying. to- see that the
stewards will mot vince: at shady con-
duct upon the part: of even a fashion
able jockey like Loates.. 1t would be
far better for some of our riders to
Initiate to certain extent Sloan's style
than to attempt by unfair means to
Jockey him out of win"
The suggestion that the English jock
eys initiate Sloan's riding has ALREADY
been anticipated by a leading English
Jockey. Madden who won the Triennial
stakes on Thursday in Sloan's style,
with the saddle placed well forward
and finishing on his horses neck. The
successful North County jockey, We'll
don, is also adopting the Americans
style of riding.
An important meeting of the Jockey
Club this week considered the question
of short distance races, the increasing
of which, it was commended, was
causing degeneration of the stamina of
and converting the horse
into mere instrument for gaming.
The Jockey Club decided that half the
total amount of the added money at
every meeting shall be apportioned for
races of a mile or over for three-year-
old and upward and that half of this
money shall be devoted to races of over
a mile and a half. 1t was also agreed
that prior to June 1 of each year there
shall be no two ear-old race Of great
er value than 200 sovereigns..