The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-18
WHY TOD SLOANE WINS
Sits Not on a Horses Back
But on His WitherS.
ANTAGONISTS OF THE HORSE
Tell Why That Is Scientifically
the Best Place.

New York, Oct 1.-THE Journal SAYS:
When Tod Sloane made his appearance
on the English race tracks riding far out
on the horses shoulders. bending avn
wardly over the racers neck. creeping for
ward at times Ill Ibis head seemed 10 rest
on the flyers name. the British jockeys
sneered and m royal patrons of the .urt
said very bad FORM
| But if Tod Sloanes mount is ungraceful
| it is at east intelligent Why he has sue
| ceeded in winning with such astonishing
| regularity has never up TO the present
moment. been satisfactorily accounted for.
| The journal is able Today TO present an
! explanation which seems 10 demonstrate
! that Sfoane'S ungalnly mount is based up
Oh al anatomical discovery of the exact
position jockey should take 10 produce
the least possible burden and annoyance
| to the horse. Dr.. dward \. Leayy, chief
surgeon of the Lexington Veterinary hos
| pital, explains in detail the science of rid
ing a horse TO win as applied to Tod
Sloane.
AS all interesting incident of Sloane's re-
peated Victories. il is pleasing to know that
the English bookmakers have been liter
aly bet TO a standstill,' and that a quiet
little American syndicate has gathered in
$4,000 of the bookmakers' money. The
"big four" of this syndicate are Mike
Dwyer, Jr., Tom Ochiltree, Riley Grammar
and Mrs Edna Wallace Hopper. Mrs.
Hopper is an bld personal friend OF the
fesses that she has backed him with en-
tlrely satisfactory results.
Tod Sloane. American jockey. late of New
York, but now of various race tracks in
England. has spread panic among the
British bookmakers by reason of his re-
marhable series of successes. The English
jockeys at first laughed at his method of
riding which was unlike anything ever
seen before and opposed 10 all the theories
of racing.
The Sunday Journal now explains the
secret. Sloane rides his mount on the
wirhers. Other jockeys ride on the back.
Sloane thus rides so far forward that his
weight rests not at all on the after part
of the horse, which is thereby left free 20
use its entire power in lengthenirg the
stride and-leaping to the fore. The result
has been phenomenal.
In seven races the 105-pound American
boy. in whose breast is locked the most
courageous heart ever possessed by a
jockey. sent five winners under the wire
and broke every combination that the bet
ting ring had put up against him.
He smashed all the traditions OF the Eng
fish turf. lifting his mounts into the
stretch like a man possessed Of superna-
tural power, and sending them leaping
along the turf at the head of the flying
bunch when il seemed almost impossible
for him to win.
Pierre Lorillard and Lord William Beres-
ford. the gentlemen who imported Tod
for race track usts on the other side, have
already gatheredw in over 100000 on the
American mounts.
Visiting Americans, besides being patri-
otic, have displayed keen business sense,
and pound by pound their winnings have
piled up under the prosperity that seems
10 run neck and neck with Tod Sloane.
The most successful American betting
syndicate trailing Mr.. Tod Sloane is COM
posed of Charles Quinn, Riley Grammar.
Mike Dwyer, Jr.. Frank Grey, Tom Ochil-
tree and Edna Wallace Hopper, the latter
having commissioned her personal repre-
sentative. Mr.. Dwyer to lay all bets for
her wherever he sees fit. The only stipu-
lation is that the money is to be placed
solely on Sloane.
All England has literally gone wild over
the American Jockeys achievements. and
Nottingham and Newmarket Heath throb
with the crowds that come TO see this mari
velouS younEster in his exceptional riding.
The betting contingent, actually in a
frenzy TO back him, fought for plates at
Newmarket on SEPTEMBER On. When Tod
sent mount after mount under the wire a
winner. a scene followed that will perhaps
never again be witnessed on a race track.
The bookmarkers actually refused 70 &C
cept another bet on any Of his mounts
The sheet-writers leaned dogg5dly on their
elbows and shook their heads in disgust
Every possible book had been made. all
combinations had betn worked. every trick
nnOwn to ut shrewdes bookmakers in
Great Britain failed to win back the great
sums Of money that had been lost 70
Slianes admirers. The scene around The
betting ring suggested a stock exchange
gore mad over a phenofenal advance IN
wheat. Men shook their money in the air.
yelled and shriekcd for takers and not IN
til 10 per cent Of the amounts invested was
offered the chagrined bookmakers was the
betting resumed.
Tho public is backing Sloane: not
horses" became the cry. Throngs OF ex-
cited men and hystericaI women followed
Tod Sloane from track 70 track day b.
day with fat purses c-amoring for oppor-
tu0iuss ~ back the American wonder.
The Americans 10 came over 70 Eng
land with Tod are loaded down with Eng
Ssh money. Such q blessing as they ad-
rainis,ered 70 the gambling contingent Of
thai part OF the world IS not OF previous
record.
w3th Sloaue's remarkable sting ot vic
tories al known records Of English Jock
eys. made ~ FROM q century OF turf his