Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Englishmen Marvel at the American
Jockeys Riding.
PANIC AMONG THE BOOKMAKERS
Immense Winnings by Owners of
the Lads Mounts.
LAYERS REFUS E B E rs
From the New York Journal. Today.


LONDON, September 30.-James Tod
Sloane, American jockey, today turned
Newmarket Heath topsy-turvy. The Brit
ish bookmaker, popularity supposed to be
about the gamest man breathing, was on
the run and before the afternoon was over
was refusing to take bets on Sloane's
mounts
Pierre Lorillard and Lord William Beres-
ford, who brought the little American over
to ride for the stable they own in partner
ship, led the plunge his mounts, es-
pecially on their American-bred horses,
Draco in the Briefly Weller Handicap and
Manatee in the Nursery Handicap. The
latter was at odds of . to 4, while DracO
was at to on. On these two races the
partners fairly cleaned out the bookies, and
the great section Of the public that follow
ed them went crazy with financial delight.
Then happened what was one of the most
remarkable things ever seen on an English
race course. The bookmakers actually re-
fused to accept money on any Of Sloanes
mounts no matter what prices had been
made. But such was the Juror to back him
that Sioane's enthusiastic admirers actual
iy offered the bookmakers a premium of 10
per cent on the amounts invested to take
their money. Many wagers were laid under
these conditions
4 Phenomenal Record.
No such phenomenal success has been
seen on the English turf since Fred Arch
er's palmiest days, and many things con-
tributed to make today's happenings more
astounding than anything Archer ever &C
complished. Sloane rode in all the seven
races run at Newmarket today. OF them
he won five, was third once and once I'M
placed. This is not exactly a record, for
Archer once won all the races on the pro-
gram, but the vast difference between the
style Of Sloane and our English Jockeys
alone makes todays performance more re-
markable than the former record.
Last year. when Sloane made his first ap-
pearance in England, his apparently cramp-
&c style brought him sneers and fears
from all the natives What he did last
autumn gained him some respect, but he
as still received with doubt. Last week.
when ne won several races in surprising
style at Manchester, there was a change
of tone, but it took the present weeks do
IL gs at Newmarket. the turf headquarters
OF England, to entil ely change public opin-
ion.
What has happened this week has simply
upset the whole turf world especially The
Jockeys. Sloane has made the English style
and methods ridiculous, and has by his
own efforts raised himself to the position
OF the most popular man on the English
turf.
The ruffiany attempts Of Sam Loates and
Nat Robinson to ride foul of him yester-
Jay nave iiSo reacted IN MS favor. The
turf world, without exception, regards
these attempts as merely the exhibition of
Unfair and uasportsmanlike efforts of de-
feated riVa!s Loates and Robinson. though
they are both jockeys of established rep
utatton, are condemned On every hand,
while the glory of Sloane's victories tod ~
was correspondingly increased.
The Public Wild Over Sloane.
Words scarcely suffice to describe the
Juror OF enthu 5iasm that the little mans
exploits have created. The public has gone
wild over him, and has no praise too high
for him. The crowd of Americans who
have been backing his mounts, and many
are included besides Michael F. DIVERS
son Charles and ]. C. Quinn. who came
over with him. fairly weighted dom
with money. Mr.. Lorillard and Lord Will
nam Beresford are presumably the prin-
clpa winners. 1t is certain that they have
taken many thousands of pounds perhapy
tens of thousands. cut of the ring: but no.
BODY can, OF course, estimate what Sloane's
success has cost the bookmakers Their
action today was significant that they have
been bled in way hitherto unknown to
them.
In three days Of the Newmarket first Oc-
tober meeting Sloane rode fourteen times
and won ten races. Such continued success
is without parallel in the annals of the En-
gish turf Assurediy the bookies think II
so and have abundant cause for grief. The
hat
is following Sloane about to the various
meetings and betting on his mount IN every
lace without regard to the horse he rides Is
quite unprecedented. In fact the public is
packing Sloane and not horses for a
change, as well-known turtle said to-
day. 'ei0 ~
The American jockey today lost the first
race IL was an ordinary selling plate nj
q illie ana ha!f, In which he rode +. w
JarVis's The Wake. He made game fight,
cut was beaten, oddly enough by good old
Eau Gailte, the six-year-old American-bred
geidins by lroquois-Duchess, that Mr..
Richard Croker brought to England. :ghe
verdict was only a nose.
An ALSO Ran" This Time.
1t was rather strange coincidence that
Sloane also lost the last race of the dav
riding Mr.. Lorillards two-year-old Boomer
IN the Rutland Stakes, at six furlongs. In
this race he finished among the "als,
rams, but the other five races were his
easily. The Rutland was won bv C. y
Roses hlly Santa Casa, with Mrs. Lang
trys Eboracum second and ]. Storey
Curtis colt Method, another Americas,
pred one and full brother to Ornament
third.
On the Lortllard-Beresford stable's fonr-
year-old gelding Draco, by The SaiIor
Prince out of Darya Sloane won tho PR :
by Welter handicap at six fuIlonys Tha
three-y ear-old Fregoli was second and the
three-year-old The White Prince, third
SIX horses ran, and Draco was a warm
favCritc at to on
In the Scurry nursery stakes, a. handi-
cap at five furiongs, the Lorillard-R eres
ford stables gelding, Manatee. with Tod
up, scored another victory. Eleven horses
ran. In the Rous memorial stakes at ave
iurlonss, Tor tWo-year-olds, Sloane's win
ming mount was Sir r. W. Griffith's Land
rail-. There were only three runners hut
the betting was ) to against the winner
Quassia was second and Canobie Lea third
The Beresford thrse-year-old flly. Libra
by sensation, out of Lima. gave Sloane an
other winning mount in the all-aped soil
| ing plate, at five furlongs. Then he had his
| fral triumph, when he landed that very
uncertain brute, Sir J. Miller's Galasbiels
by Gaiopn, out of Thebals. winner for the
second time since he reached England in