The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-02
JEALOUS OF TOD SLOAN
ENGLISH JOCKEYS VENT THEIR
SPITE AGAINST THE AMERICAN.
Sporting Men, However, show Their
Admiration for the Wonderful
Rider-HIs Wins fer Week.

LONDON. Oct. 1.-The talk of the sport
ing world is the incident of Thursday, when,
at Newmarket. two English rivals Of Tod
Sloan, Sammy Loats and Nat" Robin
son. tried to hustle the American jockey
out of the running in the Weter handicap.
Mandorla finished first in that race which
was for 100 sovereigns, at seven furlongs,
being neck ahead of Kirschwasser, ridden
by Sloan. But an objection was made
against Mandorla. This was sustained, and
the race was awarded to the horse ridden
by the American jockey.
There is no doubt that bitter jealousy 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. The adj
miration of the sporting men and the jeal-
ousy of the English jockeys were further
increased by the magnificent showing made
on Friday by Sloan, when his record showed
for the Newmarket meeting sixteen frsts
in twenty-seven mounts. There is no exag-
geration in saying that this caused gem
uine tempest of surprise and admiration in
sporting circles. The mere fact that Sloan
rides a horse, however mediocre the ami
NAL may be, gives it good odds in the bet
ting. In the selling plate yesterday Sloan
set the pace from the beginning, and,
though Eau Gallie seemed an easy winner
he only managed TO beat The Wake, ridden
by the American jockey, by a head. The
fates seemed against Sloan in the Rous
Memorial stakes yesterday. Landrail bolt
ed and got away badly, and it looked like
a sure win for Quassia, ridden by Cannon
in a confident manner, but the American
jockey, on Landrail, managed to accom-
plish another sensational finish and won the
race.
The attempt to GUST Sloan on Thursday
was made when he was descending the
Bushes hill. Robinson, who was riding the
favOrite, Logganhall, cannoned Kirsch-
wasser. Sloan kept his seat, but Kirsch-
Mandorla, ridden by Sammy Loats, who
Immediately after, the run home,
swerved to the right, taking Kirschwasser,
Who was close beside. With her, the result
being that Kirscnwasser lost by a neck.
But Sloan was not yet beaten, and his first
words on returning to the weighing room
The upshot of the matter was that Loats
ana Robinson We're summoned before the
stewards of the Jockey Club who diSqual-
lied Mandorla and suspended Loats from
riding until the Haughton meeting and eau
toned Robinson.
The sympathies of the British sporting
men are all on the side of Tod Sloan. and
the English newspapers warmly applaud
the prompt action of the Jockey Club One
their horses in English races, we welcome
them on our different courses. and the same
generous hand should be extended to the
jockeys, no matter whence they come. 1t
is gratifying that the stewards will not
wink at shady conduct on the part of even
fashionable jockey like Sam Loats. 1t
would be far better for some of our riders
to initiate to certain extent Sloan's style
than to at%Smpt by unfair means to jockey
him out of win
The suggestion that the English Jockeys
initiate Sloan's style of riding has already
been anticipated by q leading English
jOckey-EIauden-w won the triennial
stakes on Thursday in Sloans style with
the saddle placed we'll forward, and finish
ing on his horses neck. The successful
north country jockey-Weldon-is also
adopting the American 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 contended, is causing degeneration of
the stamina of thoroughbreds and is con-
Nertlng the horse into a 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 mile or over for three year olds
and upwards. and that half of this money
shall be devoted to races of over a mile
to June ! of each year there shall be no
two-year-old race of greater value than 200
SoVereignS.
Large crowds of people assembled at the
Alexandria Park race meeting to-day, in
the hope of seeing Tod Sloan ride as was
expected, but he was absent, owing to in
disposition