The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-11
Race rack and
Stable Gossip

Tod Sloan, the jockey, is the latest
victim of anglomana, says the New
York Telegraph This clever horseman
has it almost as bad as William Wal
dorf Aston. 1t has affected the midget
to such an extent that we may never
see him perched on the withers of a
race horse in this country again. There
is the consolation, however. that he will
pose (for few days only in summer
attire at the race tracks, big cigar and
all.
Sloan returned from England Satur-
day. He was passenger on the Cam
pania. The jockey occupied parlor
suite on the steamship and took his
time about getting up. He was i'm
mediately surrounded by several dozen
friends and was swept this way and
that in a general rush as soon as he
reached the pier
He vouchsafed the information that
he was on his way to Saratoga to see
sydney Paget, who is associated with
Mr.. Whitney in racing, and that he
would probably ride for Mr.. Whitney
in England the coming season.
Sloan was attired in a natty blue
flannel suit, with the trousers COM
pletely rolled up, and wore straw hat.
He was more than usually communi-
catiye.
Il am going to stay in America only
about ten days or two weeks" he said;
then l shall return to England and
| ride Caiman in the ST. Leger stakes at
Doncaster. Perhaps l may come back
here in December or later in the fall.
MY period of suspension is not up
for two weeks. 1 doubt If l will ride
any more in America. l like England
very much, and l like the racing peo-
pie there.
Lord William Beresford has the first
call on me, and Mr. Whitney, l hope,
will have the second call upon my serv-
ices Mr.. Whitney is getting together
| what bids fair to be a very strong sta
| Bile on the other side. My main object
| in going to Saratoga is to see Mr.. Paget
about riding for Nh Whitney in Eng
land next season."
Sloan has the same confident air and
| manner as of old His successes on the
English turf Che having ridden 81 win
ners) do not seem to have affected him.
His percentage of ,.SS$4 is a good one,
| but it is not nearly what he says Ire
expects to make it before the sason is
| over.
He did not care to discuss his suspen-
| sion or the ARRAY with a waiter at As
cot. Beyond the fact that he denied
that he hit any one with bottle, he
| would say nothing about the affair.
With regard to the Futurity candi-
|
| lowing are the only ones that look to
have anything like chance, says KEEL
| stan in the New York Telegraph.
David Garrick, even with 1872 pounds,
must be labeled dangerous, as on look
| ing him over in his stable yesterday l
could see that he is developing and i'm
proving much more than / had any
idea of by looking at him passing by.
| There is this in favor of David Gar
rick carrying a big import successfully.
| He is one of the most perfect action
colts l ever saw, so that even with the
| steadier of 1872 pounds he cannot be
| reckoned out of it.
| Killashandra, 119 pounds, is doing as
well as she possibly could do, and judy
ing from her improved appearance, and
the fact that all of her set show i'm
proved form in the fall, l would eX-
pect the blood like daughter of Gold
| finch and Connemara to be close to
seven pounds better on Futurity day
day than she has yet shown. And in