The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
TOD SLOAN CRITICISED
NOT WINNING ENOUGH RACES TO
PLEASE sMALL-FRY BETTORs.
A Veterinary Surgeon Thinks the
Accident-The Americans "Wfns."


copyright. 1859. by the Associated Press.1
LONDON. June 3.-The fickleness of pop
ularity is beginning to demonstrate itself
in the case of Tod Sloan. whose recent fall
ures have wrecked many of his supporters,
His big hackers, like Riley Grammar and the
Dryers. have pocketed their losses like true
sportsmen and have retired TO America. 1t
Is the small fry who, while Sloan succeeded,
reaped a harvest and are now losing. cam
not find words enough to denounce him.
One Of these, on returning from EPSON
last night, filled the corridors of the Hotel
Cecil with r~antings against the honesty Of
Sioan's Oaks failure, until the hotel officials
had to demonstrate. Col. Tom Ochiltree de-
clares himself a heavy loser and says Sloan
is a great jockey for five furlongs, but when
every one expects him to win and backs
him heavily. he is left at the post, and that
In no other way could he nave lost the
Oaks.
In spite OF the clatter Of ~disgruntled los
ers. Sloan maintains hopes of ultimate sue
cess this season. OF 103 mounts he has now
won 81, while Otto Madden heads the list
with 80 winnings out Of 2S1 mounts. and
Roates has 43 wins out Of 20l mounts, 50
Sloan has won IS per cent. Of his races and
the best English jockey has only won 10
per cent.
The sensational collapse of Holocauste,
whose death represented a loss of $50, 900
to his owner, was an intense disappoint-
ment TO the large French contingent which
came over to see what was confidently pre-
cicted to be a victory for their representa-
tive The Paris papers are furious and
blame the Epson authorities for leaving
the course in a disgracefully dirty condi-
ton, for 1t is gravely declared Holocaust
SllDOa0 on n nipCa 0f nranUn noalfn0 THara
was'a great rush for relics after Holocauste
was slaughtered. His ears, mane, tail and
h h,s were cut on, and the sypsiss did z
from their own gray horses and palmed of
as genuine Holocaust souvenirs.
A well-known veterinary surgeon, Marcus
Stevenson. who witnessed the accident. at
tributes, in a published interview, the dis
aster TO Sloan's method of riding. declaring
die. instead of crouching on the horses
reck. he could have helped Holocauste to
recover. after a first mistake, when he
vas then going very we'll, and fifty yards
further Flying Fox was only a neck ahead,
when Holocauste stumbled again and broke
his pastern. Sloan. according to Stevenson,
has no control over his mounts. and his
method EFFORTS speed by frightening his
mount, as Johnny Gilpin did.
Holocauste's owner. NJ. j. de Bremond.
certainly does not share the foregoing
views. He said emphatically TO a reporter:
it is acknowledged on all sides he had the
race well within his grasp when the acct
dent occurred. 1t was. indeed, Ill luck 10
have victory snatched from me. Moreover,
In H~olocauste i lost a pet. The sympathy
expressed on all sides will be extended 10
Sloan, whose disappointment Is second only
TO mine"
At the first day of the Kempton Park
first summer meeting to-day, the Sunbury
handicap plate of 200 s0vereigns was won
by j. +. Peard's three-year-old chestnut
colt. Merry Methodist. Tod Sloan rode Sir
r.: Waldie Grihth's six-year-old bay horse.
Eileen Aigas, and was unplaced. The bet
ting was % to 3 against Eileen Aigas.
The Kempton Park two-year-old plate, 600
sCvereigns. was won by Sir K. Waldie Crit
hth's colt. Rice. with Sloan up. Six horses
ran. The betting was 7 TO 4 against Rice.
The June plate. los sovereigns, was Won
by Charina. Sloan rode Eileen Aigas in
this race. but was unpIaced. The betting
was II to 4 against Eileen Aigas.