The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19

I Jockeys. as I'm that year he won OH 30
| De, cent. OF his mounts.
| FhrIy in tho season of 1897 Sloane be-
| gan to ride In brilliant fashion that put
| him in the front rank OF American
! Jockeys, a place that he has kept ever
| since Late In that year-in fact while
| there was only two weeks Of English
I fat racing left--the leading American
| Jockey went 20 England 10 ride James
! r. Kecnes candidates for the Cesare-
/ witch and the Cambridgeshire handicaps.
| His temerity was a surprise TO his assoc
| ciates hero while any pretensions he
| might have had were openly laughed at
! by English jockeys and trainers just as
| they had previously laughed at the
| Dwycr-Cr0ker Jockey. Sims. But before
| the season ended Sloane made them sing
| another tune.
Ills first race, the Cesarewitch was
| failure, and his riding aroused storm
] OF adverse comment An English jockey
always sits upright in his saddle, like
cavalryman. with long stirrup and long
rein. Sloane on the contrary rides with
q very short stirrup. a short rein, and
sits almost on his mounts neck. Ills
/ attitude has often been hum0rously. but
accurately. described as that Of "A mon
key on stick" The monkey" landed
iAAH SAlNk -MnAi1 AilN AlIlE filAilN-A W
be ST. Cloud ff-into second place IN tho
cambridgeshre which followed close up
or his initial race and this made En-
gish horsomen look more closely into
tho merits Of the Americans style Of
riding. Through the kindly offices OF
one trainer, Sloane had a c4lnce 10 re-
deem himself In British eyes and he did
this. in a blaze OF glory at Manchester
on the last day Of the seasons racing
-. Tfrtt.f ..r~ q
From that day the English turf has
been az his feet.
Even IN that brief time Sloane At
tracted considerable attention 10 him
SELF. outside Of his skill fin tho saddle.
by his Injurious and costly mode Of live
ing He made his headquarters at the
Hotel cecil LOndOn's smartcst hotel. he
kept a valet. and dressed I'm the best
style. Big inducements We're offered him
TO remain I'm England but ne was under
contract TO ride Tor the Fleischmanns
here and he returned 20 the United
States.
The beginning OF last season found
him hard al work running up such n
phenomenal record OF victories that 10
began 10 be an axiom Of the betting
ring. when I'm doubt. back Sloane"
Just before the Saratoga season. how.
ever. he was taken I'm and though be
recovered sufficiently to make big
record at that meeting he was so de
sirious Of trying another season on the
English turf that his stable released
him and he saided at once for the other
side
Sloane began riding az the end Of Sep
tember under vastly different circum-
stances from the year before. That this
change OF opinion was justified seems 90
have been borne ont by the American
boys performances; for I'm one day. Sep
temher Goth last. out Of seven mounts
at Newmarket he won five hrsts, one
second and was unp,aced IN the re-
naming race. His riding that day
created a Juror of admiration and won
from Lord BercsfOrd, who is one Of the
best Informed turfmen Of England. the
opinion that Sloane was a distinctly
better jockey than Archer ever was"
II Is 10 that days performance Sloane
owes his present years engagements.
Apart from his skill I'm the mgskln.
Sloane is known az a high roller" from
the Strand 70 San Francisco. His pri-
vato train and his way OF living on his
recent trip 10 the Pacific Coast are very
Well known. At the race tracks he was
always noticcably well dressed and there
I are few occasions when Sloane is ever
a'NH nAN'l the hlNltF lOur without tho
most correct evening dress lie is al-
ways TO be seen smoking a large. black
cigar when not riding II has been re-
ported several times that he IS 10 De
married 10 Edna Wallace Hopper, the
divorced wife Of DeWolf H0p0er. but
he always remains silent when approach
ed on the subject. Mrs. Hopper also de-
clines 10 confirm these rumors, but as
she does so she giauces with a demure
smile. at the half dozen large photo
graphs Of Sloane which ornament her
apartments.
Our English cousins take a doop in-
trest in "Tod's" personal affairs and
way Of living One paragrapher has
discovered remarkable resemblance be-
tween Alfred Austin. the Poet Laureate.
and the American Jockey for they are
Of size and Austin without his nous
tache would resemble sloane very
strongly. Sloane does not camp az the
race tracks as the other jockeys do hut
has an expensive suite 0f four rooms in
the Hotel Cecil where his valet IS kept
busy looking after his immense outfit OF
clothes. Tie travels 10 and from the
tracks every day spending on some OF
these trips three or four hours on the
train. His views on training are CONF
priscd IN these: "T eat what 7 like
drink when I feel like u. smoke MS much
as ] choose, and stay up all night when
7 want to-" And such q course OF life
brings tho greatest Of American jockeys