New-York tribune., 1899-03-13

FOR PLENTY OF GOOD SPORT
ranes T Sloan departed for England on satur-
day His leave-taking will long be remembered oy
The guests Of the hotel where his friends came To-
sether TO bid him farewell Ii was truly re-
markabie gathering Wine flowed Ike water Inc
festivities continued until daylight. when Tod oade
Lroodby TO fearful bevy Of soubrettes. and left
.hem 10 face the terrors OF a voyage across the
Atlantic sloan's departure was the cause OF gen
Feral rejoicing by owners. trainers and racesoers
His career on the turf has been remarkable. NO
ano5v doubts his ability as Jockey. but It is safe
10 say that no Jockey who ever wore SILK In
America "a so universally disliked as Sloan. Ills
eoncet and vanity amazed and astounded owners
his ,nsolent arrogance toward trainers ana MS
fellow Jockeys irritatcd them beyond measure
Sloan has not forgotten the lessons OF his youth
Ills experiences as an assistant aeronaut at coun
Try fairs taught him the advantages 20 be derived
from tidicious advertising. SO he keeps his name
before the public. owing TO the eullioihty OF unsO
l.histlcated turf reporters. with such skiliuI oeN
terity that the press agents throughout 'he Cou"-
try are In despair. Tod has not yet been rooned o
his diamonds but some OF his friends " ave opeS'
,e n youth who loses money at gaming and takes
the gambling pleas when asked to settle his losses
IS likely TO lose anything but his reputation "he"
far from Broadway or the Bowery
TOD" has given a new name 10 the innocent game
known as casino lie called the game honest
John." thereby mystifying all the card sharps
Who had never heard Of the game before and who
xere extremely anxious to discover the true in
wardness Of a game that could separate from MS
money such an astute, sharp-sighted hghtnins Cal
eulator as Tod" Sloan and cause him 10 pl'ao una,
ne was cheated. Innocent, Immaculate lou
cheated al casino, What viii the man VINO losI
ss 40, to vou in that poker game in the Cecil say
He certainly will not care 70 recognize you a. he
will consider that he burned his $500 IN that
famous game. In England the general public be
lieyes that Sloan Is invincble in the saddle ana
his intirnates believe that he can hold his own al
anything from spinning top TO turning whirh-
Gig on a cake Of soap. Hence it will require some
explanation TO convince them that casino Is non
/ est John" and that the Jockey who was heraided
IN the daily newspapers as having won NVVU IN
Wall Street pleaded the gambling act 10 save e."
lost TO a stranger on voyage across the Atlantic
'.Tod" is safely guarded on the present trip Tor
{ David Sloan is with him. and woe betide the man
that attempts 10 take liberties with TOD during
the present voyage.
( steeplechasing and cross-country racing are rap
idly becoming an important factor in outdoor
sports The scarcity Of good steeplechase jockeys
is a serious drawback to many owners. The spar
eity OF Jockeys however, is likely 10 enhance the
snort for Foxhan 7. Keene. Harry Smith, Thomas
Hitchcock and other well-known men intend TO ride
their own horses in some Of the important steeple-
chases Polo is likely to be more extensively
played than ever before. FoXhan p. Keene ami
Clarence II. Mackay in the field, and are Sc
lectng ponies 10 carry them through the fierce con-
tests promised for next fan. The wealthy young
Americans who are capable OF doing something be
Heve that the American amateurs excel any in the
world and a few of them are earnest In their IN
I tentions the interest in manly sports.
The public will be the gamers for there Will Ds
trottng under the saddle and 70 harness. win
gentlemen riders an0 drivers In addition TO steepe
chases polo and trotting. contests for prizes WIN
automobiles, with anna teurs at the levers, Will De
l given So there will be no lack Of sport SedaI-
hurst is be revived. and all the glorles OF hst-
class attractive outdoor contests cause the sports
I men who are on Long Island to predict that rev
Americans Will sail for Europe on account or the
lack OF high-cass sport in this country.
AT the racetracks IN this neghborhood the tram
2 ers have begun active operations. and outdoor Work
IS the rule In all the leading stables. At Brighton
Beach William Lakeland has an extensive stable,
mastering twenty-sx horses Marcus DAILY owns
eight Of them. F. Gebhard's OlindO is IN Lake
most dangerous factor in the Grand National
Steeplechase Charles OK has a small but select
stable of which Peep o Day is the chief attraction
Green r. Morris has some grand-looking, handsone
two-year-olds at the Gravesend track. The gfZ-
zed veteran OF many campaigns is serenely con
youngsters were not extensively entered In Eng
land 49,,
4 Michael F. Dwyer lives IN the cottage on the
Gravesend grounds and trains his own horses;
Frank McCabe attends TO the wants or Pnllp j.
DIVERS horses Mr. Dwyer is at the Arkansas
Hot Springs where ne is boiling the regrets
caused by a premature sale of American steel ana
Wire II II had not been for that sale the paddock
and betting Enclosures at Gravesend might nave
been surrounded by numperless strands or SILVER
gilt barbed wire. ,,
John Elliot is training public stable in which
Henry Harris who trains for j. r. McDohalu'