The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09
"ToD" TALKS OF sNU8.
Sloan Hopes to Be Allowed to Ride
in England.

in England.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-James Toad Sloan.
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs Phil DSIv
Sr,, a retlnue of servants, his inev table
supply OF trunks, bags and suit cases. ar
rived from New York yesterday afternoon
over the Lake Shore and was driven to
the Annex. The diminutIve Tod, a jaun
~ ana qeponalr as ever profeS sed to
worry little over Thursdays reported ac-
uon OF the English racing stewards de-
clarlng that he would be persona non
srata II he applied for a jockeys license
next season. Whether or not he IS SIM
ulating the hopefulness, Tod declares that
ne vet expects to ride in England Fail
ing IN this, he will return to his humble
starting place in America, or perchance
try his fortunes in France, where even
mediocre American jockeys have achieved
marked success.
Sloan will remain in the city until next
TUESDAY when he will pay a days visit
10 his old home at Kokomo, Ind. return
Ing in time for the Cans McGovern fl sht
next Thursday night and then proceed to
the coast, where he may accept a few
cholce mounts if offered.
In regard to the announcement in the
Racing Calendar, James Tod was becom-
ln8ly reticent. 1t is not a subject upon
winch winch ne could be expected to discourse
eIoquently, but Tod had no word of CEN
sure for the English officials. He even
went to the other extreme and said he
regarded them highly and that he ex-
Pected to get his just deserts at their
young gentleman, but there is nothing
of righteousness in bis manner. He talks
confidently and cheerfully, without any
of that snobbishness of manner of which
he mas sometimes been accused in the
past. His reported aversion to newspa-
per men, whom he accuses of having
caused much of his trouble by false in
terV1eWS, is apparent only in the care
with which he makes statements. Alto
gether it is the same Tod who speaks
from behind his long, black cigar but a
Tod who appears to be absorbing Bit
ter lesson.
Of the announcement in the Racing Cal
endar, Sloan said: Naturally, it is a
subject upon which I care to say little. l
have not been ruled off, and yet if I ap-
ply for license [ am to be refused. I
must wait for a definite announcement.
The only change in my plans will be that
| shall return to England earlier, tty to
rate ask a hearing. That's only far I
did no betting While abroad, and can
scarcely be blamed because an undesi "a
BILE American following came in the wake
of the successful American boys
Il am perfectly willing to admit that4
would have accepted present from Mr..
Gardiner, had I won race, but I saw no
harm in that and will tell the stewards
SO. Nh. Gardiner was equally blameless
in offering me such present. I intend
Ell no wrong abroad, and that's the dis
couraging feature of the whole bu mess.
Should 1 get a license will again ride
free lance. l would have liked to have
ridden for the Prince Of Wales, and was
willing to contract. l had an offer of $780,
COO from Lord Beresford, and Sir Walter
Griffith was willing to pay a sim lar
amount but l was then talking of riding
for the prince, who is capital fellow.
He probably received a tip of the coming
action and the negotiations were off.
There is really nothing l could say about
the Reiff case, except that l am glad ne
is cleared l shall return to England the
latter part of February or the first Of
March.
You can deny that I will attempt to be-
come a trainer I'm - I am too old to ride.
I hardly think the American turf bodies
will refuse me a license, although there
might be an inclination that way III GER
tain quarters