New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28
TOD SLOAN AND HIS PLANS
RE WILL GO TO ENGLAND TO RIDE AS A
FREE LANCE.
xo QUARREL WITH BEREsFORD. HE SAYS
LOST MONEY IN BACKING PLAYS.
BIT IS NOT DISCOURAGED.

Tod sloan. the jockey, who has been at times the
most taxed about sporting character both sides
= he Atlandc Ocean during the last year arrived
= +hs city last night from California. When seen
:. -.e Hotel Imperial last night Sloan seemed at
4nt ds.nclined TO talk for publication, for as
- nut il y not seeking notoriety at this time
e,d 50 many things have been said which are not
.rss that think the best thing do is 10 keep
sutet and say nothing"
EXCISE me for & moment said he as he drew
mo-,cco covered jewel case out Of his pocket and
tossing q 10 the clerk behind the desk said Just
chuck that II the safe and in reply the query
ron the clerk Il he waz:ed e receipt for the
fsZels Tod said Mop" and walked away.
Il has been said that you might be denied a
license or the other side. Is that 500" asked the
reporter
.Not that know o." said the little fellow. who
caused so much comment n England by the way
n which he rode racehorses II have heard rumors
70 that effect. but tnink that they emanated from
the sensational press Of this country and. Of course.
nobody ever pays any attention 10 such things
I do not believe that any OF the English papers
have had any such stories, and If there were
CIV truth n them I suppose that the newspapers
over there would have something 10 say about it"
Another rJ1nor had Il that had arranged with
Lord Be-esford TO ride his horses this year for a
retainer Of ga 09o. There Is truth in that
than there Vas IN the other yarn I have made no
contract with Lord Beresford with anybody else.
j Is also untrue that Lord Beresford and myself
had any quarrel When I left England were as
good friends ever and when we parted he greet
e. 11e most cordially"
Possibly that little episode with that waiter had
s0neth1ng 70 do with the that you would not
Re granted ueense?'' the little follow asked.
"Ohi That nothing I 90 not think that
they viii cherish that little incident against me IN
England an simply going TO England as free
lance. 50 % speak, and am free 70 make any con-
tracts which may seem TO be the most adVan-
rageosls 10 myself I may ride for Lord Beresford
and ] may ride for somebody else. II don't Ike 1t
81 London I may 90 somewhere else You see I
rot bound down anything to anybody.
IN tFeuty-sx years old and weighed tonight f07
pounds my clothes. could ride at l01 pounds to-
l-,rToz-- never fet in better health IN my life.
7 vent 10 ire races while was IN San Francisco.
I'm I'D rot ride. They are having good sport out
-- see II stated that asked 'skeets' Martin. who
slle1 fer Europe last Saturday. 10 walt for me-
-1ereiy telegraphed him suggestion that we might
Eske the trip together. that all. Skeets' is a
cover 5ockes. ana Of the best the other
z-ae- The Reins are also good boys Little Johnny
Eeiaf Is wonder. Why. he IS nothing but a baby,
sd l. only thirteen OF fourteen years old, and yet
BE handles horse with better Judgment than some
1nea- The EngIishmen are fine horsennen, and they
are Tar ahead Of US in some respects Their jock
eys not IS quick and light as we in this
country. and they have not good seat on a
1t has been said that you agreed TO back De
Wolf Hopper. The American comedian, now in Eng
land and that you repudiated the contract IS
I did have an agreement with the Hopper COM
paIEr ana fUlIAed my part OF the cOnifacL ana
more tcO-yes several thousand dollars over the
agreement NJ theatrical ventures in England
proba bly, about SO coo. But am rot broke.
as has been stated and am not worrying a bit l
never felt better in ny life than 90 tonight nor
more content with the world al large.
Now. that Hopper story was al wrong /
agreed 10 back Hopper for Sl8 05s and ! engaged
the Shsftesbury Theatre. The show was 8 poor enc
and lost money and that Is al there IS 70 il
There Is rebate coming 20 ne when get 70 Lon
don. and satisfied Certainly nobody else has
right 10 grUUble-"
Is Eddie Bald. the bicycle rider. who Went 10
England with you last year gong over 2ga1n: 90,
That I do know said the little jockey. I
have seen heard from Bald. In fact. DO
not even know whether he cOnJeuIplatsS trip 70
Europe, or even whether he IS IN the city
When 90 you intend TO 60 10 EnglandF'
= KAY sail Saturday, and then again may
noE. i viii depend upon which stea Lnship goes
OF that date"