The sun., 1901-03-27
TOD SLOAN Is IN TOWN.
THE JOCKEY Confident THAT HE WILL
RECEIVE A LICENSE IN ENGLAND.
Has Received No Assurances. but Depends
on Fairness Of tho steward shoot
IN Grand American Handicap His Pian
Subject TO Action Of English Jockey Club.

Subject TO Action Of EnEiish Jockey Club.
II the propensity Of Tod Sloan to cut too
wide A swath was the only reason Tor tho
Withholding of his license by the Engllsh
Jockey Club that body hns now every In
contlve TO reconsider its decision. Tor tho
nreat Jockey, who arrived yesterday from
the West was as modest and unassnmng as
a stable lad hoping for his first mount.
The touch Of adversty has changed Tod
for the better and II Is perhaps due to ths
knowledge Of that fact that he appeared so
calmly confident yesterday that he Will re-
ceIve a license at tho hands OF the English
authorities In talk with a reporter OF 1Hs
SIN the Jockey made II plain that all his plans
for the future depend on the result OF the trip
which he Ia about to take to England to see
himself right with the stewards. When seen
al the Hotel Imperial Sloan had Just returned
from Interstate Park where he had been
pract! !slng for the Grand American Handinap
shoot, IN which he is entered lie had killed
twenty-three cnt Of twentyiiGhve h D,rus vhaa a'sa
asked what his plans were, Sloan SAID:
I shall remain here until after the tour.
nament AZ Interstate Park and compete IN the
Grand American, and probably will not leave
for England until tho ltth or 10Th OF newt
month. II IS my intention TO MAKE pei.
sonal application for license TO- ride IN
granted The English Jockey Club stewards
are men Of sterling character, Ihey nave
always been fair 70 mo and after bearing ny
action aud vrdrt me license
In reply TO the question as TO whether hs
had received any assurances from the otner
side which led him TO believe that he would
get license. sloan said
NO. have heard nothing and only depend
on the knowledge, that | am innocent OF any
wrong doing TO pull me through.
Then not true that yOn knew when
you left England that YOU were 10 he set
down" queried the reporter
mo: on the contrary" he replied, i ler
England while the season was in full swing.
and rode two winners the last day ! was IN
the saddle received no intlmation from
tho stewards. that was not wanted TO ride
any more and am confident that could have
finished the season there had | 40 wished
j. fact after Lquit riding had an ofer from
10 ride one Of his horses in the Liverpool
cup race. but had 10 decline, as | was all out
of shape | have no idea what the charge
is against me and feel like man condemned
% be hung without trial.
With regard 10 the story that he was going
10 have a large racing stable at Chicago.
That is a little exaggerated | did say
that If I was IN the country ! might race at
Chicago. hut have no idea OF doing so at
sue Of is that vii receive a license from the
Western Jockey Club If want one
W, VII ,,H yoH SapI!sy. for license from the
JOcNey I lND neres
NO. do not wish 20 place the club in an
awkward position Although | feel con
fident that ! would receive. license il ap-
Piled -hlll certainly not do "a until matters
have been set straight IN England
Sloan aid further that the only horse he
own, at present i Crcdo 1t /, his intention
70 race This horse at Morris Park lie said
that Crcdo outcllSsed al the Jumpers on the
Pacific Coast and he has hopes that the horse
will prove his worth here, even though the
class l. better and the fences much sitter
than on the Co1st The jockey thinks that
Joe Frey B., the best Of poor lot of horses
that hav" been racing o, san Francisco. and
In conclusion Sloan said There Is no truth
In the report that ] am 70 take any horses
abroad with m" for W. e. Whitney OF Frank
Gardner Ny plans after ths trip will de-
pend entirely on the action of the 10 key
Club but If receive license ! may ride az
free lance in England or America as occa-
sion offers