The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-26
SPORTING NEWS.
Tod Sloan Makes an Appeal to
the King.
Little Jockey Desires to Be In
the Saddle Again.
HIS is GONE.
Wants English Jockey Club 10
Remove Ban
Which Has Been Hanging Over
Him For Two Years.
Since Then Has Earned Moth
Since Then Has Earned Moth
ing and Spent Lavishly.

New York, Dec. 26.-If there In a
chance for Tod Sloan to return to the
saddle it will come during the ensuing
year.. When the wonderful little jockey
left this country several weeks ago he
was on a mission other than pleasure.
His purpose was to concentrate all the
influence he could bring among his Eng
lish friends with which to appeal to the
English Jockey club to remove the ban
that has been hanging over his head
for the last two years. 1t is more than
likely that during his present visit he
has talked with the King of England,
whose jockey he was at the time it was
quietly tipped off to him to stay away
from the English race courses 1t is
said that King Edward did promise
Sloan shortly after his dismissal from
the English turf that he could always
count on his friendship. but that while ne
did not care to become involved in the
affairs of the jockey club he would use
every fair means when the proper time
arrived to have Sloan reinstated into the
good graces of the English turf body
The cause of Sloan'S anxiety to get
back on the turf will not be surprising
to those who have followed the doingS
of the little fellow for the last two
years Rum0rs are current, and in
many quarters they can be verified, that
the once premier Jockey has run the end
of his financial string and is fiat broke.
Since his retirement he has had no earn
ing capacity whatever, and the lavish
manner IN winch ne IlV6S was bound TO
eat up the large fortune he had amassed
as a jockey. Besides the fastidious
tastes which he always satisfied Sloan is
something Of a plunger. Some idea of
his operations may be had when it Is
known that he lost as much as SAC, 900
at the S~heepshead Bay race track last
fall. Sloan was a firm believer that
Blues was a better horse than Water
color, and when the two met in the Cen
fury stakes last August he placed large
wagers with every layer at the track.
When Blues finished last in the SO, 900
event Sloan attempted to recover what
he had lost on the Sir Dixon colt by
~plunging on the following races, with
the result that he left the -Sheepshead
Bay track about $40, 900 loser. When
Sloan's downfall came on the English
turf those who were in a position to
know declared that the little jockey
was worth close on to $500, 600. He held
valuable railroad and mining secur1-
ties, which were negotiable at an hours
notice, all of which, it is said, have been
swept away in riotous living.
Another story is to the effect that
Sloan seeks reinstatement in order to
return to this country next year and
ride the horses belonging to VIM C..
Whitney,.
CRUMBs OF COMFORT FOR TOD.
Journal and Advertiser Tod" Sloan
will be seen in the saddle again on the
Metropolitan turf next spring. He has
received assurances that the English
Jockey club will restore him to good
standing within a few weeks with the
stipulation, however, that he is to ride
no more in England.