The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
Has Another Tod Sloan
Been Discovered in East?
EVERETT TRUE

La Verne Fxtor he was ehrsstened
The second Tod sioan.- hts ID
mirers are calling him.
One year ago he was riding coz
ponies on . ranch near Twin PAiia
Idaho. As late as hast winter he VA
comparatively unknown beyond the
Sbcundzries OF that ranch. Not the ~
hottest idea did he have then Of What
the next few months had in store fos
him.
Today he Is the riding sensation
OF the race track. In q period OF
considerably less than ten months
he has developed into one Of Tire
leading jockeys on the Americas
turf. He Is the idol Of metropolitan
racegcers and known. probably. Il
every devotee OF the soeAlied "sror'
Of kings" on the continent Only
the other day 80 shrevd horsemar
and judge OF a jockeys ability ~
Samuel c. Hiidreth paid efseee fos
contract for his services for thre>
years.
Juss Lsek
'.ft was Luck. says F,ator. descrsb-
ing his meteoric transition from OBJ
security to fame-sporting famA. II Il
true. but nevertheless fame. II had
chance 10 become a jockey-and
became one"
"A friend Of mine tod me ahsui
thisskid." said stuart Polk. who Dis
covered him. explaining how his 1t
| tention was first drawn TO Fafor. Il
happened out his way and looked hin
lover. He impressed me 10 fAvosAeiy
THAT ! obtained his parents consent
Ito let him come with me. The drS'
A'time Il saw him he was riding 4
saIf0
-Aw. I was not" interrupted
fator. biushing TO his hair.
Nor Wen. thought u vas 4
an" replied Polk in . eonciltatna
,ne. Maybe II was = Gov. q
aat"
But to return to Fator himself
Die L. 10 years old and was born ID
pfaiiey. Idaho. OF French parentAse
!. bic Is five feet tall. within an incl
one way or the other. and when HI
steps on the scales he makes thu
beam barely tremhle at 100 pounds
Despite his small physique he I'm
presses one as a sturdy youngster
Ps,k s&arted Hin
Until he tied up with Polk he ha<
never been within even kicking dis
lance Of thoroughbred. His oni,
experience with horses was that u
the average boy around = ranch
He cherished no desire 10 becom<
jockey. In fact. the thought never
entered his mind.
IL was late last fall that Polk tool
him under his guArdianship- TheJ
went from Idaho to Laurel After q
relays visit at the Maryland
track. where Fator was initiated int<
the mysteries Of a jockeys life. thu
pair went on to Havana. II was tber'
that Fator began riding and display
ing the form which soon attracts
attention to him.
Apprenticeship Short
Fator's apprentice experience wa
short--unusually brief. He accom-
plished in a few months what II take
4 the average stable BOY years to do
At Oriental park. just outside o
Havana. he worked around tn
stables for a few weeks Then b
less than two months after Polk frs
suggested that he become q Joke,
he appeared in silks.
MY first mount was fiIly name<
Pauline Crowley said Fator. =
didn't finish with her. She fell anS
got a bad tumble. A horse bYok'
down in front Of US and before
could pull out Of the way we ver'
thrown. I was knocked out ] cam'
TO in the club house with BILOXI
streaming from my mouth. Se'
where I was cut?''
Fator pointed to a faint white seal
which marked his upper lip.
THAT was the only bad accident
had. But my mother never knew
about I, II she did she would hay'
gone crazy and made me come home
/ never told her about H."
His First Win
shortly after hts accident on Pau
line Crowley, a matter OF TIRE
weeks or so. Fator won his firs
race. This was last February. tn
horsc was Tippo sahib. a i5-to-'
shot. Then ne began TO win regular
~ and quickly became the rag
among Cuban turfm.n. He coBtn
,ied his successes in Maryland wheI
the Havana meeting closed. At Pin
leo last spring he rode his ionges
priced winner eIis rosa vhiei
paid 81 to 2 in the nsutuels.
Coming north to Jamaica, no
needed oriy 10 more victories - los
his bug" He graduated from IL
apprentice class in the Sir Waits
Handicap at Aqueduet on July Z
riding his 10th winner % ntnts Ind