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TOD SLOAN IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES. New York. May 11. After many years of hard sledding. Tod Sloan has struck oil. The diminutive jockey, once the greatest in the world, is in exclusive control of a big racing stable in Brussels, Belgium, owned by Theodore Meyers, an American, consisting of more than thirty horses, and if good luck remains with him he says he will make a fortune. Sloan does not weigh more than 10S pounds and frequently climbs into the saddle for early morning gallops, but he cannot ride in colors, for the reason that the English Jockey Club lias steadfastly refused to reinstate him. Sloan hung around the New York tracks after his banishment from England until the Aguew-IIart laws went into effect in 190S. Then he sailed away for foreign lands to re-seek his fortune. He first went to the French race courses and picked up a few dollars playing the races apd purveying information. Somebody told him he would make a lirst-class aviator because of his light weight; but the element of danger did not appeal to him. He became a demonstrator for an automobile concern, lint his fascination for the turf soon convinced him that with proper backing he could make more money in horse racing than in any other branch of sport. Meyers, in search of an experienced manager of his big stable, was thrown in with Sloan and together they have proved a winning combination. Supervising the work of preparing the horses for various rich stake events and instructing the jockeys how to ride enabled Sloan to prove ills value, with the result that last year the stable was a big winner and Meyers cleaned up a handsome sum in wagers. Sloan received a percentage of the stakes ami purses, also of the winning bets, together with a fat salary, and today he can draw his check for a considerable amount. It is said. It is doubtful whether Sloan could display his old riding form, however, even if lie secured a license. He has been on the ground for nearly ten years. Frequent attempts have been made by his friends to secure exoneration from tho Knglish Jockey Clubs stewards, but without success. The nature of Sloans offense in England has never been definitely made known. Because of his plight he lias been unable to secure a license from the Jockey Club in this country or from the turf authorities in France and Germany, yet he has never ceased to try for reinstatement. In view of his present success, however. Sloan is said to have wearied of the fight and is satisfied to go ahead as the partner of Meyers. When Sloan was at his best lie commanded big money for his services. The late W. C. Whitney paid hini $.1,000 and expenses to come here from Kugland ten years- ago to ride Ballyhoo Rev In the Futurity. He is said to have earned nearly 00,000 as a jockey, but be .spent the money foolishly. i
