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TOD SLOAN IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES. New York. May 11. After many years of hard sledding. Toil 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 witli him lie 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 lie cannot ride in colors, for the reason that the English Jockey Club has steadfastly refused to reinstate him. Sloan hung around the New York tracks after Ills banishment from England until the Agnew-IIart laws went into effect in 100S. 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 lie 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, but 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 ricli stake events and instructing the jockeys how to ride enabled Sloan to prove his 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 and purses, also of the winning bets, together witli 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 it he secured a license. He lias been i on the ground for nearly ten years. Frequent attempts have been made by his friends i to secure exoneration from the English Jockey Clubs stewards, but without success. The nature of Sloans offense in England has never been definitely made known. Because of his plight he has been unable to secure a license from the Jockev Club i in this country or from the turf anthorfties in France and Germany, yet lie 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 he commanded big money for his services. The late AA C. AVhituev paid bini $.",000 and expenses to come here from England ten years ago to ride Ballyhoo Key In the Futurity. He is said to have earned nearly 00,000 as a jockey, but be-spent the money foolishly.
