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Show hwm Jock May 8e Reinstated Rumor That Tod Sloan May Get Back Into Good Grace With English Turfmon. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. There Is a chance that Tod Sloan, the greatest rider that ever sat astride of a thoroughbred thor-oughbred In America and England, will receive a license this spring from the English Jockey club stewards. Several Influential turfmen of this1 country and of Great Britain will make a personal application to the turf authorities abroad in order that Sloan may be reinstated. rein-stated. This move Is the result of the great scarcity of good Jockeys at present. At big fields ln nearly every event during an afternoon, the demand for riders of skill far Exceeds the Supply. Several horse owners, who ln the past were eager to secure Sloan's services, are now anxious to obtain them again. During the season Just closed, theao men lost several valuable stakes by blundering work of their riders and they are seeking riders of known ability on whom they can rely. It Is nearly three years since Sloan had his license revoked as a Jookey ln England. Tod was then traveling with a lot of world-wise young men and during dur-ing a dinner became involved in a dispute dis-pute with a waiter, and, lt waB charged, hit him oven, the head With a Wino Bottle. This Incident, greatly exaggerated, perhaps, caused a lot ot tulk detrimental detrimen-tal to the American turf Interests abroad and he soon had his license ' withdrawn. As tho French and Amerl- can Jockey club will not great a license : ii i to a rider when once hla application j ',' haa been rcjeottjd by the English tur i ji y authorities, Sloan ilias-'slhcc been dla- j, barred from rldlngMn. the, three great ' , ' countries where horieiraclng Is populate J J ' . Is nothing new. In Charlie Mitchell's fight against Jim Corbctt at Jacksonville, Jackson-ville, tho Englishman, going to his knees In the third round, and In full possession of his mental faculties, goaded Corbett Into three distinct fouls, neither of which were allowed by John Kelly, though all of them wero palpable palpa-ble and deliberate. The Gnns-Brltt affair was a pretty piece of work: bo was the Manhattan I safe blowing Job. |