1 62 THE MERRY GEE-GEE 



who IS Sloan's principal rival in America, 

 coming over three or four years ago. 

 He rode, like Sloan, right on the withers, 

 and came all the way. I think the first 

 race he won was on Eau Gallie in the 

 Crawford Plate at the Newmarket Craven 

 Meeting. I had a horse running, and 

 was on the trainer's stand in the Birdcage 

 to watch the race. Sims was off quick, 

 and soon held a long lead, seeming to 

 be niggling slightly at his horse all the 

 way. All round they kept saying, " He'll 

 come back to them;" but not he — they 

 held him too cheaply, and he won com- 

 fortably at the finish. 



I am aware a jockey can't come without 

 his horse, but when they won't come with 

 it when they can, just to gain public 

 applause for winning a short head with 

 a well-timed finish, as the papers say, 

 then just get beaten, they deserve it ; but 



