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f8 J. W. SCDOEE and SONS CH. H, 5, BT TOP GALLANT EQUALITY. ALGOLS ELAMIC CAREER. Algol brought great distinction to his sire Top Gallant in his two-year-old form and also last year in his four-year-old career. He is a chestnut in color and is a son of Equality, who is a daughter of the great weight carrying racehorse Ben dOr. Algol was a fine two-year-old and was by many deemed the superior of both Ornament and Typhoon II. In fact he gave them both a sound beating in the Champion Stakes at St. Louis. He was confidently expected to be a great three-year-old, but he turned out to be a very bad one, though ho did manage to scratch out two little races. But he was ailing in some way in 1897 and could hardly do anything that a good racehorse is expected to do. Last year, however, he came out in his true form and amply redeemed the promise of his first year on the turf. In his earlier races he showed electric speed but most of his starts were over short distances and some of his do-feats were such as to give him the reputation of being a brilliant weight carrying sprinter only. This reputation gave him the important Wheeler Handicap at Washington Park, he being plainly weighted on the theory that he was such a non-stayer he would have but little chance at any weisht. However, when he went into winter quarters there were no doubts about his being able to travel a long route as well as to run very fast. He made his debut for the year in a five-eighths dash at the Memphis meeting, easily beating H. S. Tobacco and some other sprinters. He carried top weight, 121 pounds. With the same weight he beat Tom Collins, 109; J. A. Gray, 111, and four others, at six furlongs. From Memphis he was taken to New York and started in the Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park. He carried 116 pounds and ran unplaced finishing seventh in a field of nine. Then with 126 pounds in the saddle he beat Leedsville and some other indifferent racers over the Sclipse Course in 1:14. In the Toboggan Handicap, over the same course he ran next to last. He carried 121 pounds, the winner, Octagon, having up 125. His career at Morris Park was discouraging so he was brought omt to St. Louis. Here, after a rest he came out refreshed and beat the fast horses Enchanter and Gibraltar in a six furlongs dash, done in 1:111. This was done June 8. He carried 112 pounds, Enchanter 109. Five days later with the same weight up he beat Gibraltar, 1001. The Elector, 112, and three others at six furlongs in 1 :15 and had some trouble in doing it. He was then brought to Chicago for a campaign at Washington Park which opened with defeat but terminated gloriously. His first three essays at the crack track of the west were defeats but all were fast races and in all he was socond. Tuesday, June 28, Ben Hadad, 111, beat him at six furlongs. Time, 1:131. Algol carried 122 pounds. June 30, Hurly Burly, 101, defeated him at the same distance ibl:13, Algol having up 117 pounds. July 2, with 122 in the Baddle ho ran second to Hindoo-net, 103, again at six furlongs and the time was 1:131 It was his turn July 6, when .with 112 pounds up he beat Traverser, 113, Eugenia Wickes, 102, and four other speedy ones in 1:131 quite easily. Satsuma then boat him in a driving finish over the six and one-quarter furlong coarse Secretary Howard invented last summer, Satsuma 109, Algol 117. Time, 1 :17. AbuBe and Imp were among those beaten. The very fast filly Hurly Barly thsn beat him over the same course and made a record, 1:10, in doing it. She casried 103 pound, Algol, 122. In all his raoing up to this point there was little to suggest the winner of a Wheeler Handi cap. He was allotted the modest impost of 107 pounds for the big race and even at that figure was deemed to have no more than an outsiders chance, going to the post at 15 to 1. Yet he won and ran a remarkable race in doing so. He took the lead at once and simply ran away from the others, holding the lead at every tags and simply romped home in such marvellous time as 2:011. It looked like there was no limit to his spaed or staying power that day. Goodrich, 107, was a far off second and Pink Coat, 109, third. Elusive, 104; Dr. Sheppard, 113; White Frost, 117; Imp, 115; Boanerges, 10S; John Bright, 110, and What er Lou, 109, made up the high class field that he spreadeagled Algol was now taken east again. At SheepB-head Bay he ran fourth in the Fall Handicap at six furlongs. Miss Miriam, 100, won, Algols weight 122. In the Ocean Handicap at a mile he was again fourth, Briar Sweet, 110, winning He carried 119. Then he changed the order of proceedings and won three straight: August 23, with 126 pounds up he won a mile handicap in 1:40 beating The Huguenot, 116, and three others; Sept. 3, he captured the Omnium Handicap, 11-18 miles, from The Huguenot, 113, mendons speed, dont mind weight and the chances are that he will go the long route even better than he conld after midsummer last year. He is in all the important handicaps of the year and from his assignments of weight so far it is evident the official handicappers rate him as the equal of any horse now ready for training. Here is what he has done in racing. Year, Age.Races.lst. 2nd. 3rd.Unp. Won. 1895 2 16 8 4 1 S $ 7,800 1897 8 8 2 3 0 3 1.060 1898 4 24 11 5 1 7 11,4S Total 3 48 21 12 2 13 0,115 Bangle, 105, George Keene, 110, Pink Coat, 116, Floronso, 110, and three others. He carried 126 pounds. Time, 1:54. Sspt. 7, be again won a sweepstakes at a mile and an eighth. He carried 130 pounds over a slow track and defeated White Frost, 113, Lady Marian, 85, and five others in 1:56. In the First Special at Brooklyn fourth was the best he could do. Briar Sweet, 102, Candleblaclt, 105, and Alice Farley, 102, finishing in front of him with his 122 pounds burden. In his next start he ran about the best race of his career. With 126 pounds up he beat Dr. Catlett, 114, Whistling Con, 100, Twinkler, 96, Sir Walter, 113, Buola, 94, and The Friar, 1 123, for the Oriental Handicap, doing the mile and a quarter easily in 2 :07K He ran three more races without winning and was retired for the I season. He had inspired such respect for his prowes that he could hardly get into a handicap without being asked to carry 130 pounds or mors. Algol is reported to have passed the winter in robust health and the opinion there is that he has improved greatly. If that is so he will be a hard horse to beat this year, He has tra-
