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CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT OF THIS YEAR : For a newcomer in racing Mr. H. C. Hallenbock can be with good reason voted a singularly successful turfman. He is now the possessor of the best two-year-old colt of the west in Worth and the best two-year-old filly in Azyiade. Other owners have spent money lavishly- for years without being able to achieve any such gratifying return for their expenditures. Worth is not only the best western two-year-old, but he is probably our best two-year-old regardless of sectional lines. Azyiade bloomed into her best form late, but on her recent Latonia performance showed herself to be a remarkably fast filly and a good weight carrier. Fit and at her best, Moisant might be able to take her measure, but that is a matter open to argument. Worth began his racing career by running unplaced in a purse race at Jacksonville on the eighteenth day of last March, Day May taking the race. March 27 he began his victorious career by winning a half mile dash by eight lengths from twelve competitors, Eaton being second and Minco Jimmie third. The track was heavy and the time was :49. April 1 he won again, this time at five-eighths of a mile in 1:015, with New Haven second. Terrible Dan third and eight others unplaced. These races were all at Jacksonville and he was now taken north to Lexington, Kentucky, where he was started in a half mile dasii April 20 and was beaten by the fast Cash on Delivery. It was a purse race and, following his journey from Florida, Worth may have been a bit short of work. At any rate, he went to the post May 2 and won the Raceland Stakes with great ease, defeating Buckhorn, Praetorian and four more at four and a half furioncs over a slow track in :59. At Louisville May 13 he showed how untrue his Lexington defeat was bv giving Cash on Delivery six pounds and a six lengths beating for a purse at four and a half furlongs. The race was run In :53 and Sir Blaise was third, with six more unplaced. Up to this time Worth had raced as the property of Gallaher Bros., but he was now sold for a good price to the present owner. For him he made his first start in the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs May 23. Sixteen went to the post and Worth, with 121 pounds up, was an easy winner, witli Buckhorn second and Presumption third. Cash on Delivery was in the unplaced division. The track was heavy and the four and a half furlongs of the race were covered in :54. June 5 he took a purse at a half mile in :47and, defeating Working Lad, Calisse and Joe Knight, ne was then taken to Latonia. where, at his first start, he won a purse at five-eighths of a mile in 1:00, with 118 pounds in the saddle, defeating King Broomstick, Wondawhy and two others. This was run June 10 and he was not raced again until Septcmlier 30 at the Louisville fall meeting. Then, with 122 pounds up, he defeated Ursula Emma. 102, Sir Blaise, 110, and two more in a purse nice at three-quarters of a mile in 1:13, September 30. Three days later lie defeated Follie Levy, Jim Basey, Raleigh P. D., Sylvestrls, Jim Gaffney and Ceremonious In a race for all ages at five and a half furlongs, winning easily by three lengths in 1:00. October 14 ho ran unplaced in the Iroquois Handicap for two-year-olds at three-quarters of a mile, his big impost of 12S pounds proving too much for him on a slow and tiring track. Lady Lightning, 114 pounds, won. witli Sonada, 11S, second, and Ursula Emma. 112, third. His last race was run at Latonia October 24. This was his match race with Sprite for ,000 a side, at three-quarters, he conceding ten pounds actual weight, carrying 118 pounds to her 110. How he won in 1:12 is an affair of such recent occurrence as to need no recital. Worth is now In winter quarters and will next be heard from next spring when the time for discussion of the chances of Kentucky Derby candidates arrives. Worths speed is of the highest order, he carries high weight well and runs like a stayer, but the objection Is sometimes urged against him that he is not a large horse. However, that is not valid. Some of the grandest racers of American turf history were small horses, Luke Blackburn and. Firenze being shining examples. In all, Worths excellent record and his pedigree are as follows: Starts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. won. 13 10 1 0 2 C,C45 J VcdettC I f Speculum MrRhlgway. ; w: mandrrsh"- - iotiaaao- I Wke......... Minster. Sand5Sr I Uuleika ESSffi10- -htoftfie I fBeauclere Hosicruclan j SSntlne. T,eIa;mPreSS .J nny Bell j ffifMaVy. .High Treason J m-.S I Stella GipsyQueen. S n J j Giltnook i ambton. 1 pj o - i Fanny Fern. P 5 , , virrril vlrfiu J Vandal. 2 . r-nindoo j Hymenia. -u . " 1 Florence r Lexington. "3 . rrianovcr. ...... 1 Weatherwitch. " - . Bonnie Scotland... aSO- . I Bourbon Belle j Queen ,r Mary. , 1 Ella D Vandal. Miss nanovcr..J 1 i Falcon. . .. f Waverly Australian. r Strathmore... J 1 Cicily Jopson. I j Brenna K.of St.George. L Miss Dawn.... - - Levity. ! Ozark ... J Pat Malloy. I Dawn of Day J . i Sunny South. j Lottie Moon j Australian. I Edeny.
