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ALGOL BIG SURPRISE * McLean Three-Year-Old Defeats Crack Band at Louisville. ♦ Outstays Energy to Win Tyler Hotel Handicap, With Chicago Third — Port Harlem Wins. « LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 23.— E. B. McLeans Algol furnished a surprise in Churchill Downs feature race, the Tyler Hotel Handicap, over three-quarters mile, when he raced to victory over a band of crack sprinters, which included Energy, Chicago, Marconi, T. S. Jordan and Golden Racket. Algol was ridden by the diminutive T. Maguire, and he made a much better job of riding the horse than did C. Meyer, who rode Algol on a previous occasion, when he was soundly beaten in a selling race. Algol raced in close pursuit of the leaders under steady restraint and, when called on in the last eighth, responded willingly to hold Energy safe by a neck. Energy, holding on well in the stretch, had a commanding margin over the fast-finishing Chicago. Marconi and Energy attracted the most betting attention in the race, but Marconi never figured to any serious extent, E. Pool being at a loss in his riding of the horse in the early stages because of the inner position he had. He finally took back when the field bunched, evidently bent on racing wide, but changed his mind and again came to the inner rail at the stretch turn, where a spread came, but when Energy came over to the inner rail it again left Marconi with a lack of racing room and he could not do his best. FIRST APPEARANCE. It marked Chicagos first appearance of the year under colors and he performed impressively. He will improve on this showing and should again take rank with the best in the West. Racing again this afternoon was under most auspicious conditions, weather and track being perfect, and this assisted in bringing out the full racing strength supplemented by a good list of first-time visitors to the track. Howard Oots Pouter, under a well-judged ride by E. Fewell, accounted for the opening race. It was a sharply contested race and culminated in a spectacular finish, which found Pouter only half a length in advance of Dr. Fred, which led Cleora by a neck. Pouter was rated in closest pursuit of Cleora and, when ready in the stretch, passed the latter and outstayed Dr. Fred. The latter, having scant chance at the start, moved up rapidly on the inside in the first quarter and was prominent thereafter. Judea, the gray English-bred filly In the stable of Stuyvesant Peabody, and a rank outsider, won out in a close finish with Maidens Tryst in the second race. The winner was accorded superb riding by W. Fronk and succeeded by the margin of a neck. It was her initial start and after being well up to the stretch she finished gamely and wore down Maidens Tryst after the latter had disposed of Tuberose, which made the pace. Pan-ini also passed Tuberose in the closing stages to be third. Faulty riding kept Levity a good distance out of a contending position throughout. CAMDEN VICTORY. The colors of J. N. Camden were carried to victory by Flattery in the third race. The winner, in hanging up her first victory of the year, easily took into camp George De Mar, Fire On and the others that accepted. W. Garner sent the winner into the lead after half a mile and, racing in his best form, remained well out of danger. George De Mar followed her closely when entering the stretch, but while he held gamely to his task he was unable to give her backers much concern. He was closely pressed by Fire On at the finish after closing an immense gap. Giving another display of her fine quality, Port Harlem, which Martin Finn of Washington received as a gift from Edward B. McLean, breeder of the daughter of The Porter — Harlem Lass, raced to an easy victory in the Watterson Lane Purse. It was her third triumph in as many starts at the meeting and she defeated eleven other juveniles, which included a number of highly regarded ones. There was never a time when she gave her numerous admirers cause for concern and, running the five-eighths in 1 :00%, she won by five lengths from Eaton-den, with Herrick third. It was one of the fastest races of the meeting. A big saving of ground in the final five-sixteenths aided Eatonden in racing into second place and Herrick raced forwardly from the start and, with a fast finish, pressed Eatonden closely In the final drive. R. S. Clarks Dinner Dance and M. Gold-blatts Marconi are among the likely starters for the renewal of the ?5,000 three-quarter mile Collinsville Handicap, which will feature Saturdays opening program at Fairmount Park. Owner-trainer Goldblatt and trainer A. Baker will definitely decide their plans tomorrow and, if they elect to try for the stake, will ship the horses at once. Jessie Spencer, who has shipped his stable to Arlington Park, was a visitor,
