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As a four-year-old he started six times and won 

 five races. Louisville, Kentucky, won the Louis- 

 ville Cup, two and a quarter miles, in 3.5 yf, beat- 

 ing Checkmate, Glidelia, Lida Stanhope, and 

 Blazes. 



Won the Merchants' Stakes for all ages, one 

 mile and a furlong, in 1.59^, beating Checkmate, 

 Runnymede, and Creosote. Won the Turf Stakes, 

 one and a quarter miles, in 2.08 J, carrying 122 

 pounds, beating Checkmate (aged), 123 pounds, 

 and Creosote (four), 1 14 pounds. Sheepshead Bay, 

 won the Coney Island Stakes, for three-year-olds 

 and upwards, one mile and a furlong, in 1.5 7f, 

 Barrett being the only other starter; won the 

 Coney Island Cup, two and a quarter miles, in 

 3.58, beating Eole and Parole. This was the 

 best race run at the distance during the year, and 

 compares favorably with similar races. There 

 was no question but that Hindoo was the best 

 race-horse which had appeared in this country for 

 more than a decade. It is doubtful if any horse 

 in England could have beaten him in the great 

 classic events. 



Along in those years, running from 1876 up to 

 the early eighties, there was a very host of mighty 

 thoroughbreds racing on American soil. By this 



