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1852. Mr T. v. Mason's bay Miss Mowbkav by J.ancasti iaii — 



Norma, aged, lost. 4 lb. (Mr A. Goodman.) 

 iSbo. Mr C. Capcl's bay Anatis by King Dan — Johnstone 



Lass, aged, 9 st. 10 lb. (Mr Thomas.) 

 1861. Mr J. Bennett's brown Jealousy by The Cure — Jewess, 



7 yrs., 9 St. 12 lb. (J. Kendall.) 

 1S63. Lord Coventry's chest. Emblem by Tcddington — Miss 



Batty, 7 yrs., 10 st. 10 lbs. (G. Stevens.) 

 1864. Lord Coventry's chest. Emblematic by Teddington — 



Miss Batt3^ 6 yrs., 10 st. 6 lb. (G. Stevens.) 

 1872. Mr E. Brayley's chest. Casse Tete by Trumpeter — 



Constance, 7 yrs., 10 st. (J. Page.) 

 1880. M. Ducrot's chest. Empress by Blood Royal— Jeu 



des Mots, 5 yrs., ii st. 7 lb. (Mr T. Bcasley.) 

 1883. Prince Kinsky's chest. Zoedone by Miss Oswestry — Miss 



Honiton, 6 yrs., 11 st. (Owner.) 

 1889. Mr M. Maher's bay Frigate by Gunboat — Fair Maid of 



Kent, II yrs., ii st. 4 lb. (Mr T. Beasley.) 

 1902. Mr A. Gorham's bay or brown Shannon Lass by Butter- 

 scotch — Mazurka, 7 yrs., lo st. i lb. (D. Read.) 



The Grand National is a unique race, in that 

 the Aintree course w^ith its bio- fences demands 

 special qualities from horses racing over it. 



Willie Moore, who trained Manifesto, maintained 

 that it was the style in which a horse jumped that 

 made him able to nei^otiate obstacles with a mini- 

 mum of energy. If one watches a steeplechase 

 carefully the difference in the style of jumping of 

 competing horses is easily noticeable. 



If when coming to a fence a horse does not time 



it in his stride — that is to say, put " a short one in " 



— he loses balance. Practice, of course, can improve 



an animal in this respect, but some horses never 



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