"THE LIVERPOOL" 



Stand was a wall, 4 ft. 8K inches in height, which was 

 done away with not long afterwards in consequence of 

 its dangerous nature. 



For the first Liverpool there were fifty-five entries, of 

 whom seventeen went to the post. Only two were ridden 

 by their owners ; Mr. Fergusson was on his own Daxon, 

 though he started two others, one Rust, of whom men- 

 tion has just been made. The other owner who rode 

 was Mr. Newcombe on Cannonball. There was an 

 amateur starter in Lord Sefton, who is described also 

 as " umpire," a position which must have involved 

 heavy responsibilities. Part of his duty was to explain 

 to the riders what course they were to follow. There 

 could be no mistake about their having to jump the 

 brook which became known as Becher's in consequence 

 of the famous Captain who bore that name, and who 

 was riding Captain Childe's Conrad, falling into it before 

 much of the journey had been accomplished. Bark- 

 ston, Mr. Fergusson's second string, fell at the next 

 brook, and Daxon came down at the third. Apparently 

 he was a bad water jumper, for though remounted, he 

 fell again at the brook which had brought down his 

 stable companion. Mr. Elmore's Lottery, whose fame 

 has descended to us, ridden by Jim Mason, another of 

 the immortals, had been favourite at 5 to i, and won at 

 his ease, though only by three lengths. He is reported 

 to have cleared 33 ft. over the last fence, which is, in 

 fact, much about what might have been expected, but 



