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another matter which will occasion a little surprise is the 

 slowness of the pace. The distance, as already 

 remarked, was only four miles, and the time occupied 

 seven seconds less than a quarter of an hour. We have 

 to make allowance, of course, for doubtless a consider- 

 able amount of plough ; still, it seems remarkable that, 

 Lottery having taken the time mentioned, Kirkland 

 should have covered the course extending over an addi- 

 tional half mile in 9 minutes 48Vsth seconds. Times 

 are calculated, it will be seen, to fifths of a second, and 

 the difference in speed between the old days and the 

 present will be realised .when it is noted that the famous 

 Lottery took more than five minutes longer to cover a 

 distance of half a mile less ! 



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Perhaps the most remarkable feature about the second 

 Liverpool was that just half of the dozen starters came 

 from Ireland, and this half dozen does not include the 

 Marquess of Waterford's The Sea, owner up. Lottery 

 reappeared with a 7 lb. penalty, but was one of four 

 who came to grief at the wall. Only two owners rode 

 their own horses. Lord Waterford, as just mentioned, 

 and Mr. Power, one of the Irish division. He had a 

 heavy bet that he would be first over the wall, and 

 landed his wager. Lottery, who was almost level with 

 him, fell heavily, as did Seventy Four, Tom Oliver 

 coming to grief on the horse who had carried him safely 



