"THE LIVERPOOL" 



In the Eighties 



It is not often that flat racers have developed into 

 Liverpool horses. The winner in 1884, however, 

 Voluptuary, had when the property of his breeder. Lord 

 Rosebery, run sixth for the Derby, had won the St. 

 George's Stakes at Liverpool, the Dee Stakes at Chester, 

 had started for the Leger, and had made two appearances 

 as a three-year-old, one successfully, at Ascot Second 

 to him was another of the Beasleys' mounts, Frigate, 

 who would certainly have been unfortunate if she had 

 not finally won, for she was second again to Roquefort, 

 Mr. H. Beasley in the saddle, in 1885; second, Mr. 

 W. Beasley this time in charge, in 1888, to the present 

 General E. W. Baird's Playfair ; and in 1889 at length 

 victorious in the hands of Mr. T. Beasley. After three 

 seconds a win was surely due! A study of Liverpool 

 results, however, shows with what curious frequency 

 placed horses have finally been successful, though it 

 might be urged that finally is not quite the right word, 

 as several of them have resumed the habit of running 

 into places. A detail to be noted about this year is that 

 no fewer than four winners were behind Frigate ; Mr. 

 Jardine's Why Not, ridden by his part owner, Mr. C. J. 

 Cunningham was second, among the followers being 

 Roquefort — then the property of the reckless multi- 

 millionaire who called himself Mr. Abington — Gamecock 

 and Voluptuary. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, to 



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