GREEN; YELLOW SLEEVES. BELT, AND CAP 



Wild Man From Borneo. Prior to his appearance at 

 Liverpool Venetian Monk had run up a score of nine 

 races, and he seemed by no means overburdened with 

 lost. 1 1 lb. His most formidable opponent was sup- 

 posed to be the Ascetic gelding Hill of Bree, and others 

 greatly fancied with good reason were Thomondgate, 

 Delivery, Detail, and old Manifesto, burdened as the 

 last-named was with I2 st. I2 lb. Pride of Mabestown, 

 ridden by that fine horseman Percy Woodland, and 

 Atty's Pride, Arthur Nightingall up, also had friends. 

 Kirkland is not mentioned by name in the betting. He 

 was one of the " loo to 7 others," but in the hands of 

 F. Mason he won in a canter by eight lengths from 

 Manifesto. This was a triumph, and at least showed 

 that hopes of a National victory were not unreasonable. 

 As a seven-year-old the Liverpool was of course 

 Kirkland's objective. Prior to the great race he was 

 only out once, for the Bushey Handicap Steeplechase at 

 Hurst Park. A month later the Liverpool Spring 

 Meeting was due, and he arrived fit and well to oppose 

 a number of animals whose names have been mentioned 

 in the last few pages. Drumcree early in the month had 

 won the Liverpool Trial Steeplechase at Sandown Park, 

 having previously taken another three mile 'chase on the 

 same course, and likewise a previous one at Windsor. 

 In this last he had been followed home by Kozak, 

 ridden by the present General R. C. de Crespigny, 

 whose father. Sir Claude, was another competitor. It 



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