SOME LIVERPOOLS, INCLUDING KIRKLAND'S 



Comte de Madre's Oldtown, a. 9 st. 8 lbs. fell Mr. H. M. Ripley - 

 Mr. Barclay Walker's Honeyman II., a. 



9 St. 7 lbs. fell Lynn - 



Winner trained by Hickey. 



7/2 agst. Ambush II., 7/1 Patlander, 100/14 Detail, 9/1 In- 

 quisitor, 100/7 Kirkland, 20/1 Benvenir, Manifesto, 25/1 May 

 King, Moifaa, Dearslayer, The Gunner, Comfit, 33/1 Biology, 

 Robin Hood IV., Hill of Bree, 40/1 Band of Hope, Kiora, 

 50/1 Honeymoon II., 66/1 The Pride of Mabestown, Loch 

 Lomond. 



Won by 8 lengths, neck between second and third. Time, 

 9 min. 58 1 sees. 



1905 



Kirkland had marked himselF out as a highly probable 

 winner, for the history of Nationals shows how fre- 

 quently horses who have run into places have subse- 

 quently won — or on other occasions after one victory 

 have come near to achieving a second. Besides the cases 

 of Frigate and Cloister mentioned on a former page 

 I might have named Roquefort who started his 

 National career by finishing third to Voluptuary, and 

 the following Spring came to the front. Why Not, 

 second in 1889, tried his luck in 1891, was third in 

 1893, and justified his favouritism in 1894. Wild Man 

 from Borneo, the winner in 1895, had been third the 

 previous season, and a number of other instances might 

 be quoted. 



After his second in 1904 Kirkland made two appear- 

 ances that year. He ran in the great Cheshire Steeple- 

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