SOME LIVERPOOLS, INCLUDING KIRKLAND'S 



Hollebone seemed to have no definite plan of campaign 

 and allowed his mount to meander about the course. 

 He led over the water opposite the Stand with Timothy 

 Titus in close attendance, Moifaa still holding a good 

 place and clearing the fences in unimpeachable style. 



Before reaching Becher's Brook, Miss Clifden II. and 

 Dearslayer had fallen. The Actuary and Matthew had 

 been pulled up, and here Moifaa overjumped himself — 

 so far as could be made out — and came down. Before 

 Valentine's Brook was reached, Timothy Titus, 

 Boucheron, who had been sent over from France to run, 

 and Aunt May, ridden by Mr. "Atty" Persse, had all 

 toppled over, and Ranunculus was still in front till at 

 the Anchor Bridge Kirkland deprived him of the lead. 

 Here Mason's skilful jockeyship asserted itself. 

 Ascetic's Silver, galloping along riderless, crossed Kirk- 

 land and was apparently in imminent danger of knock- 

 ing him over ; but Mason avoided the catastrophe. 



Meanwhile Napper Tandy, ridden by Percy Wood- 

 land, had come upon the scene, with so much go in him 

 that he distinctly threatened danger, but drawing away 

 after jumping the last fence, Kirkland won by three 

 lengths. Another unconsidered animal, Buckaway II., 

 following on at an interval of four lengths, only just beat- 

 ing Ranunculus for third place. The victory of Kirkland 

 was very cordially received, as indeed the victories of 

 favourites usually are in the great races, seeing it means 

 that a great many men have won their money, but it is 



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