SOME UVERPOOLS, INCLUDING KIRKLAND'S 



whom needless to say he did every justice. Rubio beat 

 the mare by ten lengths, and almost as far behind her 

 came Mr. Percy Whitaker on his own horse The 

 Lawyer, the Royal colours being carried into fourth 

 place by Flaxman, one of a family to whom I have 

 already made reference in this book; and it may be added 

 that another son of Circe's, Springbok, finished fifth. 

 Prior to the race I had remarked to Mr. Tommy 

 Lushington, who trained the King's jumpers in Ireland, 

 that I was afraid Flaxman was not likely to do much, 

 for odds of loo to 3 were on offer against him, and 

 when His Majesty's horses did not seem to have 

 altogether forlorn prospects they were generally in more 

 or less request. Tommy Lushington replied that he 

 quite expected Flaxman to run well and thought it highly 

 probable that he would at any rate make his way into a 

 place, reminding me that he had won a three mile 

 steeplechase at Baldoyle just before he was sent to 

 England. The place he just missed. I may perhaps 

 add that another son of Circe, the then five-year-old 

 Cackler, won the Champion Steeplechase the following 

 day. 



1908. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE (Handicap) 

 of £2400 ; about 4 miles 856 yds. 



Major F. D. Pennant's Rubio, by Star 



Ruby, 10 y. 10 st. 5 lbs. - - - H. Bletsoe i 



Mr. W. Cooper's Mattie Macgregor, 6 y. 



10 St. 6 lbs. W. Bissell 2 



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