GREEN; YELLOW SLEEVES, BELT, AND CAP 



scarcely perhaps be remarked being one of the only two 

 horses who ever beat Flying Fox. This would suggest 

 that his offspring would be gifted with speed, and if it 

 can hardly be said that this was Glenside's strong point, 

 seeing that he was such an extraordinary stayer, he had 

 done by no means badly in two-mile 'chases. He had 

 shown his mastery of the Liverpool fences on two occa- 

 sions. In 1909 he had finished second to Cackler for 

 the Grand Sefton, and in 19 10, missing the Sefton with a 

 view to participation in the Valentine 'Chase the next 

 day, he had finished second to Leinster. For the Liver- 

 pool of 191 1, however, the year we are now discussing, 

 the general opinion, shared I think by Captain Collis, 

 was that Caubeen was tolerably certain to give him the 

 1 6 lb. at which Mr. E. A. C. Topham had estimated 

 their prospects. 



There has never been such an unmitigated tale of 

 disaster as that of the Liverpool which Glenside won in 

 the hands of Mr. J. R. Anthony. His starting price 

 was 20 to I, as I have agreeable reason to recollect, for 

 though not neglecting Caubeen I had accepted Col. Lort- 

 Phillips's advice and backed the winner. One after 

 another the horses kept falling at fence after fence, and it 

 must be frankly admitted that backers of Caubeen, 

 ridden by A. Newey, had not a real run for their money. 

 In the official account of the race it is stated that 

 " Caubeen refused," but this gives an altogether 

 inaccurate idea of what happened. He and Rathnally 



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