SOME MORE NATIONALS, INCLUDING GLENSIDE'S 



founded on the fact that his own brother Covert Hack 

 was never able to do so, though up to the limit of his 

 compass he was an animal of special merit, as he showed 

 in England and Ireland. Speaking from memory 

 Covert Hack won the Conyngham Cup, one of the most 

 coveted of Irish 'cross country events, no fewer than 

 four times. 



To oppose the pick of the entry in 1913 Mr. Bibby 

 had a bay eight-year-old gelding named Thowl Pin, 

 bought after a creditable career in Ireland. He was the 

 son of Pilot and Hairpin, and half brother to a horse 

 belonging to Lord Derby named Axle Pin. Prior to 

 the purchase of Thowl Pin by Mr. Bibby in 1912 his 

 owner, Major C. Dalton, had won a military steeplechase 

 on him at the Ward Hunt Meeting, and also the Irish 

 Grand National at Punchestown, starting an even money 

 favourite on both occasions. These exploits were in the 

 Spring, and in the Autumn he first carried Mr. Bibby's 

 colours in the Becher Steeplechase at Liverpool, which 

 he won by half a dozen lengths, an excellent start, show- 

 ing as it did that he was capable of dealing with the 

 formidable fences. The good start was not continued, 

 and he has in fact turned out a grievous disappointment. 



In 1 9 13 he was unplaced to General Fox, Covertcoat 



and Irish Mail for the Liverpool Trial Steeplechase at 



Sandown in February, unplaced to Covertcoat at Hurst 



Park in March, and a week later behind Couvrefeu II. 



at Newbury. Liverpool followed. This year, it may 

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