SOME MORE NATIONALS, INCLUDING GLENSIDE'S 



appointed his friends, at 1 1 to 2, Thowl Pin, who 

 was Mr. Bibby's sole representative, sharing third 

 favouritism with Denis Auburn at 8 to i. This it will 

 be seen implies that great hopes were entertained of 

 Thowl Pin, who seemed to be by no means harshly 

 treated with lo st. i2 lb., 41b. more than he had carried 

 twelve months previously. The victor was found, 

 however, in Vermouth, a six-year-old who had started 

 his jumping career in particularly promising fashion, but 

 had hardly sustained his reputation. He had won two 

 of his three races as a four-year-old over hurdles, but as 

 a five-year-old, though he usually showed up, had only 

 been twice successful, one of his wins however having 

 been in the valuable Lancashire Steeplechase, which he 

 secured by eight lengths from the favourite Temple- 

 do wney. 



Vermouth looked rather a small horse to jump the 

 big fences, but in this respect size is often deceptive. 

 For instance The Lamb, who carried off two Nationals, 

 is said to have been unusually small. Globule and 

 other good little ones could be mentioned. Vermouth 

 won by two lengths from Irish Mail, a horse whom 

 it was always difficult to make out after his second 

 to Covertcoat. I have spoken of him as favourite in 

 1915, it having been found that it was impossible to 

 get him to the post the previous year. What happened 

 to him in his last attempt at Aintree I have never been 

 able to make out. One moment he was moving freely, 

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