THE GRAND SEFTON STEEPLECHASE 



and a half. There was the usual tale of disaster, and 

 this year Carsey, who had so often completed the course 

 both safely and prominently, was one of those who came 

 to grief. Thowl Pin at any rate completed the course, 

 finishing fifth, behind Sir George Bullough's Ilston and 

 in front of Regent. Rathnally was ninth. There is only 

 one more Sefton to recall, no Autumn Meeting having 

 been held at Liverpool since 19 14. Eleven started 

 in 1 913, Thowl Pin once more, and this time he fell. 

 The race was won by Distaff, the curious thing about it 

 being that within so short a period as eight years the 

 Sefton had fallen on no fewer than four occasions to the 

 offspring of Circe, for Distaff was an own sister to 

 Cackler and half-sister to Springbok. 



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