LIVERPOOL 175 



1884 



Mr. H. F. Boyd's "Voluptuary," 6 yrs., 



10 St. 5 lb Mr. E. P. Wilson i 



„ M. A. Maher's "Frigate," 6 yrs., 



1 1 St. 3 lb ,, H. Beasley . 2 



Capt. Fisher's " Roquefort," 5 yrs., 



10 St. 5 lb Childs .... 3 



Fifteen started. Betting: — 10 to i each Voluptuary and Frigate; 

 9 to I Roquefort. 



The dozen other starters were Zoedone, Zitella, 

 Cyrus, Regal, The Scot, Albert Cecil, Idea, Black 

 Prince, Satelite, Tom Jones, Cortolvin, and Terrier. 



During nearly the whole of the day the weather was 

 dull and cloudy, and the Aintree course was enveloped 

 in such a thick mist that little of what the horses were 

 doing could be seen from the stand. That, however, 

 was by no means the worst that happened during the 

 day. The Prince of Wales' horse. The Scot, trained 

 and ridden by the late John Jones, had on the Thursday 

 before the day of the race galloped so well and freely as 

 to cause his supporters to expect that he would very 

 nearly win if he was not actually first past the post. 

 For some distance he gave every promise of holding his 

 own, and while the race was being run a telegram arrived 

 announcing the sad intelligence of the Duke of Albany's 

 sudden death. The message was handed to Col. Ellis, 

 who after the race handed it to the Prince, who at once 

 left the course, the flag at the stand being lowered to 

 half-mast high. The executive of the meeting suggested 

 how far it would be expedient to postpone further racing, 

 but ultimately it was resolved that racing should be pro- 

 ceeded with, though the Duke of Montrose and Sir 

 George Chetwynd declined to start their horses. 



The race was run at a good pace, and one circuit of 



