LIVERPOOL 179 



1886 



Mr. Douglas's "Old Joe," aged, 10 st. 



9 lb T. Skelton . . i 



Count Erdody's " Too Good," aged, 



1 1 St. 1 2 lb Mr. H. Beasley 2 



Mr. E. Jay's "Gamecock," aged, 10 st. 



12 lb „ E. Stephens 3 



Twenty-three started. Betting: — 25 to i Old Joe; 7 to i Too 



Good; 50 to I Gamecock. 



Such old friends as Frigate, Redpath, Cortolvin, 

 Jolly Sir John, Black Prince, and The Liberator were 

 again started ; while the other runners were Roquefort, 

 Billet-doux, Belmont, Fontenoy, Coronet, Harristown, 

 Lady Tempest, Savoyard, Sindbad, Badger, Limekiln, 

 Conscript, Magpie, and Amicia. 



Roquefort on the inside was the first to show in 

 front, while Old Joe on the right immediately headed 

 the middle division. Frigate and Conscript fell at the 

 first fence, the third obstacle proving fatal to Sindbad^ 

 and as the horses made for Becher's Brook Old Joe 

 took a slight lead of Roquefort and Gamecock. At the 

 first fence beyond Becher's Brook Fontenoy refused, 

 and Gamecock took up the running, while before reach- 

 ing the stand Coronet rushed to the front, and jumped 

 the water in front of the stand well in advance. At the 

 second fence afterwards Belmont fell, and at the next 

 obstacle Roquefort overjumped himself and came to 

 the ground. Limekiln coming to grief at Becher's Brook, 

 where Billet-doux was pulled up. Coronet continued 

 to make the running, and before reaching the race-course 

 the second time The Liberator was cannoned against 

 and fell. Three fences from home Coronet showed the 

 way on to the course, closely followed by Savoyard, 

 Lady Tempest, and Old Joe, the latter of whom joined 

 the leading pair five furlongs from home, and they came 

 on in close company into the straight, where Coronet 



