LIVERPOOL 185 



1891 



Mr. W. G. Jameson's "Come Away," 



aged, II St. 12 lb Mr. H. Beasley i 



Lord Dudley's "Cloister," aged, 11 st. 



7 lb Capt. Owen . 2 



Mr. G. Masterman's "Ilex," aged, 12 st. 



3 lb A. Nightingall . 3 



Twenty-one started. Betting: — 4 to i Come Away; 20 to i 

 Cloister; 5 to i Ilex. 



The other starters were Gamecock, Why Not, Roman 

 Oak, Roquefort, Voluptuary, Choufleur, Emperor, 

 Dominion, Veil, Cruiser, Grape Vine, Brunswick, Flower 

 of the Forest, Jeanie, Young Glasgow, Nasr-ed-Din, 

 Adelaide, and Fireball. 



Grape Vine led into the country, and at the second 

 fence Nasr-ed-Din, Flower of the Forest, and Brunswick 

 fell, while at the next obstacle ChouHeur came down. 

 At the water, after completing the first circuit. Game- 

 cock, Cloister, and Roquefort were in a line. Gamecock 

 showed the way into the country the second time and 

 held the lead over Becher's Brook, but after jumping 

 Valentine's Brook Come Away took up the running. 

 On the race-course Cloister headed Come Away, Ilex 

 and Why Not being third and fourth, and to this quar- 

 tette the race was now confined. Two fences from 

 home Why Not fell. Come Away and Cloister drawing 

 away from Ilex. After jumping the last obstacle Come 

 Away forged ahead, but he was stopping at the finish, 

 and Cloister making up some ground, was beaten by half 

 a length only ; a bad third. Time, 9 minutes 58 seconds. 



The winner was objected to on the ground of a 

 cross, but the protest was subsequently overruled and 

 another Irish victory was scored, the winner being 

 trained there. Mr. Cunningham, the rider of Why Not, 



