i88 STEEPLECHASING 



Brook somethino^ like six lenoths in front of The Mid- 

 shipmite and Roman Oak, Why Not taking second 

 place at the canal side, with Roman Oak and ^Esop next. 

 Cloister, still easily holding his advantage, cantered past 

 the post the winner by forty lengths ; a bad third. The 

 time was given as 9 minutes 42! seconds. Cloister 

 carried 12 st. 7 lb. and won amidst a scene of excitement 

 seldom witnessed on a steeplechase course, the time 

 being, it was stated, the best since the race became a 

 handicap. The field was the smallest since Voluptuary 

 (who afterwards appeared on the stage) carried off the 

 race from fourteen opponents nine years before. 



1894 



Capt. C. H. Fenwick's "Why Not," aged, 



II St. 13 lb A. Nightingall . i 



Mr. J. McKinlay's "Lady Ellen II.," 



6 yrs., 9 St. 10 lb T. Kavanagh . 2 



„ Jno. Widger's "Wild Man from 



Borneo," 6 yrs., 10 st. 9 lb. . . Mr. Jos. Widger 3 

 Fourteen started. Betting: — 5 to i Why Not; 25 to i Lady Ellen 

 II. ; 40 to I Wild Man from Borneo. 



The field included Trouville, Father O'Flynn, Car- 

 rollstown, Ardcarn, ^sop, Nelly Gray, Schooner, Musi- 

 cian, Varteg Hill, Calcraft, and Dawn. 



After Schooner had made play Nelly Gray took up 

 the running at Becher's Brook, but fell at the next fence, 

 leaving /Esop in front, and so they ran with no material 

 change on to the race-course, where Lady Ellen II. 

 drew to the front but was headed at the water 

 jump by .^sop, who led into the country the second 

 time, and soon afterwards Wild Man from Borneo drew 

 into third place. Lady Ellen II. next headed yElsop, 

 and by the time the race-course was reached the second 

 time Why Not was next in attendance on the leader. 



