THE GRAND NATIONAL. 69 



The Race. 



A few minutes after four, Lord Sefton started the 

 horses, and Sir John, Hope, Half-and-Half, The 

 Greysteel mare, Peter Simple, Tipperary Boy, 

 Maurice Daley, Maria Day and Reindeer were the 

 first to get off, running in a cluster over the first two 

 fences into the plough, where Sir fohn took up his 

 position in Iront at a strong pace, followed by Hope 

 and Peter. 



The post and rails inclining the wrong way at the 

 end of the ploughed piece was refused by Rat Trap. 



In the straight before the fences preceding 

 Becher's Brook, Sir John was still leading, followed 

 by Peter, Tipperary Boy, and Maria Day. 



Nearing the Brook, Hope joined issue with Sir 

 John, the two jumping together. Hope, however, 

 led over the bank fences beyond, where he broke his 

 stirrup leather and retreated. Round the extreme 

 turn Sir John led some two or three lengths, but 

 was passed at Valentine's by Peter Simple, the next 

 being Half-and-Half, Tipperary Boy, Mulligan. 

 The V^ictim, Sir Peter Laurie, The Fugiti\e and 

 Abd el Kader in the order named. 



To win a bet that he would be first over, Peter 

 Simple was raced at the water for all he was worth, 



