•je HEROES AND HEROINES OF 



Nothino- could have been better than the "going-" 

 this year, and, as a consequence, not only was the 

 pace, to quote a favourite expression of Jim Mason's, 

 something "alarming," but the casualties far more 

 numerous than usual. Miss Mowbray, trained to 

 perfection by George Doccheray. and ridden with 

 admirable patience and tact by Mr. Alec Goodman, 

 won at last without an effort, but the consensus of 

 opinion was that had The Chieftain been piloted 

 more judiciously he could not possibly have lost. 

 La Gazza Ladra, who started favourite, ran very fast 

 all the way. but tired in the last half mile. 



The distressful country may be said to hax'e been 

 well represented in the race, eight out of the twenty- 

 four runners being Irish. 



A report that the artificial brook in front of the 

 stand had been widened to the extent of 3 feet by 

 order of Lord Sefton led to the following letter from 

 his lordship to the Editor oiBelfs Life : — 



"Sir, 



"In the account of the Liverpool Steeple- 

 chase given in your paper of last Monday, it is stated 

 that the water jump opposite the grand stand had 

 been altered by my instructions, and that it was thus 

 made a large and dangerous leap. This is not at all 



