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were first on the race-course, closely followed 

 by The Liberator, whilst at a clear interval came 

 Wild Monarch, Martha, Regal, Rossanmore, and 

 Turco, well ahead of Brigand. 



Once in the straight Lord Marcus was beaten, and 

 with Bob Ridley compounding at every stride 

 Mr. Moore sent The Liberator to the front, and 

 drawing away from the last fiight of hurdles went on 

 and won in the commonest of canters by ten lengths. 

 Jackal, two lengths away, was second, being a length 

 in front of Martha ; Wild Monarch was fourth. Bob 

 Ridley fifth, Regal sixth, Rossanmore seventh, and 

 Lord Marcus eighth. 



Time: lo minutes 12 seconds. 



Value of stakes, ^1,900. 



The Liberator, who was bred by Mr. Stokes of 

 Mount Hawke in Ireland, in 1869, ran for the first 

 time at Cork Park Races when a five-year-old, and 

 some months afterwards was sold for ^600 to 

 Mr. Enoch. 



In 1876 he ran for the first time in the Grand 

 National, when he was not mentioned in the betting 

 and fell in the actual race. 



Soon afterwards, not reaching the reserve of a 

 thousand set upon him, when put up to auction at 



