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and going to the front directly afterwards was 

 followed by Ford of Fyne, xAnibush II., Dead 

 Level and K Hi man. 



From this point loud shouts proclaimed the victory 

 of the top- weight, and with Ambush II. the first to 

 give way, Manifesto sailed home an easy winner by 

 a length from Ford of Fyne, who had two lengths' 

 advantage in front of F^lliman. Dead Level was 

 fourth, Barsac fifth, Whiteboy II. sixth, Ambush II. 

 seventh. Electric Spark eighth. Mum ninth. Fairy 

 Queen tenth, and Corner last. 



Time : 9 minutes 49 4/5 seconds. 



Stakes, i^i.975. 



Since Cloister's memorable victory in 1893, '"^*^ 

 such cheering had been heard on the historic plains 

 of Aintree as that w^hich greeted Manifesto on the 

 present occasion, when, carrying precisely the same 

 weio'ht, he cantered home in similarlv easv fashion. 



Mr. Dyas, the former owner of both Manifesto 

 and Gentle Ida, was said to have declared that the 

 race was little short oi a certainty for the mare, and 

 Mr. Horatio Bottomley being evidently of the same 

 opinion, her failing would naturally have caused great 

 disappointnient to the stable generally. 



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