The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-09 00:00:00

THE COURSE

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.

The Leamington Chronicle supplies the suhjoieted
account of tho course and fences :

The course was, with some few deviations, the same
as that of last year. Those who are acquainted with
the Aintree course are aware, that, looking from the
Grand Stand, it is n irrow in front, extending consider-
ably at each end, but more particularly to the left. In
iront the course is bounded in the whole length by a
road leading over the canal, which forms its boundary
at the left hand, or northern extremity. The ,•artieg-
point was in a ploughed field immediately beyond this road
to the right of the course. From this point four ploughed
fields, with pretty stiff fences, led in a line inclining
to the left, to a flight of posts and rails an
hedge, with a running brook beyond, with a wide cinch
and a considerable fall leading into a grass field. A:ter
this the line turned to the left, with a high bank
surmounted by a hedge presenting itself obliquely ;
this led into a ploughed field, the corner of which
was taken off, and a fine grass field was entered, the
line there turning considerably to the left, and running
nearly at a right angle from that of starting. At the
end of this field another sharp turn to the left brought
the line again over the same brook which had been
crossed a little way before, the canal being close on the
right hand, a flight of artificial rails had been placed
on the edge of the brook on the taking-off side at the
top of a slight bank, and the brook was dammed up to
the very top of the bank. This was the place which
Mr. Bechcr's horse pitched him into last year, and at
which Dictator fell just before he died, and the cele-
brity it then acquired had brought an immense num-
ber of persons round the spot. Still it could not be
said that it was very formidable, is it led into a
ploughed field, and the ground on the edge of the water
was soft, without being miry. Beyond this a ditch
with an artificial flight of rails led into another ploughed
field, at which place Sweetheart was killed last
year. The next field was grass, and beyond this was
the road bounding the race-course. This being
crossed, the fences into and out of it not being serious,
and the course entered, a line of flags led to the left
towards the Grand Stand, inside, and for a consider-
able part of it parallel with, the usual running course,
presenting nearly half a mile of fine racing ground. Im-
mediately opposite the Sand was erected an unce-
mented stone wall, 4 feet 8 inches high, very com-
pactly built, with turf placed along the top. Directly
after this, a short turn to the left was taken, and the
road bounding the course again crossed. The hedge
leading into the road was cut down, and on the other
side was a ditch, with a bank, of very abrupt ascent,
nearly seven feet high, and fringed by a low hedge.
This brought the line to the starting-point, and the
ground we have described was again traversed, except
that on entering the course a second time, instead of
taking the line of flags to the left, the usual racing line
was entered, which continued up to the front of the
Grand Stand, immediately beyond which, was the
winning-post. Abou. a hundred yards before reaching
the Grand Stand, was the last fence, consisting of a
row of hurdles, covered in vll parts with branches of
fir. The grass land in the whole of the line was sound
and in good order, and the ploughed part was very
light and dry.

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