The New York herald., 1878-03-30
RACING IN ENGLAND.

SECOND DAY OF THE LIVERPOOL SPRING
CHASE WON By sHIFNAL.
BY CABLE TO THE HERALD1
LONDON, March 20, 1873.
Tho Grand National Steeplcchase came oil to-day at
Aintree, II being tho second day Of tho Liverpool
Spring Meeting Tho won by Mr.. John
Nightnsalls brown horse shiinal by Saccharometer,
dam Countess Amy Martha was second and Pride of
Kildare third Tho betting previous tho was
10 to against Shifnal. rs to against Martha
! against Prido OF Kildare There were twelve start
Mr. J. Jessop's bay gclding Boyne Water was tho
favorite but did not get place. The betting against
Boyne Water was 4to1.
The Grand National Course. speaking in q general
way, Is sort OF irregular triangle over which the
horses run twice to complete the Journey which Is
alsosether about TOUR and half miles length The
first and the last portions consist Of tho Ordinary
course and the intermediate portion which OF
such largo extent that the horses hardly DC seen
from the grand stand, Is made up Of what s called
"the country'-a number OF fields, partly in grnss.
partly In seeds and partly IN tallow, sep
aratod from each other by stout and high
hedges and presenting at intervals somewhat
obstacles, such Valentines ana Bcechers
brooks-dry water courses of considerable breadth.
which have, ought, to leap their difficult
and dangerous flight On approaching the grand
stand the first time round they 60 outside the race
and have shcn to leap over high artificial
hedge with pretty broad artificial shce, OF watcr ut
the back OF ~; but coming near to tho stand tho
second time, for tho finish, they upon tho raco
course which intersectcd by two flights Of hurdles
the from the winning post TO give horses
whose speed is greater than thor jumping powsrs
chance OF winning. Generally, II may DO stated,
the horses run twice round the irregular triangle
referred to. but getting near the stand on the
nrst they traverse track parallel 10 and ad.
joining that which they finish tho next time. The
difficulties are SO numerous and many OF thom arc
formidabe, that many OF the horses are unable TO
surmount them all. They may keep very well
together they did OCCASION during the first
time round but going into the tho second
time many oi them tiro so much that they cannot
rise we'll ut their fences and fall The chapter OF ac.
u horse comes down there Is pretty strong proba-
biy OF his tripping up somo others that are following
in his wake
Tho following is
SUMMARY
Tho Grand National Steepiechase OF GOO sova
added to handicap sweepstakes OF % sovs each Is
forfeit und II declared by Que +. M. on Tuesday
January 29 the second to receive 100 from tho
stakes third 10 save stake, aud winner 10 pay 100
toward expenses oil police; winners OF any
stcc piochase aior the weights declared tJanuary
lbs. 500 sovs., 10 lpa 700 sovs., Il lbs extra
Grand National course, nearly four miles and half
Sixty-threo subscribers, fifteen OF whom pay sovs
Mr.. John Nigntngalrs Or. b. shiinal, by Sac
charome,er. dam Countess Amy, aged, 162 Ibs.. l
Captain A. Croiton's b. m Martina, by Coroner
dam Martha, aged, 1a2 lbs. .................. 2
Captain Bates en-. m. Pride ol kildare, Dy Plum
Pudding, or Canary, dam Hibcrnia aged. lGl lbs.
Mr.. j. Jcssop's b. h. Bovne Wafer, by soIon, dam
Lyra, years old, l62 lbs. bs......................
WINNER
In 1875 Shiinal ran ut Croydon, March T. for the
United Kingdom Grand Handicap StcepIechase of
$685. ubout four miles, being then years old which
is Tho that he used, we believe, tor cross
country races, there being tour ahead Of him tho
same number behind h'm, at the hnsh His next ap.
to MaI.er Mowbray In the Ashton Court steepcchasc
three miies Then al Croydon, April l. Tor tho
surrey Grand Open Handicap Steepiechase, three |
milcs malt, no ran seventh. he was then |
luid asidc until the WINTER wncn no appeared at
Sundown Park. December !, in the Great Sandown |
steeplechase OF E780. about lour miles. Tncre were
eight ahead OF him ut the Dnsh comprising good
Coureuse DO Nut, vIcioire, Little Tom aud spectre
Shiinal closed the year at Croydcn December TO- In
tho Great metropolitan stecplechase (bandicup) OF
f765, about four ines. Furley won tue race, Cou-
reuse dc Nuit second Shiina third Iu 1877, Shiinal
ran times and scored three victories He began
Handicap Steepechase vi f725 about Ivur miles,
which he won cIcverIy, he having much the best vi
the weign,s Furcy aud Judge giving hin IA lbs cacn
His next appearance over the ground nc ran
tu.uay-the Grand National steeDle chasc--and was
third Regal aud Congress showing him tho way home.
At Warwick, April l, shiinal next appeared tho |
Grand Annual Stccpechase (handcap) OF EiS0, about
miles, and at the fpish had Congress and Regal
In front OF him. But three days atcrwsrd, at Croy-
den Tor tho surrey Grand Open Handicap Stecpe-
chase about threo miles anu hail. he landcd ior hts
owuer f365 and the 18th OF the same month. at
Manchester lor tho Manchester Handicap Steepc- I
cnase oi E4l0, about three and quarter, he
won by two lengths three oil the Other six IN the |
race having fallen during the struggle. shnal closed
his racing ior tho year at sandown Park April 80 IN
the Grand International steeplcchase Wy running |
third 10 Chimney Sweep and Palm shiinal began his
running the present year ut Liverpool March 23 TAX
ing part the Grand National Steoplcchase (handi-
capl OF 81, ,290 four miles and half and landed
entn at finish hence the ~ " against him at
tie atari to-day, with l52 lbs. up.