The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-27

LIVERPOOL. March S-The Grand Ma
ssonal sfsepsechsss. tne great sfes2lechase
O. IRE year was run a. Ain+-ee, near here.
today and vas w0l by II. NJ Dsas' ,. Z.
Manifesto. after an exciting race FIIoert
was second and Ford % Fyae xras third.
TIE conditions were as follows: Grand
sseepkschzse Of e. soe Inclusive OF trophy
OF the value OF 600, the second horse 70
receive Eea and the third ere frorn the
stakes. q handicap for 4-year-oids aud up
wards. Grand National course. distance
about miles and So yards.
There we're twenty-nins starters. The
result In detail was as follows: II VI.
Dias' b. e. Manifesto. aged. by Man-of-
War. out OF Vac victis, l55 pounds capt.
Kavanaughl. won: c. W. Powel's ,. m
FiIosrt. aged By Regent. dam by Doub.s.
IL pounds &C. Beatty. second; MAJ. orr
Ewings' b. x Ford OF Fyne. years old.
BY Stadsly. our OF Hard Times. III pounds
fAr. Wilmington. third
The betting a. the start was 10 I
against Manifesto. 10 20 against Ftlbert
and g 70 ! against Ford OF Tyne
Tirson made the running until two
fences from home. VIXEN he collapsed. and
Manifesto went 20 the front with Cathal.
but the latter fell az the last fence
On reaching Valentines cross Barcal
Whey challenged Timon. and the pace be-
came very hot. Manifesto In the last Was
Borneo was dropping away. with Nellie
Gray and Cathsl second and third. God
Fish fell az the next fence. whica Timon
cleared with a lead OF ten lengths from
Wild Man From Borneo. who was nearly
last. and went 70 his knees after clearing
the ditch. and pulled up.
Manifesto. ridden by Capt Kavanaugh.
was then running cspltslly and took the
third place Ford OF Fyne. who had been
lying OF began drawing up. Al the sec
ond fence IN the second round Daimio was
in difficulty and stopped. Bareal Whey
fell al the next fence.
Timon. cathal and Manifesto were then
making a close race. with Filbert sew
enfh. Manifesto overhauled Tfmon before
jumping Valentines Brook but T1non.
Filoert and Prince Albert headed Mani
festo on reaching the race course. where
Cathal was beaten. Two fences from the
post Timon fell and Manifesto took the
lead TO the finish with a commanding lead
over Fiibert. who was gaining. winning
In a canter by thirty lengths.
In the last haif-mile Ford OF Fyne came
along with a rattle. but failed TO reach
Fflbert- There was a head between the
second and third horses. FiIbert and Ford
OF Fyne. Prince Albert was fourth.
The weather was good and large crowds
assembled at Aintree 10 see tho race.
The starters included Cathal. ridden by
his owner the non MT. w ara W ttl MAN
From Borneo. ridden by J. widger: The
Soarer. last years winner. again ridden
BY ID. G. Campbell. OF the Ninth Lancers.
who came especially from india for this
purpose. and Gauntlet. ridden by Capt.
Hope Johnson. Most OF the other horses
were ridden by professionals.
The Grand National has always been
tho great steeplechase OF the year. Specu-
letion is always hot. and this was no ex-
cepiion 70 the rule. A lot OF money was
lost this year. because several animals that
were heavily backed broke down or were
scratched. Wild Man From Borneo won
two years ago. and was thought likely 10
win again. Norton and Cathai were well
liked by good judges. The Soarer won
last year and had a good following up 10
tha Catwick races. when he was soundly
beaten. Beavit was well backed. but
broke down. Last year Rory Moore was
favorite. with Waterford second choice.
and all finished In the ruck. The Soarer
won with Father Flynn second. both at
- TO ]. The victory OF Wild Man from
Borneo in 1875 was a great surprise.