The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-27
MANIFESTO HAS TT
WINS The GRAND NATIONAL
STEEPLEOHASE AT AINTREE.
Event OF the Year in Steeplechasing-
The Soarer, Last Years Winner, Ridden
by Gentleman who Comes all the Way
From India for This Purpose - Wild
Maa OF Borneo Adds Interest to the
Event and Very Little Else = General



sPortinSkews.
Liverpool, March 26.-The grand ma
tiocal steepiechase the great steeplechase
Of the year was run a. A,ntree. near
here today ana was won by H. NJ Dias'
Manifesto after an exciting race. Filbert
f! was second and Ford Of Fyna third
The conditions were as follows: The
grand national steeplechase of 1000 SOW
ereigns, inclusive Of trophy Of the value
| Of 10J sovere;gns, the second horse TO re-
| ceive 800 sovereigns. and the third 200
sovareigns from the stakes; a handicap
| for four year-olds and upwards; Grand
National course. distance about four
mics. CSC yards.
There were Twenty-Five starters.
The result in detail was as follows: Mr..
II. NJ. Dias Manifesto, aged, by Man-of-
War. out OF Vac Victis, 153 pounds Gap
tain Kavanaugh) won.
Mr.. c. r. Powelies Filbert, aged, by
Regen, dam by Double X, 1873 pounds
(AIr. c. Beatty second.
Major Ore Ewing's Ford OF Fyne,
years old, by Studdly. out of Hard Times
147 pounds (Mr. Wilmington third.
The betting at thektart was s to
against Manifesto, 100to 1 against Fill
berr ard % % l against Ford of Fyne.
Timon made the running until two
fences from h'Trt, wher he collapsed and
Manifesto wen. TO the front, with Cathal,
but they fel, a: the last fence.
On reaching Valentines Cross, Barcal
Whey challenged Timon and the pace
became very hot. Manifesto IL the last
was running prudently and Wild Man
from Borneo was dropping away, with
Nellie Gray and Cathal second and third
Gold Fish fell at the next ferce, which
Timon cleared with a lead of ten lengths
from Wild Man from Borneo. who was
nearly last and went to his knees after
clearing the ditch and pulled up.
Manifesto, ridden by Captain Kavan-
agh. was then running capitally and took
third place. Ford of Fyne, who had been
lying off, began to draw up: At the Sec
ond fence in the second round Daimio
was in difficulty and stopped. Barcai
Whey fell at the next fence.
Timon, Catnal and Manifesto were then
enth. Manifesto overhauled Timon be-
fore jumping Valentines brook, but
Timon, Filbert and Prince Albert headed
Manifesto on reaching the race course,
where Cathal was beaten.
Two fences from the post Timon fell
ard Manifesto took the lead TO the finish,
with a commanding lead over Filbert,
who was gaining, winning in a canter by
thirty lengths.
The weather was good and large
crowds assembled at Aintree to see the
race.
The starters included Cathal ridden by
Man from Borneo. ridden by ]. Widgear;
The Soarer, last years winner, aged. rid
den by r. D. Campbell! of the Ninth Ian
GERS, who came especially from India for
this purpose, and Gauntlet, ridden by
Captain Hope Johnston. Most of the
other horses were ridden by profession
ais.
The Grand National has always been
the greatest Steeplechase of the year.
Speculation is always heavy, and this
was no exception to the rule. A lot Of
morey 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 TO win again. Norton and
Cathal were we'll liked by good judges.
The Soarer won last year and had a good
following up TO the Catwick races. wher.
he was soundly beaten. Bevit was well
backed and then broke down. Last year
Rory O'More was the favorite, with Ar
all finished in the ruck The Soarer won,
with Father Flynn second, both at 40 TO
/. The victory Of Wild Man from Borneo
in 1895 was great surprise. too.
Rumors were current yesterday re-
specting Borneo. causing decline in the
betting. On Wednesday the horse was
treated for kidney trouble. He appeared
cured ard was sent out for trial ga-lop
Wednesday morning, running we'll Since
then it was reported that he had received
strain which brought on a revival OF
the illness.
The result OF these rumors was 10 send
the betting up TO 10 to 1. This left Ca
thai favoriee at 10 l. with strong back
ers; Manifesto at 100 to s, and Norton at
100 to II. Soarer, Greenhill, Nellie Gray
and Timon were also strongly favored.
The doubts respecting Borneo's condi-
ton gave unusual interest to the coz
test.
WANT CITY ORDINANCE
Nothing Les. Will satisfy Chicago's W. c.