ENGLISH RACING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11545, 30 March 1903, Page 6

ENGLISH RACING.

LIVERPOOL C-RA.SD XATIOXaL STKHPLiIC-UASE. United Preis Association—By Electric Telegreph—Copyright. ißscoived Jlirch 25th, S 53 *m> LOXDOX, March 27. At the Liverpool Springy Meeting the principal eveat leaaltail *s fo'Vjws — GKA>"D XATIOXAL STEEPLECHASE, a handicap ol 2dis si's: «occr.J too fCTS, »nd third 200 »ova froa stake. Four miles and 656 yards. Mr J. S. Morrison's b g Druaicrec by Asce —Witching c ti Hour, a?ed, Hat 31b ... 1 Mr White Heather's br g_ Detail, by Curiy —Rosary, aged, 3at ... ... 2 Mr J. G. Bulteel's b g Manifesto, by Man-o'-War—Vae Victis. agod, 12st 31b ... 3 (Received Mirch c STa. 4.53 p.m.) LOXDOX, March 25. The, King's horse Ambi:sh 11.. who won the race threo years f.go. fell at the '.aai fer»-:e ■when leading, and was badly winded. The Kins? was present to see his horso run. Tee Liverpool Grand Xational Steeplechase. fcucd»d so fax back 33 1930, is locked on a? tho most imnortant cross-country event of the English Turf. Two seasons ii?o Drumcree. the iote3t winner, ran second to GrudoTi, teing piloted in that race by the weil-knowa emsieur horseman, Mr H. Xugent. Previcusly Drumcree had won the Southern Hardicap Steeplechase and Liverpool Trial Steeplechase, while subsequent]? in the same seison ho f.ni?h*d second tJ Shannon La« 3 in the Shropshire Steeplechase. Mr Morrison's geldinz wu amongst tho large field tb»t opposed Shannon Lass in last year's Xational, but fell when going well. Detail, tho second place getter, won two minor steeplechase? the season before last, showing consistei*. form in all his races, for out of eight starts he was only once unplaced. The third place filler, Manifesto, holds a wonderful record in this race. He won tha contest in 1897 tr.d 1599, while in 1900 he finished third, ft position occupied by him aJso in the last two races.