At Liverpool, England, they bring in the spring with the Grand National Steeplechase. The course is 4½ mi. long; there are 30 jumps on it; the race is worth £5,000 and extras to the winner.
On a cold morning last week, people began to congregate around the track, in toppers, bowlers, soft felts. Those wearing caps wandered about outside the stands or perched like rooks in trees about the course. The Kang was not there nor was the Prince of Wales; but this unusual state of affairs was to some extent remedied by the...
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