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ENGLISH FXA.T RACING AT HAND. Monday brings ahout the inauguration of the English flat racing season of 1914. The Lincoln meeting leads off and will use tne first three days of the week. The Liverpool spring meeting takes up the remaining three days. The Lincoln meeting is devoted whollv to Hat racing, with the Lincolnshire Handicap as its chief feature. The Liveriiool program Is mixed, the Grand National Steeplechase, Stanlev Steeplechase, Champion Steeplechase and Liverpool Hurdle Handicap being interspersed in its three days of otherwise flat racing. . t Lincoln, aside from the big race named, such other events of importance as the Batthyany Plate, Chaplin Stakes, Doddington Handicap. Hainton Plate. Brocklesbv Stakes and Welbeck Handicap will be decided, the Brocklesby being the first stake race of the year for two-year-olds. The Grand National Steeplechase is the outstanding event at Liverpool, but in the flat racing department the Liverpool Spring Cup. Hyltou Handicap. Molyneux Stakes, Union Jack Stakes, Sefton Park Plate. Bickestaffe Stakes, Earl of Sefton Plate and Stanley Stakes are all of considerable value and so vested with decided Interest to owners as well as the public. According to cable reports tip to last Wednesday Aghdoe had then become favorite for the Lincolnshire at 10 to 1 and others quoted were Tuxedo at 100 to 9: Oigar, Bonbon Rose and Srediator, 100 to S; Knuck-na-Corrlga and Cuthbert, 100 to 0: Out-ram, 20 to 1; Nassau, 100 to 3, and Ultinius, 40 to 1. Outram, a Keeue cast-off, is the only American-bred horse quoted. The Lincolnshire is a mile dash and not less than twenty starters are expected. On the same date Jacobus and Covertcoat were joint favorites for the Grand National at 10 to I each and others named as backed that day were Ballyhackle, 100 to 9; Trianon III.. 100 to S: Ilston, 100 to 0; Couvrefeu. Rory OMoore and Blowpipe, 20 to 1, and Suulock, 40 to 1. The Grand National is a hard race to win and its long and difficult course of four miles and S50 yards is extremely trying on the horses that essay its capture.
