Homecroft held a 71/2 mile handicap on Saturday last from Headquarters, Manor-road, Liscard. T. J. Brookes figured on scratch and the starts ran out to 6 minutes.
Upon entering the country at the Wallasey Marshes the troubles began; more than one runner getting up to the neck in water. At the half distance the scratch man headed the field; nothing seemed to trouble him, mud, water and plough were all alike to him and he, closely followed by Thomas (2 minutes start) got a lead of a quarter of a mile from the rest of the field but at the Leasowe Golf Links, Brookes troubles began for a sprain contracted when running a week before again came on with the result that one leg became practically a passenger for the rest of the journey. The running was now taken up by E. Jones ( Richmond Harriers) Barley, and Thomas with Brookes in attendance and thin was the order until the last half mile when Barley forged to the front and won a good race by 60 yards. The placings were as follows:-
Start h'cap time actual
min sec time
J. B. Barley - 15 56 35 50 50
E. E. Jones - 30 56 43 51 13
W. G. Thomas 2 - 57 31 53 31
T. J. Brookes scratch 57 31 53 32
H. Rothery 2 - 57 31 54 30
C. Hudson 4 15 60 23 55 43
P. Monks 1 15 61 15 56 15
S. L. Brookes 3 - 61 15 58 15
T. Lyall 4 - 61 40 59 40
Ends
Source - Wallasey News - Saturday, 09/12/1905
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