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3 unusual facts about Waterloo Cup


Hugh Molyneux, 7th Earl of Sefton

He was a descendant of William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, who founded the Waterloo Cup and the Grand National.

Roger Yates

He helped with the HSA's annual campaigns against the Waterloo Cup hare coursing event and the Northern grouse shoot sabotages, and joined the Merseyside Sea Shepherd's campaigns against seal killing in the Orkney Islands.

William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton

In 1836, he founded the Waterloo Cup for coursing at Altcar, an event which was very popular in its heyday and attracted large crowds.



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