GRAND NATIONAL

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 76, 30 March 1935, Page 9

GRAND NATIONAL

FAVOURITE FAILS REFUSES TO JUMP. Victory to Irish Horse Reynoldstown. TWENTY-SEVEN STARTERS. (United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright) (Received 1.30 p.m.) , LONDON, March 29.

• Grand National Steeplechase, a sweepstake of o£loo each, with £4000 added, including a trophy value £200, second horse £.800, third £500, and fourth £200; about four miles and 856 yards, resulted: — REYNOLDSTOWN, br or blk c, aged, by My Prince —Fromage (Major Noel Furlong), 11.4—Mr. F. Furlong 1 BLUE PRINCE, eh g, aged, by Prince Galahad—Boync Blue (Lady Lindsay), 10.7 —W. J. Par via 2 THOMOND 11., eh g, aged, by Drinmore—St. Luke mare (Mr. J. H. Whitney), 11.13 —W. J. Speck .. 3 Also started: Golden Miller, 12.7 (G. Wilson); Royal Ransom, 11.8 (J. H. Hamey); Southern Hero, 11.0 (J. Faweus); Brienz, 11.0 (W. J. Kidney); Really True, 10.13 (Morgan); Bachelor Prince, 10.10 (O'Grady); Castle Irwell, 10.10 (Mr. G. Bostwick); Ballybrack, 10.8 (Mr. Twecdie); Alexena, 10.7 (Captain P. Gallway); Brave Cry, 10.7 (Mr. J. C. Lewis); Emancipator, 10.7 (Mr. P. Cazalet); Fouquet, 10.7 (Brown); Huic Holloa. 10.7 (Mr. Marsh); Jimmy James, 10.7 (11. Nicholson); Lady Boots, 10.7 (G. Owen); Master Orange, 10.7 (Mr. A. B. Mildmay); Princess Mir, 10:7 (Mr. •Jackson); Red Park, 10.7 (J. Fitzgerald) ; Slater, 10.7 (F. W. Maxwell); Southern Hue, 10.7 (Powell); Tapinois, 10.7 (F. T. Gurney); Trocadero, 10.7 (T. B. Cullman); Theras, 10.7 (Carey); Uncle Batt, 10.7 (T. E. G. Isaacs).

Won by three lengths, eight lengths between second and third. Rides Father's Horse. Frank Furlong, a subaltern in the Lancers, rode his father's horse. Major Furlong also started Really True. He said he gave his soi> the choice of mounts, and his son preferred Reynoldstown, who was an Irish horse and highly strung. "If you had put a stranger on" Reynoldstown," he said, "he would never have won. ' Groans were heard throughout the course when the favourite, Golden Millei. refused to jump the first time round. Reynoldstown had not previously jumped the Aintree course. There were 250,000 present, and SO aeroplanes brought spectators.

PRINCE SEES RACE. Record Crowd Assembles at Aintree. ONLY SIX HORSES FINISH. (British Ofiicinl Wireless.) (Received 2 p.m.) RUGBY, March 20. The Prince of Wales travelled by train to Liverpool to witness the Grand National Steeplechase, which was run in the presence of the largest crowd ever, seen at Aintree racecourse. A field of 27 horses started, but only six finished the course. Those falling out included the famous steeplechaser Golden Miller, which was the shortestpriced favourite in the history of the race.