GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASEA record crowd of more than 25,000 watched the Grand National Steeplechase at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon. The winner was the Auckland horse, Surpeen. Top left: Surpeen finishing well clear of Spanish Main, before the crowded stands. Top right: The winning rider, M. Ritchie, the owner, Mr G. Campbell, and Surpeen. Bottom left: Surpeen jumps Cutts’s safely, followed by Red Glare, in the second round. Bottom right: At the stands double, the second time round, Surpeen was gaining on the field.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25253, 4 August 1947, Page 3
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83GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASEA record crowd of more than 25,000 watched the Grand National Steeplechase at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon. The winner was the Auckland horse, Surpeen. Top left: Surpeen finishing well clear of Spanish Main, before the crowded stands. Top right: The winning rider, M. Ritchie, the owner, Mr G. Campbell, and Surpeen. Bottom left: Surpeen jumps Cutts’s safely, followed by Red Glare, in the second round. Bottom right: At the stands double, the second time round, Surpeen was gaining on the field. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25253, 4 August 1947, Page 3
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