GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLES

Evening Star, Issue 21992, 30 March 1935, Page 15

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLES

WOK BY REYNOLDBTOWN TWENTY-SEVEN STARTERS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 29. (Received March 90, at 9.30 a.m.) The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, 8,16050v5., about 4ra. Ssoyds (run at Aiutree) resulted : Major N. Furlong’s b! g REYNOLDSTOWN (by My Prince—bromage) Syrs, 11.4 (Mr F. Furlong) • 1 Blue Prince, 7yrs, .10.7 (Parvin) ... 2 Thomond 11., Pyrs, 11.13 (Speck) ... 3 Also started: Golden Miller 12.7, Royal Ransom 11.8, Southern Hero 11.0, Brienz 11.0, Really True 10.13. Bachelor Prince 10.10, Castle Invell 10.10, Ballybrack 10.8, Alexcna, Brave Cry, Emancipator, Fouquet, Huic Holoa, Jimmy James, -Lazy Boots, Master Orange, Princess Mir, Red Spark, Slater, Southern Hue, Tapiuois, Trocadero, Therasi, Unde Ebatt 10.7. Won by three lengths; eight lengths between second and third.

RECORD CROWD PRINCE OF WALES PRESENT (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 29. ■ (Received March 30, at 1 p.m.) 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. Twentyseven horses started, but only six finished the course, those falling out including the famous steeplechaser Golden Miller, which was the shortest priced favourite in the history the race. WINNER A STRANGER TD COURSE RIDDEN BY OWNER'S SON (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 29. (Received March 30, at 2 p.m.) Mr Frank Furlong, a subaltern in the Lancers, rode his father’s horse. Major Furlong also started Really True, and' said that lie gave his son the choice of mounts. The latter preferred Reynoldstown, which is an Irish horse, and highly strung. “If yon put a stranger on Reynoldstown he will never win,” he declared. Groans Were heard ’throughout the course when the favourite, Golden Miller, refused the jump the first time round. Reynoldstown had not previously jumped the Aintree course. Two hundred thousand people were present. Fifty aeroplanes brought spectators.