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FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933.
BLUE RIBAND OF THRILL FOR FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE
'CHASE
NEW CONDITIONS THIS YEAR
Effects Of Mammoth Sweepstakes.
GRAND NATIONAL MEMORIES
10 MINUTES
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE SHOWING FORM
A
Sixteen Jumps In
OF CLUBS AT A GLANCE. 42 Mile Course.
COMPREHENSIVE guide to the form of all the Football League and Scottish League clubs will be found in the tables TODAY'S GRAND NATIONAL given below. To assist in comparing the teams, details of how they have fared in the last five League matches are given. The letters CROWD of approximately A
W. L and D indicate matches won, lost or drawn respectively. 300,000 will witness ten Pennant's nephew. Mr. W. Cooper, minutes of thrilling steeplechasing Games played at home are shown in capital letters and away games
That was a truly Northampton- shire National, for Rubio was ridden when 35 horses start in the Grand in smaller type. The figures in brackets denote the position held by H. B. Bletsoe, second son of the National to-day.
by that team at the conclusion of last season. The asterisk denotes veteran Denton trainer.
There are 16 jumps, two of which a promoted team and the sword signifies a relegated team: Of the rejoicings in Towcester, are taken but once. The course is: Is to be regretted that the Blue and at the Pomfret in particular, we four miles 856 yards, laid out in n Riband of the Chase, to be run and not dire
The League positional tables give home and away details and Only those anim-triangular strip which the riders include all matches played to date. over Aintree's famous country to-aginative local bookmakers, who negotiate twice. Ten are hedge. day. has shed a little of the magic could not contemplate the success of jumps, the others a combination of which made the event unique in the cab-horse, did not join in the hedge, ditch and water. The long- former years.
festivities on the memorable March est is the water jump, one of ap- Arsenal (2) WLDL It is no longer an easy matter for night.
proximately 15 feet. the ploughman, the butchers's boy,
Truth is stranger than fiction, soi Some of the hazards have names, and the cab-driver, versed in the lore far as the careers of a good 50 per such as Valentine's Brook, Becher's of the world's greatest steeplechase, cent. of Grand National winners are Brook and the Canal Turn. Becher's Brom. Albion (6) W&WTW 31 to delude himself with the belief concerned. that between the shafts he is driv-the successes of Glenside, Sunloch, Valentine's Brook ing was a potential National winner Poethlyn. Master Robert, Tipperary across
FIRST DIVISION.
HOME
P. W. D. L.
AWAY W. D. L.
34
2 4
12
32
13
9 5 3 6 3 7
GOALS
F. A. Pla 96 48 47
69 47 44
32 13 0
76 56
76 56 42
32
44 40
66
66
52 38
52 38
KO
อ 43 36
52 45 36
63 51 35
We can readily recallBrook really is a continuation of! Town (4) w}DLw 33
their early
the course.
which dows It consists of
- Rubin, a Sunloch, 2 Master Tim, and Sergeant Murphy, and the a thorn fence, four feet ten inches Rupert, or a Tipperary Tim. vicissitudes of
years wide by three feet three inches wide, The powers that be, fearing that would make as interesting reading and a natural brook on the far side, the effect of mammoth sweepstakes as Rubio's chequered life.
five feet six inches wide. would be to make the field of un- Then there is the classic case of American owners have sent many wieldy size, have thougt fit to stipu-Voluptuary in 1884, who won the horses to the post, but have won few lale for some degree of proven race the first time she had ever run Nationals. The most recent Ameri- ability before allowing a horse tolin public over feneca
cani auccess 100% in 1926, when compete.
Only in two particulars do all win-Charles Schwartz's Jack Horner, On the wisdom of the new con-ners of the great race tally-and all purchased in England shortly before
in Sporting who will be enrolled on the scroll of the event, won at odds of 25 to 1. ditions, say a writer Life, 1 shall not comment further]fame while the test is over four and Only one American bred horse,) than remarking that they do takeja half miles of Aintree's fences must Rubio, has ever won the classic- away a little of the glamour of the also possess these attributes-every-land Rubio, an offspring of a coach contest, but it is a thousand pities one was endowed with high couragejborse, was cold for $75 at Newmar- that the reform should be made be- and natural fencing ability.
ket and paid G6 to 1. cause of the threat of sweepstake en
promotions.
For reason that none overi
the three GRAND NATIONAL
four years old was barred, the Na- tional held a fascination for every horse lover greater than any other
raze.
The Derby and other "classics" on the flat stipulate for three-year-olds which must necessarily be born ini the purple, and rarely do the great] prizes under Jockey Clab rules go to men of modest means.
„How different_la_the_record for: the Grand National! Horses of doubtful untecedents weed-outs from fashionable stables, hunters that have carried their owners with dis
STARTERS
Owners, Weights, Jockeys And Betting Figures
The following are the starters, jockeys, weights and the betting figures for to-day's Grand National at Aintree. GREGALACH (Mrs. M. A. Gemmell)
Woodland (i) COUP DE CHAPEAU
Drake) Stedale (9)
tinction in the chase, animals that would not have made 100gs. had they been submitted to the auction, an hour before the race-İ the triumphs of such do the records of GOLDEN MILLER (Miss Dorothy
| Liverpool's great race tell.
Since 1879, when the first Grand National proper was substituted for
tun)
the original selling steeplechase, HUICH HOLLOA (Mr. W. Wa for the original seffing steeplechase.
KELLS (8) there have been winners of nearly all shapes, sizes, and ages, from the beautifully-proportioned Jerry M. and the slashing Troytown
(Mr. Cazalet).
(T. Morgan) 22-1 o, 25-3 t.
(Mr. (Ransom).
(Williams) 33-1 o. 46-1 L
Sheffield Wednesday (3) WI Aston Villa (5) wiIDI Newcastle Utd. (11) WidW
"Leeds Utd. (-) ILLAW
County (15) WIDld (13) LdLD Everton (6) WWd Portsmouth (8) W=D! Sheffield Utd. (7) DDW! Blackburn R. (16) WIWIW Birmingham (9) WWdo Liverpool (18) LIDI Blackpool (20) ¿WLIW Manchester City (14) WIWAW Bolton Wanderers (17) Wäint .
Middlesborough (18) IWDwd Chelsea (12) LD)Wa Leicester City (19) WWID *Wolverhampton W. (-) DIDD
31
31
770
58 66 34
70 62 32
AL CR
61 69 32
68
59 68 30
55 56 27
33
32
3%
33 11
3 10
R
the
21 30
46 15
15 29
23
ΤΟ
63 70 29
30
10
2 3 71
57 66 27
34 V
2 14
62 77 27
ON 10
13
34
2 9
47 61 21
32 7 3 fi
1 12
40 59 28
33
4
4 11
65 86 21
...
32
4
8 3
1 3 13
47 74 21
HOME
P.
W. D. L.
AWAY W. D. L..
F.
33
9 3 4
10 3 4
58
A. Pts. 28 44
32 12 4 0 33 6 6 4
83 42 43
8 6 3
49 40
2 9
69
49
37
36
46 35
SECOND DIVISION.
Stoke City (3) WIL Tottenham (8) wDdW Notts Forest (11) WWWLw Bury (5) DWWIL
Fulham (-) dDWwW Notts County (16) IWW] Plymouth Argyle (4) IWwW}
Millwall (9) #WWIL
Manchester United (12) WID) Bradford City (7) LILIW
Bradford
Swansea Town (15) WILIL Southampton (14) IWDdL Preston North End (13) dW@W« Port Vale (20) ILdDW Bradford
(6) WHILI Oldham Athletic (6) lwWWw
Ham United (-) WIDIW *Lincoln City (-) WILL Chesterfield (17) WIWIL +Grimsby Town (-) w!Dw Burnley (19)—LUW*w-
34 11 6 1
Charlton Athletic (16) WIWW 32 G 3 6
GOALS
50 31
U
3 10
GI 75 26
4 10
4G 67 26
1
4 11
47 70 26
33
4 9
4
1 12
G
76 26.
*55 ON 75
3 311
48 68 24
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
KOME
P. W. D. L.. 33 12 3 1 31 12 1 2 32 13 1 2 31 12 3 I
AWAY W. D. L.
Norwich City (10) WdwWw Brentford (5) W»WIL Exeter City (7) wawaw Reading (2) WieWa Coventry City (12) W]WwW Northampton (14) IWDWW
Pairce (4) WIwi
Crystal Pal
Brighton & Hove (8) WLIWa Bristol Rovers (18) wdWdd Watford (11) Wapi
Southend United (3) WdLl
Torquay United (19) Wawaw Gillingham (21) UDIDw Bournemouth (15) IDLID *Aldershot (-) DIDLW
1 Bristol City (-) awdw Queen's Pk, R. (19) IDIDI Luton Town (6) WIDD Clapton Orient (16) ILWIL Cardiff (9) WEWE
6 8 3 8 4 4
G G 4 $ 6
GOALS
F. A. Pta. 74 42 67 36 45
10
72 36 45-
A4 43
93 62 37
08 47 35
12.7
(Parvin) 9-1 1 and o
(Mr. J.
Paget) Briscoe (6) REF. Hurtigan (13)
12.2
12,2
(Wilson) 40-3 t and o
(Leader) 9-1 o, 10-14
(Mr. W. II. Mid-
12.1 1112
to the tubed, mean-looking Tipper FORBRA (Mr. W. Parsonage) Rim- lary Tim: from the five-year-old | mell (8)
(Mr. W. Wadding-
JACK (Mrs. F. Am- brose Clark) Anthony (7) HEARTBREAK HILL (Mra. C. S.
Bird, nr.) Ireland (8) COLLIERY BAND (Mrs., II. M.
Hollins) W. Payne (9)
11.11
11.9
11.9
11.9
(O'Grady) 20-1 o, 22-1 t.
(Hardy)
2 10
11
49.
11.9
(Hamey) 33-1 o.
31
9 2 5
◊ 3 12
50 78
R. E. Sas.
can
be
.11.6
11.6
(Mr. Harding),
Swindon Town DDLID
*Newport (-) WIWIL
22
1 14
52 99
f
3 13
46 92
(Mr. Laing).
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
HOME
11.5
(no jockey yet).
Hull City (8) IWWTW
P. W. D. L. 32 13 3 0
AWAY W. D. L.
GOALS
F. A. Pto,
6 4 6
11.4
(Lord Haddington 33-1 o. 35-1 L Wrexham (10) WWW/W
31 16 1 1
Chester (3) Wadwi
32 11 4 2
11,3
(Moloney) 25-1 o, 28-1 t
Barrow (5) LWIWI
44 6
2 6
76 36 45
92 45 43
72 43
50 42 38
Walsall (16) [WW/W
11,2
(C. Richards).
11.1
(Mr. Paget) 20-1 0.
61 52
62 61
78 GA
55 59
56 70
11.0
(Mr. Elliott).
55 51
10.13 (Beechener).
10.12 (Isaac).
THE WORLD CRUISE OF:
S.S. "RESOLUTE'
Arriving Hong Kong 23rd March 8 a.m.
Leaving Hong Kong 25th March Noon.
Porta of Call:-Keelung with a trip to Taihoku. (Formosa); Woosung (Shanghai) and Ching Wang Tao, with an excursion to Tientsin and Peking (Peiping) and a visit to the Great Wall (North China); Chemulpo, with a trip to Seoul (Korea); Miyajima, a trip through the Inland Sea of Japan, Kobe, with an excursion to Kyoto where the Cherry Blossom Dance will be witnessed, a trip to Nara to view the famous Dear Park then Yokohama, with visits to Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura and the Mississippi Bay (Japan); Honolulu, with an afternoon at Waikiki Beach, Hilo (Volcano of Rilauea), San Francisco (Palo Alto), Los Angeles (Hollywood), Bulbon (Ancon) (Panama Canal); Panama City; Colon, Havana and back to New York.
Offering people a wonderful opportunity for sight-seeing and travelling.
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Latteur IR to the 13-year-olds. ALPINE HUT (Capt Why Not and Sergeant Murphy-to TROUBLE MAKER
HOON) Woodland (8)
(Mrs. T. H. Somerville) Private (a) COOLINOLAGH (Major D. Dixon)
H. Har
Harrison (8) MERRIMENT IV. (L.d. Haddington)
White (10) DELANEIGE (Mr. 1. B. Snow)
Heeby (8) TROCADERO (Vicomte M. d'Rivand)
France (4) EGREMONT (Mr. S. A. Maxwell)
Whiteman (9)
mention but a few that readily recalled.
When Rublo Drew A Cab. Books have been written regard. ing the romances of the Grand Na- tional, but brief mention may be made here of the amazing career of Rubio, the winner in 1908.
Rubio was one of forty-two horses brought to this country yearlings by an American breeder, Mr. Huggin. At publie auction the
aseedy) (Lt. Col. W. R.
Wight (9)
E. T. Tyrwhitt Drake) C. Beechener (13)
(Mr. HOLMES
forty-two lots realised an average of SOUTHERN RERO (Mr. J. V. 200gs, upiece, but the weedy-looking Rubio was knocked down to a North- ants farmer for a mere 15gs.
He was transferred a year or two! later to Major F. Douglas Pennant, la relative of Lord Penrhyn, for)
95gs.
Maybe Major Pennant, who en- joyed a day's hunting with the Graf- ton, saw possibities in the young- ster. Rubio, after working on the farm, was put into training, and won. a race at the Grafton Hunt meeting in 1908.
Ranks) Evans (8) ANNANDALE (Ld. Inchape) Baren THERAS (Mr. J. Metcall) Harrison
(8) APOSTASY (Lady Lindony) Private
(12) SOCIETY (Mr. G. P. Sharkerly) F.
A. Brown (7) MASTER ORANGE (Capt. 0. Prior
Palmer) Rechy (8) NEAR EAST (Mr. II. B. Brand)
James (8) SLATER (Mr. J. H. Whitney) An-
Chony (8) REALLY TRUE (Maj. N. Furlong)
Gale (0) PELORUS JACK (Mr. B. D. David)
Woodland (18) CHADDEFORD (Mr. F.
Clark) Anthony (x)
(8)
10.10 (D. Morgan) 25-1 o.
30.9 (Owen) 40-1 t and o
10.9 (Lyal).
Gateshead (2) LIDIW
Barnsley - WWW! Doncaster R. (15) W/WEW Crewe Alex, (6)
wwww! Southport (7) LWIWI Accrington S. (14) WDWI Stockport C. (12) W&WWW Hartlepool (13) WIWIW Halifax T. (17) WDW York City (9) [WdWi Rotherham U. (19) dawI Tranmere R. (4) DIDIL *Mansfield T. () HDw Carlisle U. (18) DHW♥ Rochdale (21) LDILI Darlington (11) JWWIL New Brighton (20) WILDW
33 10 3 4
33 13
32
32
12
4 5 G
HOME
0 12
3 10
2 12
1 13
AWAY
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
P. W. D. L 32 12 5 0 31 11 1 3 32 12 2 1
W. D. L TO 4 2 10 3 3 .6 47
18
10,8
(Shakerley) 25-1 t and o.
10.7
(Capt. Palmer).
10,7
(Robson) 33-1 and 0.
Rangers (2) wWwDw
10.7
(Mr. Barry)
Motherwell (1) WwLIW
Hearts (8) dWlwd
10.7
(Mr. Furlong).
Hamilton Acs. (10) wWw]W
33 11
Celtic (9) LAWI
33 11
Ambrose
10.7
10.7
(Blott) 28-1 o, 80-1 1.
32 14
33 12
5 1 10
(Mr. William)
10.7
(Mr. Mian).
10.7
10,7
(Mr. Mildrany).
Later on he broke down badly, and was lent by his owner to a Mr. |Browning, the sporting proprietor of
the Pomfret Ilotel, Towcester RUIN (Mrs, I Fellowes) Hartigan Northants.
YOU TELL (Mr. P. V. F. Cazalet)
Whiteman (8) BALLYHANWOOD (Mr.
M. D.
(J. Gosling) Blair) Blair (12) GUIDING LIGHT (LA. Somerton) 10.7 (Lord Bomerion).
Payne (12)* DUSTY FOOT (Jack Anthony) (9) 10,7 (Mr. Bostwick).
GRAND NATIONAL FORM. ·
Mr. Browning got Rubio sound jagain by employing the gelding to drawn the queer omnibus-cab which plied between Towcester station and the Pomfret Hotel, and in this lowly occupation Rubio spent the summer) of 1907.
P
1920
Fifteen of the entries for to-day's Grand Nationa) have taken part in On one bright afternoon during the race during the past four years, and as "National" form is regarded as a the summer Mr. Browning won
low unto itself, their performances since, 1920 are appended:
1930 nice wager by driving Rubio thirty- Annandale |five miles in the shafts of his trapi
Rejoicings At Towcester.
Apostasy
Dusty Fost
In the autumn of that year Major Coup de Chapeau Pennant decided to put the horse in Egremont jtraining with Costello at Stock- Forbra
bridge.
Gregalach Six months later, starting at 66 Hearthrank H Guiding Light to 1 against in a field of 24, ho cer- Holmes ried off the most-coveted steeple-
Merriment IV. chase prize in the world, Beating a Near East
Peloras Jack |better-fancied stable companionin
Shaon, Gollin Mattie McGregor, owned by Major That
1932 1931 Tom'nted.& 3rd finish'd 7th fell
fell .. br. down broke d'wn refused 2nd
did not
won
won 2nd
favourita
refused
· fell fell
refused
fell
4th
fell
3rd
2nd f'v'rile
baulked
*61
Ahnatone (→) WIWI
(7) IWOW!
Queen's Park
ark (16) DWwww SL Mirren (5) LIDW Partick Thistle (6) WwLU Falkirk (18) IWLwL Third Lanark (4) WILWI
WIWW
(9) DWLL
MRS PER DIWI
Dundre
Ayr United (17) dwWWi
Cowdenbeath (12) WILIW
77 23
47 78
GOALS
F. A. PL. 100 39 52- 92 48 40 72 40 42: 86 64 41.
66 38 41* 62 66 40·
49 38
68 '69 36
59 46
69 60 31
64 75 31
3 10
61 70
60 70
50. 60
60 90 24"
32
32
34
2 6
61 18 23
Airdrieonians (14) WWW Morton (13) DLIW
38
2 7
42 88 21
33
3
32
2 12 "
39 80 17
44 87 24
*Engi Burling (-) LILIW
WEEK-END SOCCER
(Copyright).
The following changes have been) mado in the week-end soccer pro- {gramme:
MONTHLY RIFLE SPOONS
H. I Woodman, who registered" 89 with J. H. Hocquard in the "A" Class of the Rifle Club, was award- beed a monthly spoon, while J. Har- Univer-per (82) and H. D. Wylie (75) so* cured prizes in the "C" and "D" be- Classes.
The Third Division match tween the Recreio and the aity has been postponed,
The Third Division · game
tween the Chinese Athletic and the
Borderers will be played at Caro- not to-morrow, as previously sche--
did not finish line Hill at 8 p.m. on Sunday and iduled.
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