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GRAND NATIONAL TODAY
Outsider may still surprise though weight amendments favour top horses
Aintree, Mar. 25.
Steeplechasing fans the world over will be eagerly awaiting the result and story of today's Grand Na- tional, the world's greatest steeplechase, and none more than the people of the Soviet Union.
For the first time the USSR, which has challenged the world and successfully too-in nearly every modern sport, is trying to wrest supremacy in this form of sport from the nations of the West.
For once, however, they are expected to fail, not only because under the rules the Russian horses have to carry top weight of 168 pounds, but because they appear to have neither the skill nor the experience to challenge their British and Irish rivals over this unique course of four miles 856 yards with its 30 formidable jumps.
Makes history
Their champion, Epigraff, has had to call off, unfit for the; ordeal, and it is now left to Grifel and Reljef to carry the silks of comrade Pika in whose colours the two horses will run.
Bookmakers think little of Russian chances and they have coupled the two horses as one bet. They are laying 75 to 1 against a Russian horse winning and 25 to 1 against getting a place. In- dividually, they are quoted at 150 to 1 for a win and 50 to 1 for a place.
The 1961 running of this famed 'chase makes history in three other respects.
It will be worth more than £20,000 making it twice as valuable as any other race run under National Hunt rules: the top weights will carry only 168 pounds instead of 175 as hitherto: and the fences are different the stewards bowing to the popular clamour that the race is cruel, have altered the take-off angle and trimmed the tops of the jumps though not reducing them in height.
The amendments
in the scale and the fence! weight alterations should make falis
of the ners
race four times in the last eicht years, and such British challengers as 1900 winner, Merryman, the the
Badaniach, runner-up fast year, Oxo.
1959. winner in Scottish
the Fight from south, and Wyndham, Siracusa and O'Malley Point, from the north.
'less frequent and give bolter class runners a greater chance of asserting their super- iority. They should not how- ever, rob the race of the thrills and spille which have made il so famous.
Among the powerful Irish contingent are Hunter's Breeze, winner of four of his races this season, Team Spirit, who fell at Becher's Brook on the second circuit tast year, Mr What the 1958 whiner who fell when with leaders at Becher's a year ago. and Jonjo, who fell at Valen- first circuit last
What will win? In spite of the altered conditions and the fact that the betting is likely to favour the higher weights, so much can happen In the running that an outsides may still confound the critics. Such acne, may be the former Irish horse Nicolaus Silver, who could be the first grey to win for 3 years. Others on the year. 40.10 mark who might suc- Silver's Deedare Nicolaus stable companion, Flower, the eight-year-old youngster Vivant, Wilde, or 11-year-old Osche who has not managed to place yel this season.
Punters however are strong- ly supporting the Irish, win
Burnley fined £1,000 by English League
Anect
London, Mar. 24. Englund's Burnley.
defeated representative in the European Soccer Cup, was today £1,000 by the English Football League tot playing 10 reserves in a League game.
I was the heaviest penalty ever imposed on on English League club for breaking the rules by felding an under- strength side.
tine's on the
Of these, ifunter's Breeze and Jonjo appear
to be the best, taking into account their cent running and the weights to. be carried.
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There is likely to be a Tarc duel for premier honours be- tween this Irish palr and O'Malley Point und Scottish the Flight, who appear to be pick of the home challengers. Perhaps the Irish will do it
in.--Router.
STILL CHAMPION COUNTER-MOVE AGAINST RUSSIANS? BRUNDAGE URGES 1.0.C.
Twenty-tren-year old Chu Sal-wah, the Colony Open Singles badininton champion, retained lis title for the second year when he beat Talwan's Tung Sun-hob by 12-15, 15-7, 15-0 in the final at Indian Recreation Club last night,
Photo shows the champion in action, - China Mall photo.
Tompion wins Liverpool Spring Cup
Liverpool, Mar. 24. Lord Fairhaven's Tom- ploo won the Liverpool Spring Cup (handicap) run over one mile two furlongs and 170 yards here. today.
won
Mrs W. G. Blow's Broken Brea was second with Mr J. 0, Smith's Mannion third. Thirteen ran. Royal Highway was withdrawn.
Tompion
by one and a half lengths with a
short head between cond and third.
Official starting prices were: 10-4 Tompion, 100- G Broken Bres, 20-1 Man- alou.
TO WORK OUT. NEW AMATEUR RULES
Lausanne, Mar. 24.
International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage asked IOC members today to work out new amateur rules to prevent the Olympics from becoming a "force scandal."
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'State amateurism”
It came in the midst of a Soviet campaign aimed at changing the structure of the Western-dominated Olympia Committee and at extending the scope and size of the | Olympics proposals that to the are in contradiction stated Ideas of Chicagoan Brundare:
Observers felt that Brundage's letter could be interpreted as a reaction to the latest Soviet move. It appeared to hit the Russians where it hurt-in the soft underbelly of their "state: amateurism" in sports,
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Championship today
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agente.
France, beaten only once in their last 11 inter-in prison because you say he Hong Kong. March 24, 1951.
nationals, are strong: favourites to defeat hasn't pald his taxes," The Wales here tomorrow in a match in which judge also reminded McCarthy the Rugby Union International Champion-tied up 1.3 million ship is the prize of victory.
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Afghanistan, 8 to 4 fav- ourite, finished fourth- Reuter.
Dan Guerney takes early lead
in Sebring race
Sebring, Mar. 24.
Dan Guerney took an early lead and set the pace for three front-running Abarths through the first 90 minutes of Friday's four-hour Sebring race for grand touring cars of under 1,000 cubic centimetres.
The match was against Chelsen in the English First Division on March 11 four days before Burnley was due to face Hom- burg Sport Verein of West Ger-
The veteran performer from of a many In the second leg
Riverside, California, reached European Cup quarter-final.
Burnley rested its players and speeds of 125 miles an hour on the straight stretches of the 5.2 faced Chelsea with only one mile course. regular first team player and 10 reserves. The result was a 4-4 draw.--AP.
Sports Diary
TODAY Hoccer 1st Division: Caroline Tully Bing Tao (Club) Bouth China v Kitche (South China);, KMB Eastern (Police) all matches at 8 pm.
Reserve Division: Caroline HLT. Bing Tre (Club) 3.30 pm: South China y Kitchee, (South Chinas 3.30
Para Division: Dodwell Part Office
Harry Washburn of Shreve
and port, Louisland,
Robert Lelas of Glenview, Illinois, both driving Abarths, were second and third places. Then came Ave Sebring Sprites, headed by Stirling Moss, 31-year-old Bri- tish champion.
Bruce McLaren of New Zon- land and Waller Hansgen of Westfield, New Jersey, wero involved with Mons In
three-car duct for several Laps,
At the 90 minute mark, Hans- gen sixth. Then came Pat Moss of was, ifth, and McLaren'
(HV) 4 pm; Preventive Service Tung Sing (RV) 6:30 pm: IL Y England and Ed Leavens of University (HIV) 4 pm,
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Miss Moss is the 20-year-old· valster of the British champion. The Ruburn-haired woman and her brother piloted cars entered by John Sprinzal Ltd, London.
Although no serious trouble was reported in the early run- ning, Moss, McLaren and Leiss all went off the track or side- swiped bales of hay on several of the sharp turns~AP.
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three- Laufer, reminded the court that April 15 will decide the quarters are fast, and the back Johansson has commitments in Championship
has the disconcerting Sweden, Switzerland and other between France division and Wales.
ability to switch defence into parts of the world next month Franco have potentially the attack in a moment. Serum- and asked for an early deci
mort. (alented half Pierre Lacroix, a physical stor strongest and side of the five countries this instructor, is a fine strategist,
The next hearing was set for season, and before their own and fly-half Pierre Albaladejo, March 31 by Judge Choate who vociferous
besides his opportunist drop said that, if examnation after supporters to-
kick, is a sure handler of the depositions ball with long kicking to touch
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morrow they should prove very difficult to alop. especially if they cet'the firm ground and dry ball which best suits them.
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Moscow, Mar. 24. Former world chess champion Mikhail Botvinnik had a de- finite advantage over current champion Mikhali Tahl, when their afth match in the World Championship was adjourned today with Tahl sealing bis 41st move, the Tass Press Agency reported.
For Wates, a great will depend on whether the pack, with two new caps in Bl Thomas and Alan Pask, Jold the French Turbulenco En the luose. Wing-forwards Pask and Haydn Morgan have . onerous
task in spulling potential French raovements at birth. the mighty Springboks to a Wales can be relied on to fight; draw this
The French with typical spirit but it seems pack, which functions admir-likely that they will become
here The younger Talil took 501 and since England in 1957-50. A minules to make his 13th move French victory looks probable, today. Botvinnik pressed, for- far bringing with it the sale ten- ward and Tahl found himself full-ancy of the Championships with only 10 minutes to execute with which they shared with England 15 moves at the end of the game, Inter last season.--Reuter.
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