, 1922-03-24
World Results
By Leased Wire
Il THE TRIBUNE'S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS
100 ENTRIES FOR BRITISH GRAND NATIONAL
LARGER FIELD IN PROSPECT, LOWER RECORD IN SIGHT

o LONDON. March .4-ne entry
for this years Grand National, to
be run tomorrow. a total OF 90, has
never been exceeded and Il Is ante
ipatcd that the actual field win DO
beyond tho average IN numbers. n
tho record was not broken Last
year IS horses went TO the post.
On two occasions there have been
% starters-in 1850. whep Abdel-
Kader won for the first time, he
having taken the race again IL
months later and IN 1909, when n
went TO the French nve-yoar-old
Lutteur III.
This years heavy entry caused
some surprise as a range OF So
pounds bet-seeH 80 nd bottom
weight had bcen introduced with
the idea, it was s~uprsnsed. of ex-
Guiding animals who az commonly
considered to nave no pretensions
TO be Liverpool horses"
The curse at Antree. composed
OF formidable and varying obstacles
presents an acid test to any steeple-
chaser. 1t is a notable fact that few
horses after winning the Grand
National. ever show 10 advantage
over obstacles again.
In tho last so years, three horses
only have won Il twice, not inciud.
ing the substitute elsewhere
during the war. This performance
Is recorded for the Lamb in 1868
and 1871. Tho Colonel in 1859 and
1870 and Manifesto in 1897 and
1899. 1t Is also noteworthy that,
during the same period. only four
horses have over succeeded in
carrying over 1853 pounds, to VIC
tory. these being Cloister, Mani
festo. Jerry NJ, and Pocthiy N.
Tho Aintree course Is w~eli-known
for the difficulty of its obstacles
and this epring there has again
been a lively discussion as to wheth-
or the fences should be altered
Last year only ono horse. the win
ner. out of the field OF IS, finished
tho race without a fall or some
other misadventure. while II Is un.
derstood that Shaun Spadah. too.
had some narrow escapes. 1t has
been estimated hat IL four or five
got around this year It would be
well up to the average OF recent
Grand Nationals.
NICE France. March 24.-wheth-
er Suzanne Lcngien ever comes
back" and opinion is evenly divid-
cd. France Is destined to reserve
her ciaim as tina homo OF sensation.
al women tonnis players, rs two
youthful stars have been developed
on the Riviera this winter who, ac-
cording to experts might even now
give the mighty Suzanne at her
best, G very bard game.
Mademoiselle Jung. an 1s-ycar.old
player from Hnvre and Mademol-
sole Desclsres, aged 10, born in
Paris. n the two outstanding fent-
inine stars of the winter.
The worth of Mile Jung was al
ready known, for she was ranked
seventh among tho French women
players for 1891 but ouch has been
the Improvement In her game that
she is certain to be among the first
three this She has perfect
strokes. judgment and is exception
ally good as a singles player.
Mademoiselle Descleres. however.
appears to have tho greatest unde-
veloped qualities OF the two. She
already r. with wonderful con
troll and length, has a perfect back.
hand stroke and Is able to lob with
uncanny accuracy. Paired with Sam
Hardy Of Chicago. the 1890 United
States Davis Cup Team Captain. in
the mixed doubles, she defeated
such veterans as Mrs Beamish and
A. H Lamb OF London for the
championship. She stll lacks tour
nament experience as most of her
opponents on the Riviera were play
ing tennis before she was born but
she is already acknowledged to DO
n better doubles player than Miss
Lenglen and not much below tho
Iatter's standard in singles