Evening star., 1932-03-18
|FORbRA IS VICTOR
| IN GRAND NATIONAL
Egremont and Shaun Collin
Follow as Three Long Shots
Carry Off Purse.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AINTREE, England, March 18.-Once
again rank outsider carried on the
honors in the Grand National as the
7-year-old Forbra, one of the youngest
horses ever entered in the race, de.
feated field Of 36 Of the best jumper.
of two continents in the ninety-third
running of the steeplechase classic al
Aintree today.
Owned by w. Parsonage and quoted
at 50-to-1 in the betting, Forbra fin
ished the trying Az miles three length,
another longshot. w. H. Wildwood,
Shaun Collin, winner in 1890. but 9
40-to-l shot for today's race, was fan
back In third place.
Only Nine Finish.
Only nine horses finished the course
Heartbreak Hill, carrying the silks oi
Mrs. c. s.. Bird, IT,, Of New York, and
co-favorite with Grakle at 8-to-1, was
the first American horse to complete
the long journey over the 80 obstacles
If water, brush and stone, In sixth place
Sea Soldier, a son Of the mighty
Man O'War, owned by Chicago syn
dicate of 10 wealthy sportsmen, was
eighth. Sea Soldier was the only
American horse In the race. He
ran an even race, but lacked speed
on the fiat.
Heartbreak Hill was well up with
the leaders for the first part of the
trip but jumped badly at the treacher-
Gus Becher's Brook on the second time
around the course, losing valuable
ground.
Forbra won only one race this sea-
son, previous to his triumph today, and
that because of disqualification. The
7-year-old winner carried the light
weight of lat pounds and was ridden
by Jockey John Ramey Egremont was
ridden by E. Paget, q London stock
broker.
Shaun Collin Far Back.
Through the last half-mile, the race
was strictly duel between Forbra and
Egremont, with Shaun Collin far back
out of contention for the winners
share of the 9,000-pound purse.
but Egremont almost passed him IN
the run for the judges stand. The Z
year-old jumper had enough left, how
ever, to beat Egremont by three
lengths.
Heartbreak Hill was the only horse
that figured in the official betting to
finish the course. Sea Soldier was
beautifully handled by Lex Wilson
Toronto jockey. The American-bred
jumper fenced perfectly, keeping about
the same position throughout. Ere
quently Wilson avoided collisions with
riderless horses by taking his mount
wide. K. C. B., which broke his leg
at the water jump, was just ahead OF
Sea Soldier when he fell.
With the crowd numbering more
than 100000, the largest in the history
of the race, the classic attracted world
sweepstakes and the international radio
hook-ups. Millions Of dollars were
won through the Irish Hospital, the
London Stock Exchange and other
sweepstakes.
Princes Are Present.
The royal family was represented by
the Prince of Wales and Prince George,
who went down in the paddock before
the race to talk to the trainer OF
Grakle
Grakle, the pre-race favorite until
Heartbreak Hill moved up in the Of
ficial betting yesterday got away well,
but refused a jump on the first time
over the course. Gregalach, the third
choice at 13 to 1, managed to keep up
with the leaders during the first two
miles, but fell soon after he passed the
grandstand the first time. Winner in
1929 and runner-up last year, Grega-
ZACH carried the top weight Of IT'S
pounds.
r. K. Melons Glangesia, winner Of
the Grassland Downs steeplechase in
Tennessee last year, fell early in the
running, while John Hay Whitney's
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