Evening star., 1934-03-23
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Golden Miller Followed by
Two American Horses
in Turf Classic.
BY the Associated Press.

AINTREE. England. March %.
While a quarter of million persons
watched and the rest Of the world
listened Dorothy Paget'S big English
jumper, Golden Miller. favorite at odds
of l9 to 2. today raced to record
breaking triumph in the goth running
OF the blue ribbon classic of steeple-
chasing, the Grand National
Well up with the leaders through
out. Golden Miller came with a rush
to finish the four miles and $50 yards
of turf plowed land and obstacles in
9 minutes 204 seconds, the fastest in
the more than century long history
Of the race.
Whitney Horse Third.
De Laneige, owned by the American.
J. B. Snow, was second to the Eng
lish-owned horse. two lengths back.
and about an equal distance further
in the rear came John Hay tJock)
Whitneys Thomond 2nd. Ten of the
80 starters finished
Golden Miller's time displaced the
mark of 9:28 set by Mrs F. Ambrose
Clark's kellsboro Jack in winning last
year.
Conditions were almost ideal for
the race as the 80 picked jumpers,
one of the smallest fields in years,
paraded past the grandstand and up
to the starting line
The turf was firm and springy from
day Of rain. and clouds obscured the
sun. Visibility was good for jockeys
and onlOOkerS alike
Start l6 Minutes Delayed.
Sixteen minutes were required to
line the field up and then at 3:16
pm. 10:l6 am. f. S. T) the signal
was given and from 25G,000 throats
the cry went up: They're off"
They thundered down past the
grandstand we'll punched and headed
for the first jump with each Jockey
attempting only to keep his horse in
hand and pray for the best.
Up they rose. row on row, and over.
As the field swept on the cry came
"Sorely Boy is down" So was South
ern Hero and two others.
The rest were going beautifully.
however, up and over the obstacles
without break in the ranks.
AS they reached the dreaded
Bechers Brook Southern Hue. a
rank outsider. was leading with
Delaneige, Thomond II and Whitney's
other entry, Lone Eagle, in close pur-
suit. Off to one side and going easily
was Golden Miller, carrying his ITO
pounds easily.
Irish Horse Takes Lead.
As they again came around past
the grandstand on the first circuit
of the course. Gregalach, the big
Irish Jumper which won the 1929
race, had moved up in front with
Delaneige still holding on in second
place and w. ParSonage's For6ra,
long shot winner in 1882, third.
Then as the horses and jockeys
tired the real test began. Delaneige
went to the front for moment,
then Thomond II and then Delaneige
took command again.
Here comes Golden Miller" called
a shrill voice. and there he came.
Fencing beautifully Miss Paget's big
horse gained with every stride,
caught Delaneige at the last Jump.
300 yards from the finish and stead
lily pulled away from the American
horse in the run to the judges to
finish we'll in hand, his Canadian
Jockey, A. G. Wilson. looking back
as they flashed past the finish line.
Forbra, a tired but gallant figure,
finished fourth, five lengths behind
Thomond II, while after him came
the other finishers: Uncle Bait, Blue
Peter III, Gregalach, Apostasy, An
nandale and Remus.
Twenty Fail to Finish.
The other 20 starters either fell or
were pulled up when their riders saw
they had no chance to finish in the
money.
OF the five American horses start
ing, only Thomond and Delaneige
were among the 10 finishers, although
only Sorley Boy fell. Prince Cherry,
M. D. Blair's aged jumper, was pulled
up early, while Lone Eagle faltered at
Bechers Brook the second time
around and his jockey reined him in
as the field swept past.
It was the most truly run race In
years and no horse or jockey was
seriously hurt in the spills, none of
which were bad.
Raise Ends Strike.