The Washington times., 1937-03-16
Street, Pilots
0nIyU.S. Bred
Chaser
BY HARRY COSTELLO


Friday afternoon, over the
world-famouS Aintree course, near
Liverpool, England, will take place
the ninety-ninth running of the
greatest of all steenlechase races,
the Grand National.
Present indications are that %
leppers will accept the issue in
the big event Of the steeplechas-
ing world-and the big event Of
the sweep world, too, for huge
sums are paid holders Of winning
sweepstakes tickets on the Grand
National all over the world.
At this writing, once again
Dorothy Paget'S aged jumper,
Golden Miller, winner in 1884,
and five times a starter in the
difficult test, is installed favorite
at 100 to IL in the latest call-oVer
odds in London. Golden Miller
fell at the first jump in last years
classic.
It has been said, and truth
fully, that no race anywhere
not even England'S Derby at
EPSON or our own Kentucky
Derby-commands SO much world
attention as this classic OF the
jumpers.
Interest in this section Of the
country centers this year on War
renton's famous gentleman jockey,
William B. STREET., who will pilot
Frank M. Gould's What Have You
. in the ninety-ninth Grand Ma
tional.
Faces Hard Task
STREET. faces a tremendous task.
First of all, his mount does not
rate up very well with other en-
tries, even though the leaning this
year is toward quantity rather
than quality in the big event. Sec
ondly, What Have You, although
a dismal last in a recent Steeple-
chase on the other side, must
carry an impost Of 100 pounds.
quite a load for a leaper Of What
Have You's ability. Thirdly, both
What Have You and STREET. have
not been accustomed in this coun-
try to such a gruelling test as that
furnished by the difficult Alntree
course. Fourthly, and to be given
careful consideration: only one
American.bred animal ever has
won the Grand National, Rub1o,
who took top honors in 1908.
In Fridays big test, Golden Mil
Ter is assigned top weight, ITS
pounds. Second top weight is 1877,
which Lloyd Thomas Royal Mail
must tote. What Have You is
third in the matter Of impost, with
his 160-pound load.
Four other American-owned lep-
pers probably will accept the
issue. They are j. B. Shows Della
chance and Delaneige, the former
with 149 pounds, the latter with
1856; Robert Lehman'S Didoric;
Jeff Metcalfe'S Kiltoi, and Mrs.
F. Ambrose Clark's Flying Minutes,
in at the very light weight of 142
pounds. Didoric must tote $50,
and Kiltoi 141.
Won Four Years Ago
Mrs. Clark is considered lucky.
Four years ago, her Kellsboro Jack
won the great classic. Mrs. Clark
paid her husband S. for the horse!
Mrs. Clark has high hopes for
Flying Minutes, but none Of the
English critics shares her op-
timiSm.
Eleven Of Fridays probable
starters have a 35-pound pull in
weight over Golden Miller. These
lightweighted entries are Passing
Fancy, Spionaud, Milk Punch,
Drim, Blaze, Dryburgh, Irvine,
Uncle Bait, Field Master, True
Blue and Sugar Loaf.
Victory by an American-owned
entry would be no particular sur
prise this year, but Mr.. SHOWS two
seem to stand out more than any
of the other American-owned
entries.
Americas chances for victory,
however, were considerably re-
duced Wednesday when Paul Mel
Ions Drinsmore Lad. John Hay
Whitney's Double Crossed and
Mrs. Marian DUPONT Scott'S Bat
tleShip were scratched.