Evening star., 1947-03-29
100-to-1 Shot,
|Caughoo, Wins
|Grand National
U. S. Horse Seventh;
Roin Falls Throughout
Running Of Classic
By the Associated Press

AINTREE, England, March 20.
"A 100-to-1 Irish outsider, g.
year-old Caughoo, came from far
back in the rain and mud of
Aintree's fierce course today to
win the 1880 running of the
Grand National Steeplechase by
20 lengths.
His nearest rival at the wire was
another Irish-bred horse, the 33-to-i
shot. Lough Conn, which led most
of the way until Caughoo turned
loose his finishing kick after trail-
ing through most of the running OF
this gruelling miles 856 yards.
Then came the French hope, Kami,
at so to l. only recently sold to Sir
Alan Gordon Smith.
In fourth place was the mighty
Prince Regent-a severe shock to the
thousands who had backed him in
favorite's role at to /, and the
many more throughout the world
who held tickets on him in the Irish
Hospital Sweepstakes.
American Horse Seventh.
Winding up surprisingly good
seventh after his three mediocre
races since coming to this country,
was Refugio, the lone American
hope in the field of 57-largest in
l8 years-only % of whom COM
pleted the course The California
bred gray galloper from the barn
of Mrs. Frank Adams of Middle
burg, Va, was rated among the rank
outsiders at 100 to L. But his jockey,
19-year-old Frank (Dooley) Adams,
son of the owner, said the refugee
from the claiming ranks of Mexican
tracks Jumped like stag" and
cleared the feared Becher's Brook
Jump "by foot
Last years winner. Lovely Cot
tage, had been a last-minute scratch
because of the heavy footing 1t was
raining throughout the race, but In
spite of the weather, crowd. esti-
mated at above 100000, was on hand.
Caughoo was the first 100-to-1
shot to win the ancient classic since
Gregalachi won in 1929.
Three of the first four-all but
Kami-are Irish horses.
Caughoo's victory was the second
major upset in the young British
racing season. Jockey Treble, a 100
/ to-1 shot, won the Lincolnshire mile,
over Lincolns fiat course, on
Wednesday.
! The time today was 10 minutes,
3lH5 seconds, slowest in 81 years.
Had Never Ridden Course.
The winner was piloted by Jockey
Dempsey, an Irish lad who never
had ridden the Aintree course be-
fore.
And Caughoo's owner. who col
lected the close to-$40,000 victory
pot, is Dublin jeweler-a 37-year-
old bachelor who admits he AL
ways fancied Caughoo because he's
such a good jumper and has never
fallen
| 1t was a great day for the book
makers. Few, if any, bettors had
hooked up Caughoo in the Spring
double" with the 100-to-l shot,
Jockey Treble, who won the Lin
colnshire mile on Wednesday. Those
who did have celebration at $685.
5e8 for a Accent bet. But the
jubilant bookies 'pocketed the thou.
sands of bets on favored pairs.
For the second straight year 1t
was bitter disappointment for
Lough Conn, Mrs. M. Rowe's 10
year -old Irish leaper. A year ago
he led all the way around the first
time and part of the second, then
fell over Becher's Brook, 15-foot-
wide water Jump topped by a fence.
Bought for $500.
Young Dempsey kept Caughoo.
light-weighted under 140 pounds
and out of the money in his last
two starts, we'll placed, but not close
up with the leaders. Then, with
4 the finish looming up out of the
mist, he gave the Irish husky the
word and Caughoo took charge.
Mr.. Mcdowell revealed he had
bought the 8-year old for a mere
E50-S200-as an unbroken juvenile
six years ago. And today's Grand
National triumph topped off a career
which already has seen the son OF
Within the-Law capture two Ulster
| Grand Nationals.
[ The crowd was practically stunned
to silence as the practically un-
known tore home, but burst forth in
cheers when he was led through the
corridor to the unweighing room.
! Two mud-spattered policemen es-
corted him, and Tiny Dempsey, on
his back. grinned happily through q
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