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WEIGHTS FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL. John M. P. and Cinders Rank Second and Third to Ascetics Silver in Imposts. The latest, batch of exchangee from England brings the Weights for the Grand National Steeplechase, which is to be run over the dilliculf Aintree coarse Of about four miles and 836 yards at Liver pool. Friday. Mar.;. . lrimv Ilaiztcldls Ascetics Silver, winner of last years Stand National, has the place of lienor with aa Inmost of 173 poeads. The second and third positions in the weight allotments are held bj horses owned by Americans Grant Hugh Browaei John M. I., at I7t pounds. and lb. unas Ctydel Cinder-, at 184 pounds, Timothy Titus, owned by W. 1!. 1artridge. a Wealthy lumber man Whose hoaae is la Wales, is also given 1*4 pounds and he is the preseal farorlte for the race at lui to So. Next in order comes :. . Parrs Aunt. May. which finished third last year, and J. S. Morrisons Drnatcree, an old stager over the Liverpool eoaatry, Which was the last of the nine finishing the course in the race of 1908 and which i- being trained by Sir . Nugent in the same stable with John M. 1. These two have been weighted at 1t :; pounds each. Roaras Law. owned by A. Back ley, Jr.. in Ireland and a starter last year, conies next with Hi! pounds. George I. liters Kan-uiicnlus has I.".!* pounds and . Hihborfs He, I I. -d. Which finished Second last year, has been assigned 1ST pounds. Twenty live names further down the list is found Foxhall Keeael Prophet III., with 114 I ads. Tiiis horse with John M. P. and Cinders Blake up the sum total of American representation and. notwithstanding the comment of sooie English critics, it would seem that we have belter than a I " chance of fetching the trophy across the pond John M. P. is no itraager hire. Mr. P.rown brought him over alter the running of the Claud National, in which he fell, last summer and he made four starts on this siiU- of the water. He won tiie Inaugural Steeplechase and then captured the Greal Astasia, the two Betting his owaer 1,000. lie fell in he Wi-thury. which was won by Bahmc, and raced so poorly in the Champion that he was pulled up. He bad clearly tailed off. Hi was sen back to Eagfarad in the fall along with Desert Chief, a pronounced failure here, though considered a Sterling juniper on the other side. Reports from Baglaad are to the effect that John M. I. is aOlag nicely. We have recently heard Braeh of Mr. Tyde"s Cinders. she has boon winning steadily and is a wonderfully good jumper. She is a six year old and this is to be her first attempt in the Grand National. There is a well-founded prejudice in England against first liineouiers at Aintree since in the history of the race only four horses have won at Hie first attempt The Bearer in 18M, Drogheda in 1888, Shannon Lass in 1802, and Morfoa in l.MH. A comparison of last years imposts with those allotted for the forthcoming contest will reveal that Braeh, and also serve to show upon what very different ti rnis Ascetics Silver meets those who the* finished behind him: Last Years Position. Horse. 1908, PM 7. 1 seeti,s Silver lilt 17.1 ■J Red Lad ] 1J, 137 3 iint May 198 M3 4 Oaatacaaa in; l.vt S Wolfs Folly 148 1S2 ti Oatlands p; » Its 7 Cladiator US 1 Hi !» Draaaeree ic«8 188 i lolm M. P 104 170 O Itom.in Law 188 Hit ► Timothy Titus 192 Ki4 8 Baekaway II t-14 144 Plerse l 198 Fruit the above esasaarsttre ttible it will be seen that the weights for this years Grand National are framed upon aliour a . ten pound higher scale, and a little study of thn.se weights reveals that Drum-eree is not at all badly in. Drumeree is now thirteen years old. He was second to Grudon in 1901. ran seventh in 1982, and won under 157 pounds in 1988, hut did not again contest the Grand National until last year, when he was ninth. While Timothy Titus is the favorite. Drumeree has a strong following as second choice.
