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GRAND NATIONAL HONORS TO NEWEY. Rides Eremon to Victory with One Stirruo — Details of the Great Steeplechase. The cable brought the news from Bagmnd March H that Kremon. making all the running, had won the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase by Bii lengtha from Tom West, with Patlander third, inn there were none of the inlcicsting delails of the race. These have jum come with the arrival "f the London papers of March J. and the Victor] of Stan ley Howards seven year old son ,.t TIiiiiIcn K emphasized by the fact that yoekej Newej broke one of liis stirrup leathers at the second fence aad lode the remaining four miles of the race with one iron. The London Sportllng Life describee the running aa folk a •: "Mr. Coventry bad littU trouble with bis field. and mily one false start occurred, ami when they did get away BOBChal Ogite. who had gone In the rear, eras left aoeae Bfteen lengths. .t the second attempt they steamed oil. BreBMB at once dashed to the front, followed by Batbvale, Bomao Law. Timothy Titus. Tom West, Kilt-. Backawaj II., and Bed Lad. with Loop Head, Detail, and Bxtrava gance, heading Centre Board. Then came Napper Tandy and Patlander, Boucbal Ogue whipping them in. "AI the tust fence Kilts fell and broke bis neck, and at the third Bath vale came down ami went hi loose. Here Timothy Titiw took a temporary lead of Kremon. Roman Law. Centre Board, ami Extravagance, Turk II. going OB next in front of Ascetics Silver and Tom Went, whilst Diuinci-ee was now last again. Making the railway turn at the top Of the course, lrenion again joined Timothy Titus, the pair side by side being sj lengths clear ol lied Lad and Detail: then came Ktrav agatice. Unman Law. York II. . BaveaacUffe, and Iatlamlci. I., inbal Ogue creeping up in front of Tom West. Centre Hoard refused at the fence on the turn, and at the open dilch Timothy Tiius came to grief. "Kremon was now out on liis own in front of Extravagance, fork 1L. Bed Lad. Bavenseliu , Seis-doti Prince, Tom West. 1at latidcr. ami Roman Law. with Beuehal Ogue many lengtha ahead of Loop Head, whilst Ascetics Silver was now toilim; hope le-sly in the rear. At the obstacle before the water a loose horse interfered with Kxtravagam e. and oi -ix.sile the stands the latter fell, and Newey on Brenaaa had to hit the riderless Batbvale over the head to keep him oil i la mount. Kreuiou then went on from Patlander, Uavensclilfe, lean West and keck 11.. with Barahbaa II. two lengths in front of lied Lad. Roman Law, Bouehal Ogue, Betaaba Prince and Loop Head, Ascetics Silver and liuck-away II. racing side by side in the rack. "At the second feme in the country Seisdon Prince was pulled up. and at l.eechers I.rook York II. fell, a similar fate befalling Roman Law. Here Kremon shot right away from Patfautder, loin AVcsi and l.oiicbal Ogaa moving up into third and fourth positions in front of Red Lad. RavensclitTe, and l.arabbas 11.. whilst Napper Tandy fell back in company with Ascetics Silver. Coming to the fence before Valentines Brook. Detail fell, and at the ditch Red Lad failed to rise, and brought down liouchal Ogue and Loop Head, Ruveusclille improving bin Baa_t__b "After jamplng Vabrottaea Brook, Kremon wis twenty lengths in front of Tom West, who was an equal distance from Ravenscliffe, with Barahbaa II. and Patlander next, only the live being left in il. as he rest were tailed off. Coming along the ran-course, Tom West began to ilose Wjtu the leader. Both sueesstuiiy negotiated the last two fences, a! though hampered by the loose Batbvale, but whea it came to the pinch, Kremon had most left in him. ami amidst great enthusiasm sailetl home a gallant winner by si lengtha; Patlander just beat Baveaa elifle a neck for a bad third [dace. Then came Barabbaa II. liflh. Ascetics Silver twenty lengths away sixth, Buckaway IL who fell live feaeea from borne and was remounted a long way act seventh. and Napper Tandy 1b ly other to complete the course. The i Ime was I: i./ ." The special commissioner for Ihe same paper com meat a upon the race as foUowa: "iic is jubilation in the camp of the l.reiiioii ins lor their cup of Jay is tilled to the brim and running over, it was a great performance on the part of the victor it w.-,s a greater on the pail of bis jockey . Nc.vcv. While I he race was in progress none oi us realised a-ha I a wonderful feat we wire beholding, inn when the cheering bad subsided we ■m-ic told that ■ oi Neweya stirrap leathers broke at Hie s,., | fence, and that he had ridden the remaining tour miles with oalj one iron. The lid that lac ii at tiie third and nearly all Ihe subseuueal fencea bad jumped aidewaya had been the subject •■! general comment, ami ben- waa the explanation. I bad alaaoel started off by writing that Coulthwaite the trainer ,,t Bremoe, is the hero of the hour, but sillily it WOUld be tiller to slate thai ihe honor belongs in Newey. Vwcys anxieties did not begin and end with Hie broken feather, for the riderless Batbvale, ii reetlj responsible for Bxtravaganeea fall at the water, at any moment might have brought Bremon down. lids waa tin ly chance the backers of loin West liad of winning their money. With repaid to Bxtravai ince, It was generally conceded that in- was one oi the beat, if not the rerj best. looking boiscs in the held so far as ■taraa i-. erne. I N • of his rhals shaped better the ins time hmnd, and tot ihe Interference ot Batbvale he would almost certainly have been one of the first three past the post. "Mr. Haatlnga weald be grievously essappoiated with the running of Ascetics Silver. He expressed bin, self confident of steering lust years winner to Victory again, but the son of Ascetic was never in the fighting line, and 1 hough he was one of the eight to gel the i -se. w is a ipiaricr of a uiile off when Bresson reached Ihe goal. Timothy Titus bit the dust at the very same place at which he fell two ago, and poor old Dvuneree fell at the Canal Turn the first time round. I am afraid his days of ii etiilncss an- over. When Red Lad fell at the open ditch during the second circuit, be was beaten, bit! .Orb II. Was gOBBg Will until he fell at Lcechei s. The fatal accident to Mis at the very first fence, and be serious injuries which Harper met with by reason of the smash, was the most regrettable feature of an Interesting contest, n ■_ ., |„„,,- field so tar a the qaalitj ol tlu- competitors is con c,i lied, yet the majority of the horses were well trained, and tin- spectacle was one that presented all tin- usual picturesque features. There was a great crowd ami the proceedings were conducted nnder Ideal conditions tor H was :l brllltaal after Slack Wins with No Stirrups. Something in the same line of jockeyship. only more so, took place in the Union Stock Yards Steeplechase at Hawthorne .1 il lit- 15, iv.i:;. when livv.vn R. Tompkins1 grand Bteepleehase mare Can Can defeated the Corrigan crack Cicero. The eaten did daughter oi Prince Charlie carried no pounds am! eiro bill. Prom start to finish it was one of the most, bitterly contested steeplechases ever run ami to make ii more sensational Slack, on Can Can. lost both stirrups when the race was no more than half over and rode the remainder of Ihe route de pending mi a t i . 1 1 1 knee grip and hand riding.
