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IMMENSE ENGLISH RACING CROWDS Whilst the turnstiles disclosed the fact that up ¬ wards of 00000 people entered the stands and inclo sures at Aintrce to view the race for the Grand National thus constituting a record for any in ¬ closed race meeting at least as many more must have witnessed various portions of the struggle from vantage points outside ithe race course pre ¬ cincts cinctsTJie TJie Grand National trophy takes the form of a silvergilt 200 guinea cup and iover surmounted by a beautifully modeled figure of Victory The feet of the figure rest upon a crystal ball Laurel Is the predominant feature of the decoration appearing oil the cover the handles and the foot of the cup TIio stem is formed of a pleasing arrangement of Iegasi boldly modeled The iKxly of the cup bears the words Grand National IOCS
