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NO PENALTIES FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL It wis recently announced in England that the officials governing raciag over the famous Aiatree course at Liverpool have decided on certain changes in the conditions of the Grand National Steeple chase designed to increase the attractiveness of tb most important jumping race of the world. At the forthcoming fixture the race will be of the value of 7.510. including a trophy of the value of 1912.sh23. The owner of the second will receive ,000. of the third 00, and the fourth 75. while the breeder of the winner will receive 00. It has also been decided to abolish all penalties in connection with the re . Tacit was a suggestion to raise Use minimum weight of 140 pounds, as was the case some yens ago. but this has not been accepted, and so the bottom weight will remain at 133 pounds. The alterations cannot but tend to increase the interest attaching to the greatest cross-counry event of the year. The decision to abolish penalties will conduce to more of the horses engaged i.i the rate being seen out for previous engagements. instead of them betag kept at home in reserve for th big Alntree event, and must give added interest to the meetings where they will compete. In recent rears horses handicapped in the Graud National at 154 pounds or over have been exempt from penalties, hot those below that weight were penalized four pounds for winning a handicap steeplechase of three miles and a half or over, or two handicap steeple chases of three miles or over.
