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JERRY MS GRAND NATIONAL VICTORY Of the manner incidents and accidents of the worlds most famous steeplechase London Sporting Life of March 50 said The twentyfour runners were at the i ost nearly Jive minutes before time walking round in circles When the frlgual was given they went away on their journey at a steadier pace than usual Rathually taking a lluu for himself on the extreme right being followed by Caubecu Ballyhackle and Axle Pin the latter on the left heading Bloodstone Fctlars Pride Carscy Sir Hull ert Jenklnstown Jerry M Mount Prospects Fortune Hcgcnt Covert coat and Rory OMoore with Glcntiuder bringing tilt the rcstr rcstrAll All got safely over the first two obstacles but at the third Rathnally took off too soon and came down on landing leaving Caubeen with the lead of Ballyhackle Jerry M Bloodstone and Axle Pin well up with these being Carsey Sir Halbert and jeiiklii towu Glenside got rid of his jockey at the third fence while the tallcdoff Glcnlinder was also ruled out as was Gold Seal II which refused at tbe next obstacle where Covertcoat and Kory MMoorv both fell Caubeen at the Canal turn was then joined by Bloodstone the pair being closely followed by Bally liacklc Jerry M and Axle Pin Sir Halbert being closo up next Uory OMoore going on loose lirbuht down Bridge IV and Fetlars Pride jumped itn t a fallen horse at the Canal point No further rlef took place till the first fence on the race Bourse was reached where Foolhardy toppled over overt t the water Caulwen Bloodstone and Bally iiurkli were almost abreast close at their heels lipiii Regent Jerry M going well Axle Pin and andr r then came Sir Halberf Jenkinstown Mount MountAspects Aspects Fortune Precentor II Whitclegs II and KilkccI these being the only others now standing Vliltelcgs II had almost unseated his jockey at ilii fence lieforo the water and at the first ob iVVfio In the country IIP succeeded in quite doing so while at the next ditch Precentor II fell and YimUlnstowii which was palpably tiring and jurnp inff sideways to the right landed so badly that he iiiii to l c pulled up Bloodstone then dashed into the lead having r il iHn Ballyhackle and Regent as his nearest TttVndants The lastnamed bad moved up In front BccuerS when he fell which left Ballyhackle n mniiaiH t s 1 1 wjls shortlived as over himself he turned over at the Canal ditch f ftit1 tit1 m ecu and Bloodstone then went on side by side h front of Jerry M Axle Pin Carsey Sir Hal Mount Prospects Fortune i t and htrVie talledoff Kilkecl fell at Valentines Brook ilo two obstacles further on Caubeen came down Bloodstone was then followed by Sir Hallxrt llrrv m 1 M and Axle Pin these being separated by a f can from the tiring Carsey Jerry M waited b SiS heels of Bloodstone till the last fence was JSJSrt wlicu he challenge and being much the her horse won in magnificent style by six f fn iellguls separated second and third tv wan closo up fourth Sir Hulbert not much r3 Vi Viffl fifth Mount Prospects Fortune sixth fnrt iviilteleg II which fell for the second time iud4i list fence and was again remounted the only Stber tli finish Time 1013
