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DEATH OF A GRAND NATIONAL WINNER. Following ..ii the reeenl death • ! Grudon the Grand Natioual winner of IHOl, another beru of -h. great A in tree Steeplechase has li ■ ii "■ I nul In Jen- kinstown. which n baa I n found necessarj to destroy. It will be in recollect i..n that he woa al Liverpool in IHIO. and ii was with tbe view, doubt 1,.--. .,i his scoring there again that c. W. Biundoll lave ::.:; Hi guineas foi tbe sou ••! Hseklei an.l I!.,. mate ai the Kale .ii Taii.r-aU- place .it Kaightv bridge iti February laal year. That ambition was not itnlj : • i realised mil hi- new uwuei nan no re nun whatever for bis money. The horse wan aim in trouble, for n bis way from London to GosweHs tal»le .. ltangor-ou-1 he got on to the railwi. line and injure. I himself, though u i verj seriously It was ultimately found thai li - bad a diseased hone, which wonld mil yiehl lo i teriuary treatment. Pi lo wiuuiuR lb.- liraml National. Jeukinstowu had aol been particularly hi ressfnl. He gained bis ii i-— t lu-a.-kei- over .i eountrj i" J. Daly, as a i real ■!.! .mi lHO» . . .; Manchester, anil ac •■unt.-.l for re oi a similar description at Keinpton Park. lie went through IPOH being then the propert] ..i Stanlej Howard without wluuiug. and look |.i-i thai year in the Grand National hut wa* pulled up. on hi- imiIj on H in I.mi.i in- w..n ■ little steeple cbam ii WolverbHUiptou, ami the ii. i year brought hi- triumph in thi .! is* eouutry Blue Biband ■ ili.i even he was ridden bj Chedwlck who had hail lb- mouui on him m most id I.i- races. He was well hacked fm that race and w .u hi three lengths from Jerry M . which had lie big burden of 17. pounds In carry. Mr. Howards gelding ran no un. re iii-i roar, inn in r.nt be tried hi- fortnn. again • ■ •■• the Aii. in.- country, bm was nol amonu the four horses which aioue fini-ln-d the course. Hi-last appearance iii.it real wan aadi n the name ground iii the Grand Seftou Steeplechase, the i ing November, when, in an attempt lo |.i. nl Parse witlua atime, be wan i.i-..i ,i .1 /, n length I. .i-i real e was unci aiore i i mipi-titor for he Graud Mat oisil, u which be carried ibe colors -., Mr Rbuiitell Inn isillrtl up btnie on going ini. |h Cuuuti | di i .i.i.n Sportsman
