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SUNLOCHS EASY GRAND NATIONAL. This years Craud National Steeplechase was awe : Ol the most easily won ill the history of that long-c-lablished and mo-t famous of jumping races. An clement that helped was Sitnloclis lij;hl burden ol 133 pounds, but he proved himself a grand juiine 1 1 in! could evidently have won with considerably more weight. Concerning the horse and race. "Augur" said in Sporting Life of the net day : i "Aaaong the many romances with which the hi-lory of the Grand National Steeplechase abound-, lone is more fascinating than that relating to the career of yeaterdsryss winner, which began hN pub lie experiences in tanners bardie races. His first effort in tlii- saodest coaapaay was aa unsuccessful • ne. as In was beaten by a neck at the -porting lit lie meeting at OOXtOU P.uk in 1012. He won the corresponding .vent next year, however, with a lot in hand, and had OB the previous day finished second for a steeplechase under similar condition- at the annual Melton Hunt gathering. From these small beginnings Sunloeb has within a brief period ad-vandnCed to usefulness in open competition, culminating in his triumph yesterday in the greatest enaa-country contest in the world. Seldom has the big lace been won more easily, and so far as my memory serves in,- few winners of the Aintrce "Blue Riband" have led for the greater part of the .iour-ney, as did Mr. Tylers gelding, which assumed com inaiui at the third fence and was never thereafter seriously threatened by any of his rivals "Thai the victory was a popular one. in spite of the disappointment ir caused to the supporters of the leading candidates, h« obvious from the cheering with which the owner, jockey and hor-e were received on their return to the weitfhing-in enclosure. Sunloeb had many friends, however, and at the start be was a well backed BiO to 6 chance, in company with the Wcyhill -table i -oiupauious. Bloodstone and Jacobus. The former of this pair, as I anticipated did better than Jacobus, bat ran out at Beckers the second time round, and at tlii- point Tliowl Pin and Rory O* Moore were the nearest attendants of Sunloch. with Lulteur 111. lying baa! of the parly of small survivors. Thow] Pin came down at Valentines and Rory OMoore, being overtaken rloae bosne bj the French pair, was left to finish fourth. The onlv real blemish in Sunlochs performance Was the blunder he made at the last obstacle, but 1 iii-. aaerei rcdutcd 1 1 i ~- lead, which he easily . tained to the •■ml Trianon HI.- margin over Lut-teiir III. Icing exactly the same. Thu- was ihe Champion steeplechase form .11 Harst Park reproduced exactly, though as Lntteiir III. met the gray on eleven pounds worse terms Mr. Henaeaays horse nni-i I., aivea ererj credil for a tine display. Wheth ■•: . but for his stoppage owing to a strained hock, l.utteiir ill. would hav, repeated his success of UM0 it is impossible to say. but he was going gamely at the finish, ami under all the iln asaalsnrf ■ he mu-i be put down a a high la-- steeplechaser. Coveri- .11. 011 the other hand, found his weight prohibitive, though it la to his credit that he completed the course, wbi.h feat was performed altogether by eight homes a very respectable average ill a field of twenty. BaHyhaekle, a has been the case so two previous occasions, failed to ge round, ami of lie other favorites listen soon came ;.■ Brief. Though the race was hi a seaae a great triumph for Ihe Ireneh "i lis his, ii was satisfaetor] to find one of the home contingent capable of keening the spoils at home, while 11 Is a matter for farther congratulation that the winner i- owned by a -non-man of a type most worthy of ei nragemeat. Spoiling Lifes technical description of the race a* as follows "after ■ brief delay the Hag was lowered lo s -ood Btart. Bl Istone showed the wai 10 An.. flier Delight, sunloch. Blow Pipe. Tri- ;iii.ii in.. Covertcoat. Jacobus, Great cress. Baily-hackle ii-iou. letiai- Pride. Bahadur, ami Couv i-eteii II.. with Diplomatist ll. last, lo the second fence where Sunloch t-...k np the running, followed hi Jacobus. Bloods-ton. Couvrefeit If . Thow I Pin. listen. Bahadur. Another Delight. fSreal Cross. r.i rtcoat, Trianon III.. BaHyhaekle and Diplo matlsl 11. tin- rear being broeght U|. by I.utteur ;Ai Beckers, Dutch Peaaaat fell, aa .lid Regent and list n at Valentines, where Collars Pride refused BaHyhaekle came to nrief al the suce 1 ,IL. obstacle, and Jacobus aas pulled up. Rory OMoore then went on second in front of Another Delight, touvrefeu 11 Bloodstone Tbowl Im Ba badiir Covertcoat. Ureat Croas. Trhmou HI., and Blow Pine l.iitle change In these position* occurred 1 ill reaching the water, over wbk-h Bnnloch landed nii ynrds in rront . Borj tMo/re Bl....i-t which pecked. Contvrefeu 11.. Another Delight. Blow Pip... Bahadur. Oreat Cross. Covencoat. and Trla-non III. ihe onh other continuing in the race being Lulteur 111. At the third fence 111 the country the second lime Blow Pipe feU. and lhowl Pin headed Rory OTaoore, with Bloodstone next, clear ..f lo.ivrofeii II., Bahadur. Rreai Cross. Covert oat Another Heiigiit Trlaana III., spd I.utteur III. p-proaiijjg JJechets, Bioodsioue refused, and at Vai- e a 1 i v 1 j t f , 1 1 1 1 , I I J 1 ; eatlaes Thowl Pin toppleil over. .1 siaailai fata awaiting Another Bclighr lour fences from home •Meanwhile Sualoeh Increased ids lead, Mr. s leis horse jumping on lo the race cnit-e a hull dred v.anls clear of Rory OMoore. which In turn was well ahead of Couvrefeu ll.. Triaajoa III., Ba hadur. Lutleur 111.. Oreat Cross and Covertcoat. At the final fence Sunloch blundered, but amidst tremendou- excttemeat was quickly balanced and finally won by eight lengths from Trianon III., winch passed Rory OMoore before coming to tin- las-t obstacle, and beat I.utteur III. a similar li-lat for second place. Rory OMoore was ..lib ially placed fourth; then came Bahadur fifth, Coavrefes II. -ixlh. Clear CroM seventh and Covertcoat. the only other to complete the course. Time, 9:58%, Sunlocfa is a bav gelding, eight years oiu. by Sun.ioi Ctalloch. His dam was heated by Mr. 11. T. Barclay, he owner of the famous Bendigo, and now one of our l est known racing lodges. Mr. Barctai gave the mare away to Mr. Black, and it was the last-named who bred Saaloch. Like his dam. Sunloch was in his early days bunted. His tir-t appearance was la the Farmers Plate, a Imrdb race. 11 Croxtoa Park, in April. 1912. when, carry ing Mr. II. S. Blacks colors he was beaten a neck h Bescaby. His first success was. curiousli enough. Rained in the corresponding rnce the fol lowing year. TWo failures then preceded a victors in the Quorn Hunt Steeplechase at the feieester November meeting In the colors of a Mr. It Tylet to whom the horse had been leased by Mr. T. Tyler, who had acquired him from Mr. Black 111 all bis subsequent races Sunloch carried Mr. Tylers ..dors lb- was beaten al Birmingham in December, but won the Btvaston andeepleenaae at Nottingham and the Hunters Handicap Steeplechase at Derby the same month. Two failures closed the years work He led off this year by lulling second to Little Rover in the Mappertey Steeplechase at Leicester iu February, ami then won the Baagemore Steeple phase at Derh] in March, his ln«t psjhiiC "Utiir previous to yesterday. "
