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ALLY SLOPERS GRAND NATIONAL VICTORY The running of the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool March U was viewed by a great as ¬ semblage and there was much satisfaction in Eng ¬ lish racing circles over the fact that the Lincoln and Liverpool meetings were both iuitc successful financially as well as in tlie way of capital racing Describing the great jumping race London Sports ¬ man of the next day said The way was now clear for the big event and there was a general move to see the various competitors in tlie paddock Uache lors Flight did not please some of the critics who voted him line drawn and it was curious how strangely divided were Irish opinions some de ¬ claring that bar accident he could not be beaten while others were equally positive that 1m would not get round Irish Mail was much admired in spite of his bandaged hind legs and ISalscaddeu siraightei1 in condition than when Mr Platts horse just heat him at Hurst Park was trained to per ¬ fection Pullawarra stripped well as did also Ils ton and as much could be claimed for the Dane ¬ bury pair Thowl Pin and The Iabe of which the latter carried a distinguishing green cap Sir George Pullough had three chances with Ilston Distaff and Denis Auburn all turned out in business like trim Father Confessor was trained to the hour but struck some of the judges as wanting more time to mature to the full strength of the Liverpool horse and much liked were Silver Top Ally Sloper and Lord Marcus Double event bets may have bad strong inlliicnce on the final betting which showed Irish Mail favorite from l ord Marcus while Silver Top advanced to to 1 and with Pals eadden and Father Confessor tight at tens 100 to was obtainable about Itachelors Flight 101 to X Ally Sloper and 10 to 7 ISnllawarra with liberal wMs available against any offer offerThere There was one breakaway before Pachelors Flight went off in front of Irish Mail The Itabe Itnilawnrrn Itallylmckle ISlow Pipe Alfred Noble Jacobus Father Confessor Ally Sloper and Denis Auburn Distaff whipping in All went well until reaching the third fence which brought Ilston down a ad at the next but one Lord Marcus and ISachelors Flight were put out of court Ilow Pipe then went on in command from ISnllawarra St Mathurin Irish Mail The Babe Hacklers Hey Denis Auburn Father Confessor Silver Top Alfred Noble and Balscadden of which the lastnamed came down at tho fence next iKyond Valentines as dd also Hahadur ISullawarra fell at the water over which Blow Pipe showed the way from The Babe Jacobus St Matlinrin Hacklers Joy Alfred Noble Father Confessor Irish Mail Ally Sloper Thowl Pin Silver TOIL Denis Auburn Distaff and Bally hackle in the order named with Balscadden which bad been remounted tailed off while the loose Bullawarra was amusing himself smashing through the rails and finally pulled up looking over those which bound the turn out of the straight In the second circuit St Mathurin II retired at the fence after JJcchers and in falling upset Denis Auburn while Jacobus blundered badly and Newey not only lost his irons but stirrups as well the cause of the trouble having been a bump from Thowl Pin Irish Mail which had been running with the front lot was beaten and pulled up three fences from home and prior to that Ballyhackie broke down badly in the off foreleg When Bachelors Flight fell Harty injured his head and arm which were surgically treated on the spot After land ¬ ing on the racecourse Alfred Noble joined Jacobus which had gone to the head of affairs soon after his blunder and the pair came racing away hotly pursued by Ally Sloper and Father Confessor the latter l eng beaten between the last two fences where Ally challenged and tpiickly taking the measure of the other two won a fine race for Lady Nylsim by a couple of lengths from Jacobus which in turn was eight lengths in front of Father Con ¬ fessor Close up Alfred Noble was fourth and following him in the order named came Thowl Pin Silver Top and Balscadden which must surely have won but for hs fall though the winner also had two narrow escapes from coming to grass The remainder of the racing calls for little comment except to note with satisfaction the resticitation of Itoselaml which made a rare example of the opposition for the Bickerstaffe Stakes and thereby reminded ore forcibly of his highclass twoyear old form while Matter acquitted himself smartly in winning tho iBridgenian Stakes and Mr Basset completed a nice double event with St Gluvias in the Knowsley Plate PlateV V lady owner won the Grand National yester ¬ day for the lirst time in the history of the race Ally Sloper being the property of Lady Nelson Ally Sloper was the lirst sixyearold to win since Ambush II carried the Itoyal colors lirst home in 1901 though many others have scored at that agf including Droghcda Ilex Roquefort Voluptuary Koedono Seaman The Colonel and Tlie Lamb while Emblematic was a sixyearold when he won for Lord Coventry liftyone years ago Ally Slopers pedigree by the way traces back to the Chester Cup winner of 1S7K Our Mary Ann The victory was heartily received Ally Sloier is trained by the Hon A Hastings who also prepared and rode Ascetics Silver lirst home in 1101 while the suc ¬ cessful jockey J It Anthony won the race on Glensido four years ago The race was run in
