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VALUE OF GRAND NATIONAL INCREASED LONDON England June 12 The stakes for the Grand National Steeplechase the greatest of all steeplechases has been increased to 25000 and no horse is to be given more than 175 pounds One hundred thousand people saw the running off for the famous Chester Cup the receipts amounting to 97185 Chester like Doncaster Yarmouth and one or two other boroughs benefits from its races The city on the Dee takes oneeighth of the gross takings as rental for the three days use of the race course The last meeting netted 22910 for the benefit of its rate payers In payersIn England last year 304 races were decided for stakes valued at 787085 In the prewar year of 1913 25933155 was run for Two thonsand two hundred and fourteen horses ran last year on thu flat against 4055 in 1913 1913Although Although all Muniuirdos engagements in England are void through the deatli of his late owner A W Cox he can still run for the Grand Prix de Paris at Lougchanips the richest prize iu the world
