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WELSHING OVER GRAND NATIONAL LONDON England March 24 Subsequent to the decision of the Grand National a report was circulated in the rings at the instigation prob ¬ ably of unscrupulous bookmakers desirous of avoid ¬ ing their responsibilities respecting place bets over The Hore that Mr Hrowns horse had been dis ¬ qualified on a technicality Needless to say no such contingency arose but many hundreds or place backers of the horse left the course without receiving their winnings Many never received them It was a novel welshing trick built on the accidents in the race and remounting and placing of the American gelding