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S SI Ki to to sii ii lp won . Ml hi him. da Si in [j m tii the bj by ri * J; " " ■ •" a :l • Of . " ■ SHAPING FOR THE NATIONAL J Shaun Spadah Beaten by American-Owned Square Up — Comment About the Pair. _. n Tie Craaford Bteeplechaee at Keaaptea Park. England, front which Duettiste was scratched, fell the American -owned Square lp. W A. Heads shifty Simon Square 1 anip.-mia gelding. Square is in he Graad National at 144 pounds. He ea-ily as a •" to 1 chance, with Daydawn. Blaatag Cora, Shaun Spadah and Dog Fox behind J3 Daydawn wis the favorite and Shaun Spa -oil s, oml choice, with Hees up. wasnt ready Square I p was ridden by BeaahtOB. not a fa-l. billable jockey, but one of the best horsemen in England. Square Ips owner is an American oil man. • The gelding has won four or five race- since Xatioaal Hunt aeaaea began ami is thought good judges to have a National chance. lit the race Shaun Spadah jumped beautifully. of him the Sportsman priated: r •The firs! appearance of Shaun Spadah since his at Giaad National triuini.li laat March invested the P Craaford Bteeplechaee at Keaaptoa Park on Batar- *1 day with unusual interest. He wa- naturally the ll subject of much paddock criticism, but was ban- f daged all round and looked burly in condition. He ": jumped his femes deliberately without ever touching "1 twig, but after going a mile or so droppid be at a hind tie leader* and in all probability it was tack ti fitness that began to tell." ■ Of Square lp the same newspaper had this: I "Square lp has been running with great consisl- e ency and he is one of the best handicap horses in f: the Graad National. Whether he will stay that t severe course is another matter. He certainly brii-hed through one of the fences in the Craaford w and that would lie fatal at Liverpool." • % *
