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GRAND NATIONAL MISHAPS Masterful Falls and Is Destroyed Winner Only American Owned Horse to Finish LOXDOX England March 21 Foxhall Keenes Masterful the tenyearold bay geld ¬ ing by Hastings Madcap which started in the American sportsmans colors in Fridays Grand Xational broke a fetlock when he fell during the running and was destroyed after the race raceMasterful Masterful when racing over the jumps in the Inited States was an erratic performer He repeatedly ran out in his races and sel ¬ dom finished Since he was brought to Kng land with the Grand Xational in view he had shown nothing to justify serious consider ¬ ation ationSergeant Sergeant Murphy was the only one of the Americaivowned starter to finish Duettiste the Joseph E Widner candidate fell be ¬ fore reaching Bechers Brook and Alexander Smith Cochrans Libretto went down after taking the diilicult water jump at Valentines Brook BrookSergeant Sergeant Murphys time for the four miles and 85iJ yards of the coursv was 930 the fastest time for the Grand Xational since inOli when Ascetics Silver covered the dis ¬ tance in I 5I Stephen Sanford owner of Sergeant Mur Thy received the personal congratulations ot King George IV following the running Botn Sergeant Murphy and Shaun Spadah which finished second were owned by Douglas Stuart the London bookmaker in 1920
