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MASTER ROBERT WINS GRAND NATIONAL i . THIRTY STARTERS IN THE FIELD Fly Mask Finishes Second and Silvo Third Stephen Sanfords Pair, Drifter and Sergeant Murphy, Fourth and Fifth Respectively SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. LIVERPOOL, England, March 2S. Lord Airlies Master Robert, an eleven-year-old. chestnut stallion by Moorside II. Dodds, by Dazzle, won from twenty-nine other high-class-jumpers in the Grand National Steeplechase at the Aintree course this afternoon. T. Laid-laws Fly Mask was second and W. Midwoods Silvo third. Stephen Sanfords pair, Drifter and Sergeant Murphy, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Only eight horses completed the difficult course, which is four miles and 856 yards in length. The sky was overcast, but the going was good. A bitter cold wind did not contribute to the comfort of the spectators. The crowd itself was by no means a record for the race, although it was estimated that about 250.000 were present for the running of Englands premier jumping classic. King George V. was among the spectators. At the halfway mark IT. Liddells Winnall was in the lead, with Drifter in second position. A mile from the finish Master Robert, ridden with excellent judgment by Trudegill, raced into the lead and he continued to increase his advantage for the remainder of the distance. Master Robert crossed the finish with four lengths to spare, while Fly Mask finished second by three lengths from Silvo. Drifter beat his stable companion. Sergeant Murphy, winner of the race last year, for fourth place at the finish. Both Sanford horses jumped well, but they had no speed in reserve in the last mile when the result was finally decided. Behind the Sanford pair came Wavetown, Shaun Spadah, winner in 1921, and Ballinode. The other twenty-two starters all came to grief. The favorite. Conjuror II., which went to the post at 5 to 2, fell after completing tht first mile of the course Master Robert is the first entire horse to win the Grand National since Grudon scored twenty-three years ago. He is a descendant of the mare Fair May, which was exported to the United States in 1S88. Master Roberts trainer, Aubrey Hastings, is an old hand at preparing jumpers for the severe test of the Aintree course. He trained Ascetics Silver, winner of the race in 190G, and Ally Sloper, which scored in 1915, and Bally Ma-cad, which took the event in 1917. Following is a summary of the race: Lord Airlies Master Robert, ch. h, 11, by Moorside II. Dodds, by Dazzle, 115 pounds Trudegill 25 to 1 1 T. Laidlaws Fly Mask, b. g, 10, by Fly Fisher Dam by Kergomask, 152 pounds Moy- lan 100 to 7 2 W. Midwoods Silvo, b. g, 8, by Minter Ever True, 170 pounds Goswell 100 to 7 it Stephen Sanfords Drifter, br. g, 10, by Kaft Katie Darling, 145 pounds Calder 40 to 1.. 4-Stcphen Sanfords Sergeant Murphy, ch. g, 14, by General Symons Hose Graft, 101 pounds, 100 to G if A. Hoods Wavetown 6 M. McAlpines Shaun Spadah 7 C. IJentleys ISallinode S Thirty started. "Won easily by four lengths; three lengths between second and third. Time, 9:40.
