Show Sheil Sheiks as Cottage r 50 to 1 Shot Captures Gran l National By ly G George cor go Chandler AINTREE England March 20 UP UP-A UP A mare won the historic Grand National steeplechase Saturday Saturday Satur- Satur day ay for the first time In 46 years ears when J. J Proctors Proctor's Cottage raced aced to a one-length one victory in the worlds world's most gruelling horse race before a record crowd of more than The game little horse carrying 47 Ibs lbs took the lead soon after the he field of 43 broke away on the mile four yard course and fought ought off all aU challenges to the wIre vire She paid off her backers at 50 0 to 1 1 Major D. D Vaughans Vaughan's First of the Dandies a 25 1 starter was second and nd Lord Mildmay's Cromwell a 1 33 shot third By her victory Sheila's Cottage won one of the largest purses on the British turf lurf turf pounds sterling sterling sterling ster ster- ling or approximately This is small b by American standards but steeplechase owners consider the glory of the Grand National far outweighs any monetary re re- re turn A mighty roar of disappointment went up from the biggest crowd ever to witness the year old classic when the 9 1 favorite Lord Bicester's Silver Fame toppled at famous brook graveyard of many Grand National hopes This jump requires taking a five- five foot high thorn fence more than three feet wide and landing safely in or clearing the foot five-foot six-inch six brook it guards The 43 starters broke well but the very first of the 30 barriers on the long course gay with the first spring flowers claimed a victim when the 1 shot Bricett fell The next four fences to Becher's brook several other horses with the well regarded at 25 1 and the rank outsider Serpentine Serpentine Serpentine Ser Ser- at 1 hitting fences and throwing their jockeys At Becher's brook Lough Conn one of the smallest horses in the therace therace therace race and a 20 1 starter because of its gallant effort last year took the lead followed by Happy Home The pace began to tell lell on the leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers as they approached the second most formidable obstacle Valentines Valentine's Valentines Valentine's Valentines Valentine's Valen Valen- tines tine's brook Halycon Hours ref re refused refused re- re re- re f fused sed to take the difficult fence and Brook Combination and First of the Dandies jumped into the lead followed by Zahia Happy Home Lee Daim and Sheila's Cot Cot- tage |