Show Jack Jak Horner ins Ws Grand rad I e Classic American Horse Finishes Third in England's Most Gruelling Turf Event LIVERPOOL March 26 United Press Press Jack Jack Horner owned by W. W Mackay today toda won the classic grand national steeplechase the 4 over 44 4 mile hurdling course course of Aintree Old a favorite owned by Mrs 1 W. W V H H. Dixon was second and Brights Bright's Boy o owned owned-by by S. S Sanford San- San for ford fora t third ird The course is the most most difficult in the world containing nineteen jumps eighteen n of which must be betaken betaken tal taken m twice Jack Horner paid his his backers 2 25 to 1 Old e 8 to 1 grid arid ri Brights Bright's Bo Boy 25 to to 1 Old Tay Tay- bridge had been quoted at 9 to 1 against before re the race Jack Hornet won wort by three lengths and a length lenth separated the second and third horses s The betting odds against Jack Homer Horner were 25 to 1 I against Old 8 to 1 and against Brights Bright's Boy 25 to 1 LONDON March l 26 AP AP AP-Ap An acute earache today prevented the Prince of Wales from seeing the grand national steeplechase a leadIng leading leading lead lead- ing turf fixture which drew drewa a number number number num num- ber of royalties to Liverpool The prince suffered much throughout the night and It it was deemed un r m m to travel LIVERPOOL 26 AP AP- AP Cro Crowds ds from all all all' parts of the country country coun coun- O try were in Aintree e today to witness witness witness wit wit- ness the running of the most thrilling thrilling thrilling thrill thrill- ing and roost most hazardous of all British British British Brit Brit- ish ra racing events the events the grand national national national na na- na- na ste steeplechase se Late ate comers after atter vainly trying to rooms at hotels pr or boarding houses hired t taxicabs fo for the night and arid slept in them Food Food to su supply 1 Y oo persons persons persons per per- sons had open been carted into Aintree The Prince Princ of of- Wales rales the Duke of York P ince Henry Prince Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur the tb the crown prince prin e of Japan Jap ii and the son of of- Begum of-Begum Begum Bhopal headed the the- list list- of notables who came to bi All the big country estates were filled with guests Americans hoped r for r a i victory t ry by y one of f the American owned horses horse's Stephen Sanfords Sanford's Mount Etna and Bright Boy or C. C Schwartz's Jack Horner for which a hi high h price was paid by English breeders Four women had entries Mrs Partridges Partridge's Sprig prig had a strong following following fol fo- fol- fol lowing for apart from being re regarded regarded regarded re- re a likely winner her horse appealed to popular sentiment Irs Partridge is 73 n years ear old and had two sons killer killed in the World war She trained Sprig in memory of one of them then v hose whose ambition it was as asto to own a winner winner- of the grand na na- na- na Mrs firs Partridge said that she was less anxious s. s to win than to see S Sprig rg come through the dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- race uninjured The distance of the ther r race ce was four and one-half one miles It always had been featured ed by accidents to horses and jockeys with jockeys with its sixteen thorn fences f fourteen urt en of which had to be jumped twice brooks and nd the wide widewater widewater widewater water jump Before the the- therace race the tho following official announcement was posted Dr Glover will be in charge of the Aintree hospital Doctors Webb ebb ebband and Butler will be on duty on the course |