The Liverpool Grand National, run at Aintree on March 25, is the world's greatest steeplechase. Two rounds of the course are ridden, a distance of 44% mulles, "All except two of the 16 obstacles are jumped twice, making 30 in all. The water jump is 15 feet wide. The famous Becher's Brook, which accounts for most of the casualties, is five feet lower on the landing side than on the take-off, and is but one of many fearsome leaps on this historic course.
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