London, Mar. 25.
In a thrilling neck-and-neck nish before an enormous crowd, Battleship, 40-1 shot, passed Royal Danieli the final stretch to win the Grand 'National Steeplechase by a head, with 'Workman coming in third. Gwned by Mrs. Marion Scott and ridden by Richard Burford, the American-bred horse thus became a double Grand 'National winner, for the eleven-year= fold son of the' famous Man O'War won the last U.S. Grand National, says United Press. Mr. H.C. MeNally's Royal Danieli looked like the winner: most of the way and was still out in front by a good margin with one quarter of a mile to 59.
Heavy skies and rain greeted thousands of race-goers—throughout the country, astir early this morning and dashing to catch trains and acrolanes to Aintree to see one of the most open and heaviest-betting races history.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon it was! raining and the course was slightly slippery.
Betting at the course at that time was: 10-1 Blue Shirt; 100-8 Cooleen, De la Chance and Royal Mall; 100-7 Takvor Pacha, Last night's call-over alone showed £120,000 wagered of which £20,000) Was placed on Blue Shirt, whose Jowner was very confident.
Mr. J. V. Rank, owner of Bachelor Prince and Cooleen, at the—last minute bid to purchase the Marquis de Saint Miguel's Takvor Pacha, offering £5,000 with an extra £2,000 it it won, "However, the Frenchman refused the offer.
For the first time, police planes directed trafic from' the air' by wireless, Thirty-six ran. Won by a head: while Workman was a bad. third, The starting prices were: 40-1 Battleship, 8-1 Royal Danieti, 28-1 Workman. eyo fae Rea Mat 2 28 rea Pacey ager Cor
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.