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e What Inas been described as "the
world's toughest horse race" will be rim
nein this week - over fences, hedges,
water ditches and, other hair-raising ob-
stacles - thirty In alt -- along a course
of four .miles and 856 yards. The horses,
six year olds and older, will carry stagger-
ing weights of 170 lbs, and more. That's
England's famous Grand National, run over the equally fa-
mous Aintree course, just outside Liverpool.
And there always are strong -limbed, stout-hearted horses
available in sufficient numbers to make the Grand National a
dramatic event, despite the many hazards. In 1929, there were
as many as 66 entries, an all-time high. The owners of Greg-
alach, the 1929 winner, took home the largest purse in Grand
National history -- nearly sixty -give thousand dollars.
Records don't show whether any Grand National race of
the past saw every contestant fall. It is quite possible. It is
a matter of record, however, that the one -two -three finishers
in one Grand National event had all fallen during the race
and been remounted. This is fully permissible under the
track rules. A fallen horse may be remounted; it may even
reach the finish line with a rider other than the one with
whom it started out.
Perhaps one of the most dramatic Grand Nationals in re -
cont years was that In which forty-two horses started and
forty -ono fell along the way, That was Tipperary Tim's year.
Billy Barton fell at the last obstacle, was remounted and
finished second, the only horse other than the winner to
complete the race,
The jtunping hazards of this race are almost unbelievable,
Fourteen obstacles have to be covered twice. Ten are thorn,
fences up to five feet in height and 3'5" wide. Two five -by -
three foot obstacles have six-foot ditches on their take -off
sides; two others are five-foot fences with natural brooks. One
of the toughest jumps is over an open 9'9" ditch with a depth
of Over five feet,
To make the event even more unique, amateurs partici-
pate in about equal numbers with professional jockeys. And
such is the nature of the race that a good amateur stands
practically the same chance of success as a professional
jockey. Or vine versa, depending on the horse,
Your comments and suggestions for this column will be wekonled
by Elmer Ferguson, e/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge Sf„ Toronto.
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"The poor silly blighters pull
their blinkin' arms for arf an
'our until they're purple in the
Slee - and wot do they get for
it all, I arsk you? Not a bleedin'
tuppence or a pint o' bitter!"
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The above, slightly purified, is
supposed to have been a Cock-
ney's reaction to seeing his first
Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race,
the hundredth rowing of which
is due to take place on April 3rd.
-" ^'Actually the first such race took
place a century and a quarter
ago, but what with a couple of
World Wars and such, and the
fact that, in the beginning, it
wasn't an annual event, It has
taken the lads 125 years to
reach their Centennial.
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And if there is anything in
Sport that is purely amateur, it
le this famous event, The Cock-
ney was right - the oarsmen
don't get either cash or even a
cup or medal. There is no tro-
phy or anything of the sort,
nothing but glory and a good
sweat - and, possibly, a duck-
ing in the Thames.
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Nor has there ever been, so
far as we can learn, even the
breath of scandal in connection
with the event, although there
is plenty of betting involved.
The athletes are always level-
ling, it seems, with no hints of
any sure -thing gambler ever
trying to "stiffen" one of the
entrants in an effort to make a
fast buck.
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Up to now Cambridge have
come down in front 54 times,
Oxford 44. Back in 1877 they
rowed to a dead heat, although
it might have been different if
the photo -finish camera had been
working. Come to think of it,
we doubt if they had any photo -
finish cameras then.
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So, take it all in all, this Ox-
ford -Cambridge thing is an event
almost unique in sport. And
just in case you have followed
us this far, bless you, here are
some of the outstanding happen-
ings in previous races.
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1829 - Inaugural race at Hen-
ley.
This cute little showcard writer in Arlene Williams seen here
putting the finishing touches on a sign for the National Home
Show which Is being held in the Industry Building, Toronto,
For eight days commencing April 2. The Show will have an
extensive display of the latest equipment and services for
the panning, building, decorating and furnishing of a home.
Get A Horses -The trotting oxen cover the track al Aisling,
Bavaria, 01 a speed of five m.p.h. as number 5, who seems
to be bucking for last place, puss on a last.minute spurt to
win. The "Oxen Derby" has been a tradition there since 1850.
1836 - Cambridge colors were
changed from pink to light blue.
1841 - Weights of crews re-
corded for first time.
1846 - Present Putney -Mort-
lake (41/4 miles) course selected.
1849 - Only year in which
two races were rowed.
1854 --•' Cambridge had light -
1868 -- C. R. W. Tottenham
est crew on record, average 150%
pounds.
1856 - Race held annually
from this date except for World
War years.
1858 - Oxford stroke "caught
a crab."
1859 - Cambridge, with two
nonswimmers, submerged 300
yards from finish.
1860 -- Win by Cambridge in
26m. 5s. Is slowest for Putney -
Mortlake course,
1862 - Cambridge in F. H. Ar-
cher (74 pounds) had lightest
cox on record,
1864 - Royalty watched for
first time,
1865 - Cambridge shell was
smashed by tug after finish.
coxed Oxford to fifth successive
victory - a record.
1869 -=- Frank Willan, Oxford,
first oarsman to win four times.
1873 - Sliding seats used for
first time.
1876 - Winning posts erected
at Mortlake,
1877 - First, and so far only,
dead -heat.
1882 - A. J. Higgins, Oxford,
lightest atroke On ,record (132'
pounds).
1886 - Agreed to restart race
on other side of bridge if the
crews overlapped in temporary
narrow archway during repairs
at Hammersmith.
1898 - Both boats carry in-
flated bladders.
1899 -- Cambridge, coached by
W. A. L. Fletcher, Oxford, win
for first time in 10 years,
1904 - Earliest start on rec-
ord, 7:45 a.m.
1906 - Winner Cambridge was
challenged by Harvard, con-
queror of Yale. Cambridge won
by two lengths.
1912 --- Both boats sank in
snowstorm, Oxford won re -row
in gale.
1925 - Oxford waterlogged,
Cambridge finished alone.
1932 -- Cambridge equaled Ox-
ford's old record of nine consec-
utive wins.
1935 - Oxford's heaviest crew
in race. Average 181 pounds
per oarsman,
1936 - Cambridge won for
thirteenth successive time -- a
record - with heaviest crew
ever in race. Average 182.625
pounds per oarsman.
1937 -- Oxford, adopting swiv-
el rowlocks, won for first time
since 1923.
1946 - Oxford won first race
in series resumed after World
War 11.
1948 - Cambridge won in rec-
ord time of 17m. 50s.
1950 - Race televised stroke
by stroke for first time.
1952 - Closest finish since
dead heat of 1877. Oxford won
by "a canvas."
New Technique
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PLAIN 11• SE SENSE as
By BOB ELLS
Halifax, N.S.
On a foggy afternoon of last
week forty students represent-
ing eight Maritime universities
assembled in the chamber of the
Legislature of Nova Scotia to
hold the first students' parlia-
ment.
The assembly was modeled
after the House of Commons in
Ottawa. and conducted strictly
according to the rules of the
House, Matters dealt with were
mainly the same that have been
and are being discussed in the
Federal House.
Federal MP's Help
There were 20 Progressive
Conservatives, 17 Liberals, 2
CCF and one National Republic
member seated on the floor of
the House. To assist the young
people who have little or no ex-
perience in parliamentary pro-
cedure several members of par-
liament had come from Ottawa
to lead their respective parties
in the first session.
Secretary of State, Mr. Pick-
ersgill who led the Liberals tried
to form a coalition with the CCF
and offered to introduce • a Na-
tional Hea]th Insurance Plan.
However, the two CCF members
refused to be taken in and Mr.
Pickersgill declined to form a
minority government.
Rather reluctantly the Pro-
gressive Conservatives, under
the leadership of David Fulton,
member for ,Kamloops, B,C., then
undertook to form a government.
their 20 members were opposed
by exactly the same number on
the other side of the House.
' Practically every vote taken re-
sulted In a tie which had to be
broken by the Speaker in the
person of Hon, R. E. Romcke,
former Speaker of the N.S. Leg-
islature,
Throne Speech Debate
The Speech from the Throne
was read by Holl. Chief Justice
Ilsley acting as Governor-Gen-
eral. After the customary two
speeches from the government
side and the motion for accept-
ance of the government pro-
gram, .Mr. Pickersgill as leader
of the Loyal Opposition moved
an amendment criticising the
government for not making pro-
visions in their program for Na-
tional Health Insurance after
having campaigned for it in the
last election.
The amendment was support-
ed by Colin Cameron, member
for Nanaimo, B.C., as leader of
the CCF, who scored both Lib-
erals and Conservatives, for talk-
ing about social measures with-
out taking action. He also mov-
ed a subamendment regretting
the failure of the government to
propose steps to widen world
trade and to enact legislation for
the establishment of National
Marketing Agencies for farmers
and fishermen.
Both amendments were de-
feated.
Students Take Over
The next day the professionals
withdrew into the background
and the youngsters took over.
Tommy Denton of Acadia Uni-
versity turned out to be the out-
standing figure of the day. As
Prime Minister he led his party
through all the battles of the
two sessions that followed with
wisdom, tact and skill, There is
a young man who will be an
asset to the federal House in Ot-
tawa, regardless on which side
he will take his seat.
It was amazing to see how
quickly the young folk got accus-
tomed to the procedure and how
easily they adopted all the habits
of practiced politicians including
slouching in their seats, inter-
rupting speakers with questions
and reading newspaper's during
speeches.
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