8 HEROES AND HEROINES OF 



with great force against the timber on the landing 

 side he was killed on the spot, having burst a 

 bloodvessel. His jockey, tortunately. was unhurt. 



Strange to say, the only animal who failed to 

 negotiate the stone wall was Charitv. who, hailino- 

 from Gloucestershire, where such obstacles were as 

 plentiful as blackberries, was hardly expected to 

 refuse as she did. Finally, Lottery, full of running, 

 jumped the last fence in grand style, clearing thirty- 

 three feet in so doing, and won easily by three 

 lengths. Time : 14 minutes 53 seconds. 



Rust and The Nun were the early favourites for the 

 race, but on the day Lottery at 5 to i had the call 

 of the market. The betting, however, is described 

 as by no means heavy. The rule set down on the 

 conditions of the race as to gentlemen riders 

 appears to have been somewhat laxly observed, 

 seeing that with one or two exceptions none ot 

 the riders could very well la)' claim to the title. 

 However, that is neither here nor there. The 

 first Grand National seems to have been a genuine 

 sporting affair from start to finish, and the 

 pecuniary results must have given, we should 

 imagine, unlimited satisfaction to the promoters, 

 who little thought that they were giving birth to 

 probably the most popular race of the year next 



