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...them women) they stood for a few seconds jostling at the line, then broke in the confusion of a false start. A moment later the field broke again, this time gathering speed and narrowing together as they went past Sefton Yard. Every horse went over the first fence. At Becher's Brook, Swift Roland fell and was killed when the horse behind him landed on his head. The first time past the stands, Easter Hero was ahead, with Gregalach second and Grakle, Shaun Goilin (last year's winner), Solanum, and a half-dozen others bunched close behind...
...they went "into the country" for the second time, Grakle began to move up. At Becher's Brook again, Solanum fell, then Easter Hero. Great Span went down at the Canal fence. At Valentine's Brook Drin fell with a broken leg, was later shot. Coming into the "race course," the long gentle curve that ends the 47-mile Grand National steeplechase, Gregalach, Grakle and Ballasport were in the lead together. R. Lyall up on Grakle cleared the last fence first, swung in to the rail...
...shepherds; L. A. S. McCabe '34, H. B. Powers '33, and D. A. Dudley '32 as the three kings; H. B. Wesselman '32 as Herod; R. C. Breithut '31 as armor bearer; B. H. Goldsmith and O. V. Wooten !31 as scribes, Edmund Dorfinan, '33 and R. W. Becher '33 as courtiers; P. G. Hoffman '32 as Joseph, Beatrice Grover as Mary; Alice Martin, Barbara Brentnall, and Barbara Shevlin as pages and P. G. Hoffman '32, as the voice of Gabriel...
...went down and Gregalach, one of the favorites since Easter Hero was scratched, screwed sideways in the air, landed clear but had to be pulled up. He was down before the end of the first round. They had gotten around once and Shaun Goilin was in front coming to Becher's Brook. He rose' wearily, barely clearing, and Melleray's Belle edged past, Sir Lindsay moved nearer. They took the last fence, Shaun Goilin still behind, Sir Lindsay starting for the wire, pulling up even with Melleray's Belle...
Americans owned eleven of the horses which made the first charge. Among them was the favorite, Easter Hero, 9 to 1, from the stable of John Hay ("Jock") Whitney. Easter Hero carried 175 pounds. Shortly after the start he swung gracefully into the lead. Over Becher's Brook, over Valentine's Brook, around the treacherous canal turn he swung, taking the leaps with daring ease. On and on to what seemed to be sure victory. But the turf was soggy from two days of rain. The field crept closer and closer. At the last hedge but one, Easter...