¶ In rare rebuff to tradition, every horse in the field cleared the first jump of England's Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. But at the halfway mark, only 19 of the 31 starters were still running, and at the finish there were only seven. Even Mr. What, the tough little Irish gelding that had taken all the other jumps cleanly, almost came a cropper at the last hedge. But Mr. What kept his balance and won the richest Grand National ever ($46,858) by 30 lengths. In second place: last year's third-place horse, Tiberetta.
¶ In the National Figure Skating Competition at Minneapolis...
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