, 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror . ▁ ▁Final ▁result ▁ ▁At ▁White ▁City ▁( over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁metres ): ▁ ▁Dist ances ▁ ▁head , ▁neck , ▁ ½ , ▁ ¾ , ▁ 2 ¾ ▁( length s ) ▁The ▁distances ▁between ▁the ▁grey h ounds ▁are ▁in ▁finishing ▁order ▁and ▁shown ▁in ▁lengths . ▁One ▁length ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁ 0 . 0 8 ▁of ▁one ▁second . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁Report ▁The ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁took ▁over ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁from ▁Sp ill ers ; ▁they ▁had ▁already ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁and ▁Pu ppy ▁O aks . ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 1 3 ▁entries ▁and ▁to pping ▁the ▁ante - post ▁lists ▁were ▁Game ▁Ball ▁trained ▁by ▁Irish man ▁Se an ▁Bour ke ▁and ▁Sc ur ry ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁champion ▁Yan kee ▁Express . ▁ ▁He avy ▁rain ▁produced ▁slow ▁times ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁night ▁with ▁Yan kee ▁Express ▁recording ▁ 3 0 . 3 7 . ▁With ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁being ▁held ▁over ▁four ▁night s ▁the ▁going ▁improved ▁dram atically ▁and ▁Game ▁Ball ▁won ▁in ▁ 2 9 . 4 3 . ▁Game ▁Ball ▁was ▁then ▁defeated ▁by ▁Wh is per ▁W ishes ▁in ▁round ▁one ▁but ▁both ▁qualified . ▁The ▁second ▁round ▁saw ▁the ▁field ▁down ▁to ▁ 4 8 ▁and ▁Game ▁Ball ▁produced ▁the ▁fast est ▁heat ▁win . ▁Long ▁Sp ell ▁and ▁Yan kee ▁Express ▁both ▁won