The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-21
STEEPL.ECHASING WILL BE
A FEATURE: At Laurel.
Best i.capcr- in the Cuunt,, TO Face
starter in Great Race Meet
Ing Next Month.
OWNERS no ENTER
William and Lewis Garth Have Moth
hcd Officials That riley viii Send
Their ThuroughbrcIs-C the
Safest and Best in the East.

LAUREL. Mp. September 20
Stceplechasinr. ever popular iu this
section, promises to he an iniorcs,i,,,.
texture of the sport during the coming
race meeting OF the Maryland state
AR ~ Laurel rank. Every effort win
hc made by the mama ycm"nt to run as
many "ecnts through the field as pos
Slhl" AS tho purses will bc most
hhcral icuccrs that have bcru seen
over the sticks ON tho Now Yorl. ana
canadian tracks duriug the past sum
mcr VIII come togcthcr. uud Ia VIII
be an occasion Tor the turf enthusiasts
TO Get = good lin" on tia" best Ict,I,cr5
Of the year
should there lie - s,tliclcut numbcr
OF cross-"ouutry performers uu the
grounds. Ehcing Secretary Ed .laspor
VIII arrange contests for them on
every day OF the meeting. However.
there docs not seem TO bc as many
stccp!cchascrs in tho game This season
as III past years, quite a number OF old
!aNor'tcS having gone amiss. and have
been retired To the stud. In addition
To the purse events. there win be two
jumping stakes at Laurel this fan. thcy
being The Chevy chase Handicap, 81. $40
added. at two ANA a half miles, and tho
tlkTidso Handicap $l"o"l added at
two miles
Tho entries in tho chevy Chas. and
Stccplcchas"dom, for virtually All OF
tie leading cross country racing c.-
adjustments VIII hc represented. In
cludcd in tho list are Mrs. Harry I;Nuc
Whitney. Wife Of New Works famous
spurtsmau and son "r The Rate William
{. Whitney. for years one Of tho most
conspicuous men i'm american racing
circles; August belmont Chpiruau of
the Jockey club: j. t. Widcucr, oi
philadelphia, COLONEL Eal Parr. Of Sal
timorc; Mn. McMuriric. Of lcunsN lVaiiu.
whose white Jackct aud blue cap arc
familiar with the Maryland racing
enthusiasts +. Ambrose Clarke. whose
silks have been spurtcd ON the Eng
lish tracks Cor several years past; u.
T. Wilson. whose horses now ran ia tho
interests OF the Montucicr stable
Thomas iIitchcock of New York. II
member of the Jockey Club; j. W. bay
ton. owner Of Mystic Light Hud 'rro
motor. Canadian winners uf lHll. and
William ana LOWS Garth. OF Nir.iuia.
Colonel larr viii have a worthy rep
rcscnt"tiNc ia both the Chevy Chase
and tE" E.lkridpc. i'm honor of tn" l.Ik
ridge iluit club. of Baltimore County.
old AiEic. one OF the best jumpers
I'm the country :: couple of seasons agU.
is coming back To th" races this fan,
and will sport the colors OF MIR. Nc
Murtric hCrc. In his schooling AT rim
leo FOR Nnthony Nllcu. who Is one OF
the slickcst trainers in the country
with jumpers .\lgic has shown lis old
time foot. aud jumps ia the Sauic hold
and fearless fashion as in 1872. when
hc landed half dozen stakes. one of
the most important OF which was the
Iiook line Country club c}ip tt the
annual race meeting hold at the iiroot,
lin" club, near Boston among thc
others. Allen viii start ~ Laurel. viii
h" i. .. tval' 'hlrpyd hammer and u
c""p'" of er"ou ones, that have ucNCr