view raw text
GOOD PROSPECT FOR STEEPLECHASING STEEPLECHASINGNew New York March 4 Belmont Park intends to cater to adherents of the crosscountry sport this spring In order to give the steeplechase horses plenty of opportunities live jumping races will be placed on the program each week That owners may not have any excuse for failure to enter liberally the overnight races will have a greater value than those of last year and the stakes and handicaps will addedThese have a value of at least 1500 added These arrangements assure sport of high order be ¬ tween the Hags thin season something that was lacking last year The recent purchase of New iar iarli li aV1 a hty1J ° y l r iiS twoyearods I11 VMKT E Widener as candidates for the Harbor Hill as well as such promising materiil is Hello Oakhnrst Ruxton and others in the fourveir old brigade indicates i desire on the part of ovvnl to support that particular branch of racing It is reiMtrted that Thomas Hitchcock Jr will reliniiort Stokes and California King from France iml0ic
