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STEEPLECHASE LEADERS OF 1922 While the sport of stceplcchasing has never attained in this country the prominence and popularity it enjoys in England and France nevertheless it has made progress particularly in the East and Canada Rich and tempting prizes were offered at Belmont Park Pimlico Saratoga and various tracks in Canada last year with the result that twenty horses engaged in that branch of racing won 5000 or more each When it is taken into considera ¬ tion that the opportunities are limited this is quite an excellent showing In the matter of money won Sea Skipper from the Greentrec Stable was the leader among the jumpers of 1922 with 513045 to his credit Sea Tale Minata and Lieutenant Seas each accounted for over 10000 while Perkiomen made quite an enviable record for a horse racing through the field in winning seven races of fourteen starts and 9555 in prize money Sweepment the star of the two previous years started in only three races of which he won two and then went amiss preventing further participation in his remaining stake engagements for the year In view of the fact that an ambitious steeplechasing program is promised for 1923 the records of the leaders of last year in this fascinating branch of the sport should prove interesting Here they are Horse Col Sex A Pedigree PedigreeSoumangha Sts 1st 2d 3dUnp Won Soumangha ch m 7 Don de Oro Sunrise Grcentree Stable 9 Sea Tale b m 6 Sea King Anecdote CKHarrisonJr 8 Lieutenant Seasb g 5 Mara lax Honeymoon W G Wilson 7 Minata b g 0 Mirador Aminta Mrs F A Clark 17 Bullseye br g 5 Wrack Single Shot J 8 Cosdcn 11 Perkiomen ch g 4 Haldcman Nancy Grater R B Stssburserl4 Damask PerkiomenDamask br g 5 AH Gold Crinoline II Grcentree Stable 8 DamaskCourteous Courteous ch g 7 Marcovil Politely CKHarrison Jr 11 Peccant CourteousPeccant ch g 5 Trap Rock Peccadillo Greentree Stable10 Stable10ch PeccantNeapTide NeapTide ch f 4 Mont dOr Zoola J E Widener 2 2b Karlocker NeapTideKarlocker b g 6 Fair Play Lady Aristocracy J E Davis 18 18b KarlockerOvermatch Overmatch b g 7 Oversight Omerca CKHarrisonJrl5 CKHarrisonJrl5b HaUarill OvermatchHaUarill b g 4 Berrilldon Vilhalla J S Cosden 12 12b HaUarillRoi Roi Craig CraigSea b g 6 Roi Herode Candacraig Greentrec Stable 7 Sea Skipper SkipperHondiui ch g 5 Seahorse II Ansonella J E Widener 7 2 2Hondiui Hondiui b g 6 Sir John Johnson Cretnorne J E Widener 4 1 1Mohican HondiuiMohican Mohican b g 7 Isidor Sadaquada Greentrep Stable16 5 5Briganna MohicanBriganna Briganna b f 4 Light Brigade Anna Hastings W G Wilson 20 3 3Baronet Baronet BrigannaBaronet b g 7 His Majesty mare by VolodyovskiCKHarrifonJr 9 3 3Decisive BaronetDecisive Decisive ch g 7 Marathon Lottie Darr H W Maxwell 12 2 2Sea DecisiveSea Sea Master MasterSweepment b g 3 Seahorse II Teacher R Parr 4 3 3Sweepment Sweepment b g 6 Sweep Raiment G W Loft 3 2 2Crest SweepmentCrest Crest Hill HillFlying b g 10 Simmon Allie Darden J U Lewis 8 3 3Flying Flying Frog ch g 5 Froglegs Flying Colors Elliott Stable 13 4 4Houyhnhnin Houyhnhnin ch g 4 Hnon Bobbinct R B Stssburgerl2 3 3Fair Fair Mac b g 12 Uncle Mac Fair Lily RFHarrisonJr 15 1 1Lytle Lytle ch g 8 Leonid Chickadee JFFlnnaganJr 6 1 1Blighty Blighty II b g 6 William the Third Light o Love Mrs F A Clark 8 2 2Le Le Marsouin b g 8 Querido Marie Louise III W Stockton 9 2 2Comique Comique br g 5 Bryn Mawr Valentine J E Widener 6 2 Wisest Fool b g 6 King James Princess Nettie J E Widener 9 9Dandy Dandy ch g 7 McGee Mirror Foxhead Mews 17 17Ards Ards ch g 8 Marajax Natia A J Davis 5 5Infidel Infidel II b g 9 Radford Miss Matthews T O Moore 5 5Keltic Keltic ch g G Charles Edward Kelpie A Rogers 10 10Bof Bof BMawrblk m 12 Ort Wells The Belle of MayfairCbury Fm Stb 4 4Kath Kath IIarlanb m 5 McGee Donno Mamona J E Griffith 11 11Ammunition Ammunition ch g 7 Charles Edward Simonese J Kilgour 5 5Gimuie Gimuie b g 4 Theo Cook Sackcloth J S Cosden 5
