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Here and There Thereon on the Turf Excellent Steeplechasing in inProspect Prospect Trainer Garths Ambitious AmbitiousPlans Plans Englishmans Advent in inAmerican American Racing1 Five steeplechases to be offered during the racing year by the Westchester Racing Asso ¬ ciation are to close for entries March 26 These are the Charles L Appleton Memorial Cup the Grand National International and the Meadow brook to be run in the spring and the Brook Cup which is decided at the fall meeting at Behnont Park These are races that do much to keep alive interest in crosscountry racing and the prospect for good steeplechasing over eastern tracks in 1923 is brighter than for many a year There is no denying that cross ¬ country racing reached a low ebb in recent years but an awakening seems certain this year and the importation of good horses will add greatly to the interest in that most pictur ¬ esque branch of racing Billy Garth is one trainer who has visions right now of taking down the spoils of both the Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby The J S Cosden candidates he is training have reached Pimlico and the genial Virginian has been quoted as declaring that he would not change his chance with anyone in either of the big 50000 races racesGarth Garth knows just how it feels to saddle a Kentucky Derby winner for it was he who sent Paul Jones to the post when he won the 1920 race under the colors of Ral Parr This year he has a strong haiul in Dunlin winner of the Hopeful Stakes Martingale one of the best mud running twoyearolds seen in many a year Golden Rule and Cyclone which have not been brought to the races but were the highest priced yearlings of 1921 It is usual for Garth to have his horses well advanced when they are shipped from the farm and this year is no exception His horses look exceed ¬ ingly well and barring accident will surely be ready for the Preakness Stakes on May 12 As a matter of fact the plan of campaign will be to wind up the preliminary training with some racing at Havre de Grace before the Pimlico meeting opens opensThere There is real interest in the invasion of our lurf by an English turfman Frequently Ameri ¬ can owners have invaded England with a fair measure of success but it is seldom that the invasion conies from the other side Those who have seen the six that were brought over to race for Rundle Brcndon now at Behnont Park have pronounced them a fine looking band and it is possible that horses of the Brit ¬ ish polo player will cut an important figure figureSo So man of the early stakes have alread been closed that Mr Brendon will not have a chance to show his colors against the best over here until in the fall but it may be the stables intention to permit the horses to become thor ¬ oughly acclimated before they are raced racedIt It was a bit unfortunate that a wind and rain storm wrought so much damage to the Lexington track but it is fortunate that it was a March rather than an April storm There will be ample time to put everything in order again long before the opening of the meeting While there has been considerable disap ¬ pointment over the recent failures of Joseph E Wideners Duettiste in England there is one American turfman whose Grand National can ¬ didate has been going along in a manner to be cause for congratulation This is Sergeant Murphy which will carry the colors of Stephen Sanford in the great Liverpool race Sergeant Murphy finished fourth in the 1922 race and won the Scottish National Steeplechase later This spring the old jumper has been doing ex ¬ ceedingly well and he is not without a chance
