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Here and There Thereon on the Turf Westchester Steeplechase SteeplechaseStakes Stakes to Close Eastern Hunt Club Racing Hunting Eugene Waylands WaylandsSuccessor Successor The various steeplechase stakes that will be offered by the Westchester Racing Asso ¬ ciation at Belinont Park are to close Mon ¬ day with A McL Earlooker The list com ¬ prises the Charles L Appleton Memorial Cup Grand National International Meadowbrook and the Brook Cup With the exception of the Brook Cup which is a fall feature each of these offerings is for the spring meeting which begins May 24 and continues until June 14 14The The recent addition of the Charles L Ap ¬ pleton Memorial Cup is most important to crosscountry racing about New York This race was framed as a testimonial to a ster ¬ ling young sportsman whose unfortunate tak ¬ ing off was a direct result of injuries be re ¬ ceived during the war in which he displayed conspicuous bravery braveryThe The idea of the race was a novel one and of its guaranteed value of 10000 just half the amount is contributed by friends of the late soldier and sportsman This fund was a tribute to his untiring efforts in bshalf of stecplechasing and the turf in general The Westchester Racing Association complete the guarantee and the Greentrea Stable with which Mr Appleton was associated presents a chal ¬ lenge cup that is the property of the winner for a year while a replica of the cup be ¬ comes the absolute property of each winner winnerThe The race is a fitting tribute to the memory of a sportsman who meant much to racing His popularity was well attested in the first running of the race for the fund contributed by friends was generously oversubscribed In addition to being a testimonial ths Charles L Appleton Memorial Cup hs at once come to a measure of racing importance that has put it in the forefront of the steeplechases of this country It is over the two miles course which is ample for ths time of year it is decided and it is a condition race in which fouryearolds carry 142 pounds fiveyearolds 150 pounds and sbcyearclds and over 155 pounds There are winning penalties of three and six pounds while the allowances are three five and eight pounds poundsIt It is largely to the hunt meetings that the new support to steeplechase racing in New York must look and an excellent sign of the times is the interest that is taken by these amateur sportsmen Several meetings have been approved and the dates assigned while a number of gentlemen have taken out cer ¬ tificates to ride Good steeplechasing does not flourish largely withrvt good gentlemen riders and when the sport assumes its de ¬ served importance it is not long until there are more good gentlemen ridsrs One goes with the other and each derives more benefit from the hunt meetings than anywhere else Already dates have been announced for racing at Middleburg Va Flourton Pa Freehold N J Peapack N J Phoenixvillc Pa and Meadowbrook L I In addition to these is the two days meeting of the United Hunts Racing Association which precedes the open ¬ ing of flat racing in New York YorkOf Of these meetings the longest meeting is at Freehold N J where the dates provide for five days of racing This track is well able to conduct a meeting of that length of time and situated as it is midway between New York and Atlantic City it has an ideal lo ¬ cation to attract owners from all sections be ¬ tween Philadelphia and New York YorkOther Other dates will be announced later and it is assured that the hunt meetings for 1923 will be more numerous and better than in recent years Willis Sharpe Kilmer has announced that be will make no selection of trainer to suc ¬ ceed the late Eugene Wayland until April 1 Mr Kilmer is naturally desirous of using every care in his selection of a trainer With William Shields in his service it does not mean that the stable is without a capable man in charge until the selection is made madeShields Shields campaigned a considerable string of the Kilmer horses at Nev Orleans together with those he had for J L Holland and met with a full share of success Shields had been engaged to take over a part of the stable which was growing to proportions that made it too much of a job for one man It is natural there should be many applicants for the posi ¬ tion made vacant by the death of Eugene Wayland What trainer would not strive for employment in charge of a racing string with a Sallys Alley and an Exterminator at its head to say nothing of Sunfercnce and the many other good ones Few owners have brighter 1923 prospects than Mr Kilmer and it is natural that he should use exceeding care in making his selection of the man who is to fill Waylands shoes shoesEntry Entry blanks are out for the Maryland Hunt Cup Steeplechase which is to be run April 28 This old sporting event the 1923 renewal will be its thirtieth running will be over a flagged course on the estates of Messrs Heiser and Fenwick in Worthington Valley near Bal ¬ timore There is no second prize or money in this old fixture and it is strictly for gentle ¬ men riders The entry fee is ten dollars and the nominations are to close Thursday April 19 with Horatio L Whitridge at Baltimore There arc few sporting events of a like in ¬ terest in this country and each year the Mary ¬ land Hunt Cup has brought to the post a truly notable number of both horses and riders
