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VALUABLE JUMPING RACES o Large Number of Nominations for New York Steeplechases. -* ■ Joseph V. Widencr amfs Seven for Apple-ton Memorial. Corinthian, International and .leadowbrook. . + NEW YORK, N. Y.. April 18.— That the steeplechasing of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park during the meeting of May 17 to June 9 will be better than in the last few years is indicated more by the quality of the nominations for the four stakes scheduled for revival — the Apple-ton Memorial. Corinthian, International and Meadowbrook — and the circumstance that there are six new nominators than by the total number of the entries. The Appleton Memorial Stakes, a 0,000 event of two miles, has attracted fifty-one, the Corinthian Stakes fifty-eight, the International Stakes fifty-nine, the Meadowbrook Stakes fifty-two, a total for the four of 220. There were 211 nominations last year. The International Stakes, which will be an opening day attraction with the Toboggan Handicap and the Corinthian Stakes, are gallops of two miles. The Meadowbrook Stakes is a contest of two miles and a half. Each of the three will gross about ,000, counting added money with subscriptions and forfeits. The Appleton Memorial Stakes will be run on May 26. just ahead of the Metropolitan Handicap. The Corinthian Stakes will be contested on June 2, Suburban Handicap day. The Meadowbrook Stakes will be run on June 7. New feminine nominators in these specials, which form an interesting variant of the Belmont Park spring program of flat racing, are Mrs. J. F. Byers, of Pittsburgh, and Miss Peggie B. Bailey, the niece of Edward Riley Bradley, who is taking the racing field this season with a stable recruited from the Idle Hour Stock Farm. Miss Bailey has named the four-year-olds Belgenland and Bewithus, sons of Black Toney, for all four stakes. These horses should be ready. Jim Healey has had them at Benning since early last fall, and there is no better man anywhere than Healey at de%rcloping jumpers. BOB SMITH STEEPLECHASE KECRUIT. New bidders of the other sex are Thomas B. Gay, a gentleman of Richmond, Va. : A. W. Wentzel. Robert A. Smith and Jefferson Livington. Louvain. a six-year-old gelding by Louvois — Deocaun, seems to be the ace of the Gay stable. Louvaun is unknown to fame, but horses nobody ever heard of have a habit of winning in jumping races. Bob Smith, who trains his own and the Livingston horses, is going to make a noise in steeplechasing this year. He has gone into the sport seriously with "Specs" Crawford as his helper. "Specs," the liding ace of American steeplechasing, is a good trainer as well as a great jockey. He demonstrated that by assembling and campaigning a winning group of jumpers, mostly foreign, a few seasons ago for the Queen City Stable of Thomas Phelan of Toronto, and Allie Louden of Hamilton. .The horses he and Smith have nominated in the Belmont Park stakes are a group of American and foreign-breds that they have been schooling through the late winter in Howard County, Md. The biggest nominator, as usual, is Joseph E. Widener, president of the Westchester Association, who came into American racing and the director generalship of Belmont Park by the jumping sport. Fairmount, Jolly Rogers rival for the countrys championship ; Sandstorm, Barleycorn, Lighthouse, Be Fair, Royal Play and Arc Light will be his contributions to the spring sport at his favorite track. OLI RIVALRY RENEWED. Jolly Roger is a nomination of Mrs. Payne Whitneys Greentree Stable along with Coronation, Erne II., General Post, Bold Knight. Cherry Pie and Greenhorn. Jolly Roger beat Fairmount .in the Grand National at Belmont Park last fall, but lost to the big son of Fair Play in the subsequent Gwathmey "Memorial. A renewal of the rivalry between these splendid fencers, which was such an attractive phase of last years racing in the Appleton Memorial, is in prospect. Fairmount won the Appleton Memorial of 1926, but he did not defeat Jolly Roger, Jolly Roger won last springs revival but did not beat Fairmount. Cherry Pie, holder of the Belmont Park and American competitive record of 1 :352f, for one mile, is new at steeple-chasing. He is tight years old but spry and he should be good if there is anything in atavism. His -dam. Cherry Malotte, was a star in the field. Cherry Pies daddy is Chicle, a son of Spearmint and the sire of many long distar.ee runners. Other feminine nominators are Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark, Mrs. G. A. Saportas, Mrs. George Sloane and Mrs. R. Penn Smith. Other masculine nominators are II. Teller Archibald, Albert C. Bostwick, John McEntee Bowman, George Sloane, E. M. Byers. C. V. B. Cushman, Victor Emanuel, Frank Grossman, .Thomas Hitchcock, G. Herbert Walker, Howard W. Maxwell. Walter J. Salmon, J. F. Byers. R. Penn Smith and Bayard Warren. Emanuel is a heavy contributor. He has named The Sirdar II.. Eider, Damoiseau II., Nosiamas. Lunar. The Coyote and Cheramy. C ther eligibles are Mantonian, Vocalian, Marche Militaire, Esnin II., Freddcn Rock, Brice, Skedaddle, Green Dragon, Madrigal, Brown Stout, Ragweed. Endicott, Volunteer, Bangle, Signal. Louqsor, Rabel, Danopio, Laufjunge, Flittula, Golden Hawk, Gun Boat. Sport Royal. Fair Class, Huffy, Chief James, Thorndale, Nichavo, King Bird, Wayfair. Salvation Lassie, Fairy Lore and Canterbury. — ♦
