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Jump Game
Races Ahead
By BETSY BRANSCOME
Times Comaraaity Newspapers Staff Writer
Just as the leaves begin to turn an artist’s palette of burnt umber, amber and flame red, the chill of the morning air foretells autumn games for a range of sportsmen.
Some see the fall as time for college football and raucous fraternity brawls. Others look forward to dove and deer hunting season — a marrying of solidtude, marksmanship and al fresco canned goods.
Still others long to hear the huntsman’s horn, tri-colored hounds harking to his shrill cries in the morning stillness as they trace an invisible trail left by crafty Reynard.
Yet, the announcer’s call of “They’re Off!” and the thunder of hooves racing for the finish line appeals to sportsmen and women of all types. Steeplechasing is an integral part of the Virginia autumn, and the turning of the leaves is a sure sign that the time is right for jumping.
As the sport of American steeplechasing enters its second century, she is most like the grande dame of the manor. The game con%
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