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This is the first public meeting of the Edinburgh Six Foot Club, at Hunter's Tryst, where they had three sports, quoits, rifle shooting, and this single foot race they called a steeplechase. What the race actually consisted of is not known, other than that it was called a steeplechase, the finish was by a hand-held flag, and the winner was ...
This phase is called cross country phase B when in the context of eventing. [26] There was a roads and tracks phase, a steeplechase phase, a second, faster roads and track phase and finally the cross country jumps course. Now only the cross country jumps course remains (changes were due to space required for the additional courses and logistics).
Steeplechase may refer to: Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles; Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing; Steeplechase (composition), a jazz standard by Bebop alto saxophonist Charlie Parker
The first recorded race of this nature is traditionally said to have taken place between the towns of Buttevant and Doneraile in the north of County Cork in 1752. [7] The distance of the race was 4.5 miles (7.2 km). The start and finish were marked by the church steeple in each town, hence the term "steeplechase".
The first Steeplechase ever was run locally between Buttevant and Doneraile, County Cork, over 250 years ago.Chasing from 'steeple to steeple' or point-to-point began in 1752 when Mr Blake challenged his neighbour Mr O'Callaghan, to race across country from Buttevant church to Doneraile church some four and a half miles distance and to jump stone walls, ditches and hedges as they presented ...
One of Nashville's oldest spring sports events returns Saturday when the 79th running of the Iroquois Steeplechase takes place at Percy Warner Park.
It was the first race in America for 6-year-old Vae Patron, owned by Leipers Fork Steeplechase, and jockey Jamie Bargary took some of the blame for Vae Patron not being able to hold off Snap Decision.
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000m SC) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres , which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase .