The Steeplechase

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• Steeplechase — The steeplechase is a form of horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, France, and Ireland) and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping… …   Wikipedia

• Steeplechase (athletics) — The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. Rules The length of the race is usually 3000 meters. The number of laps depends on whether the water jump is located to the inside of …   Wikipedia

• Steeplechase (disambiguation) — Steeplechase may refer to:* Steeplechase, an event in horse racing * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing * Steeplechase (dog agility), an event in dog agility * Steeplechase… …   Wikipedia

• The Hunt (disambiguation) — The Hunt may refer to: * The Hunt , a 1966 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura * The Hunt , an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone *The Hunt (album), a 1996 album by American indie band Guv ner *The Hunt (jazz… …   Wikipedia

• steeplechase — steeplechaser, n. /stee peuhl chays /, n., v., steeplechased, steeplechasing. n. 1. a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump. 2. a point to point race. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Steeplechase Park — was an amusement park in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, New York from 1897 to 1964. It was one of the leading attractions of its day and one of the most influential amusement parks of all time.BeginningsIt was created by George C. Tilyou, who …   Wikipedia

• SteepleChase Records — is a jazz record label based out of Copenhagen, Denmark.SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording performances at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American… …   Wikipedia

• SteepleChase Records — ist ein 1972 von Nils Winther (*1944) in Kopenhagen gegründetes dänisches Jazz Label. Nach Richard Cook ist es eines der führenden europäischen Independent Label im Bereich des Modern Jazz. Winther, damals Student in Kopenhagen, nahm unter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• steeplechase — [stē′pəlchās΄] n. [the race orig. had as its goal a distant, visible steeple] 1. Obs. a cross country horse race 2. a horse race run over a prepared course with artificial obstructions, such as ditches, hedges, and walls 3. a cross country… …   English World dictionary

• steeplechase — ► NOUN 1) a horse race run on a racecourse having ditches and hedges as jumps. 2) a running race in which runners must clear hurdles and water jumps. DERIVATIVES steeplechaser noun steeplechasing noun. ORIGIN so named because originally the race… …   English terms dictionary