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t f t • • i I I I BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR SARAT0SA. August Meeting at the Spa Likely to Closely Approach Prosperous Days of Yore. New York. June 11. — Richard T. Wilson. Jr., and Andrew Miller, who have just returned from an Inspection of the Saratoga Associations plant at Saratoga Springs, authorize the statement that the association will positively race five days a week and maybe six. Saratoga is governed by liberal minded officials and there seems to be every reason for looking forward to a return at Saratoga of the pros perous conditions that prevailed on the turf prior to the passage of the Ilart-Agnew law. R. T. Wilson. Jr.. who has succeeded Francis R. Hitchcock as president of the association, intends to devote a threat deal of time sad persona] attention to the affairs of the association. Mr. Wilson has the reputation of being a sagacious, clear headed business man and he is well satisfied with the outlook for a successful meeting at the Spa. The value of the overnight purses at Saratoga will be from 00 to 2800 in added money. The values and conditions of certain of the fixtures have been changed to meet the altered fortunes of racing. It will not. for example, cost subscribers in the famous Special ,000 to nominate their horses. The subscription is reduced to 50 and the forfeit to 25. But the Saratoga Association will give the owner of tile winner gold plate to the value of ,500. President Wilson believes that fifteen or twentv horsemen will take subscriptions in the Special and that this seasons renewal of that popular and sportsmanlike race will prove historic. Among the prospective subscribers are James R. Keene, Mr. Wilson. Herman B. Darren, John E. Madden. Charles I.. Harrison. Frederick Forsythe. John Sanford, August Belmont. James McManus. P. T. Chinn. Thomas Clyde. Robert Waiden. William Garth and George I. loin. Much has recently been done to beautify the course at the Springs. The old signboard which cut off the view from lnion avenue has been removed as have also several old and unsightly buildings in the same locality. Already Superintendent Reed Landers is receiving applications for stable room both in the main course and at Horse Haven. Practically all the eastern stables will camiutigu their racers at the Springs and the eastern colony will be reinforced from the Canadian circuit by the stables of P. T. Chinn. J. E. Seagram, president of the Ontario Jockey Club: tin Ilendries and the Mackenzics. James Carruthers. Thomas Phelan. Robert Waiden. Captain William Presgrave. Theodore Coles. William Garth, Edwin Whyte and Hart left McLennan. The Sanfords. of Amsterdam, will be there, of course, but they do not have to speak for stable room. General Sanford has a splendidly equipped barn outside the track. It was built five years ago. H. H. Hyner. the man who prepared Caughna-waga. Molly Brant and Mohawk II. for their briliiant Saratoga victories in 1906, lias charge of the stable of the Amsterdam sportsmen again this year and. according to reliable reports, lie is preparing some promising two year-olds for the Saratoga meeting.
