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SARATOGA AND JOCKEY CLUB AIMS. Saratoga. N. Y.. August 24. Following is the full text of the speech made by K. T. Wilson, Jr., president of the Saratoga Association, at the Newcastle Stables annual dinner here on Sunday: "I would like to thank all the horsemen, owners and trainers and tile public for their generous support of the racing here this year. The Saratoga Association has made every effort to conduct our meeting properly under the conditions that exist at the present time. We want to continue to conduct our meetings so as not to offend any portion of the public. We will endeavor to give clean, honest and wholesome sport. "You all know that many difficulties hamper racing now. But the mistakes of the past we have endeavored to rectify, and we hope to avoid mistakes in the future. The present head of racing, Mr. Belmont, is earnestly striving to uphold the sport, giving generously of his time and money to this end. We should all he thankful for his support. Around the race course ftne may hear many rumors that tend to injure racing, hut when sifted thoroughly they are usually found to lie without any foundation. Every horseman at least should endeavor to avoid as far as possible any expression that might prove inimical to the sport that we all love anil enjoy. "We are not wholly out of the woods yet. though the pathway appears to be clear and unobstructed. But we cannot always feel sure. We want to one and all of us unite in the endeavor to keep racing up fo a high standard. With united effort we are Mire to succeed."
