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SARATOGAS PLEASING PROSPECTS. R. T. Wilson, Jr., Confident That Approaching Meet-in? at the Spa Will Be the Best in Years. Saratoga, N. Y., July 19.— Richard T. Wilson. Jr., president of Hie Saratoga Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses, has arrived at ha Springs and is at the White cottage on Cninn avenue, which lie will occupy for the season. When seen today Mr. Wilson expressed himself as confident that the racing in Saratoga this season would be the best in recent years. As to racing after September 1. Mr. Wilson said that nothing had been settled. In discussing Hie racing situation. Mr. Wilson said: "The Saratoga Association is giving stakes .-.ml purses larger than any race track in America. These represent close to *:!oO.OOO anil are twice the number of stakes given by any other association in this country. We have lieen able to do this largely through a guarantee fund pledged bv horsemen and other people interested in racing. In this way the association has been able to increase the stakes. "The meeting this summer will see more horses in Saratoga than at any Other race meeting. Already there are 280 horses at the track. As far as the racing is concerned, we will have tfie highest class of racing in recent years. For several years past the best horses have gone abroad, but last year they came back. The two-year-olds this season are the finest in many years past. Last year all the |MHir yearlings disappeared and only the liest were left to make the two-year-olds of this season. "It is expected that the attendance at the Saratoga track will be larger than at anv track around New York, and I shall lie disappointed if the crowds at the Saratoga track do not exceed those of any metropolitan track. Everyone prominent in the racing world from Canada to Kentucky will lie represented at the local track. It looks as though if was going to be one of the highest-class race meetings of the year. "It was a disapiiointnient to the Saratoga Association not to secure the Brighton races for the local track. We tried to have this transfer made, but owing to other arrangements they were unable to do so. Nothing has been settled about racing at ttie Saratoga track after the first of September." Racing folk noted with considerable satisfaction that the name of Richard T. Wilson. Jr.. was among those of the Deaaaeratle state committeemen appoint! ,| tin other day. Obviously Mr. Wilson is one wealthy American who intends to remain iu this country with his horses ami make a spirited light for racing. Half of Mr. Wiisons big racing string is on the ground* of the Saratoga Association. Olambala. Candlebe: l v. Aboand and Ilingbam came with the James R. Keen* shlpme it last week from Yonkers. Naushon. Sheriff I.nulley. Catlykank. Agawam. six other two-year-olds and two vearling colls, one a half-brother to Red River, were shipped last Wednesday from Belmont Park to the Springs. Trainer Thomas Ilealey Is partial to Horse Haven and he will occupy his old barjM close to the Iliion avenue Kate. The two-year-old. Aliound. a bay son of Galore— Satisfy, lias never faced the starter. His trials last fall and spring over the big stretches of the Westchester Racing Associat ions course at Queens ware more than promising. He packed weight well ami cantered as fast as any colt in the barn could run. His action attracted the attention of horsemen, and it was freely predicted that lie would prove one of Hie stars of tile season. A high fever was the youngsters undoing, and trainer Bee ley advised Mr. Wilson to hare Abwaad gi lded. Which was done in May. Should Hie young Galore gelding get back into condition Saratoga race-goers may see a top-uoteher.
