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SARATOGA SOCIAL AND RACING PROSPECTS BETTER THAN FOR MANY A YEAR PAST »x. .». | i i I l I i I I : ; Saratoga, N. v.. August :;. — lb,, meeting of fin- ■ Saratoga Baring Association, which opened auspici • ousiy yesterday and which will continue for twenty- i four days, is expected to be the most notable of I the rear. Racing at the springs bas always been t characterised by the presence of a large number of t patron* who by their presence gave encouragement I to a apart which has held sway over the populace to a greater degree and for a longer period than i an. other outdoor pastime. , Many of this leisure-loving class which had found the charms of Newport. Narraagaaeett and other i resorts more attractive during the past lew years , have once more turned to racing, and the town. . with almost all its available accommodations taken. ] promises to be gayer than since the days when , the late William C. Whitney controlled the des- , tinlea of the sport at this point. President Richard T. Wilson. Vice-president , Harry Payne Whitney. Secretary-treasurer Andrew , Miller, Schuyler I.. Parsons, Thomas Hitchcock, , Francis B. Hitchcock and others prominent in the . management or directorate of the Saratoga Ass.i- ; elation have been on hand for several das. and they are a unit in the belief that the meeting will be a noteworthy success. Others prominent in racing are on hand, among the most notable being August Belmont, c. K. ;. BUllnga. J. B. WMener, John Sanfud and Frederick Johnson, all of whose colors will Ik- seen during the meeting. Then are more and better horses at the track than have been seen on any course within the eon lines of the Empire State in years, and it is a happv omen that the fieetesl horses of Kast and West should meet on common ground dedicated to the came of "the iinpr iveinent of the breed of homes," tint lieing a portion of the title of the Saratoga Association. Secretary treasurer .Midrew Miller, in a talk with a number of friends in the Reading Knoru last evening said: "We had hoped for a big meeting, lint my observation since arriving leads to the be-lief that the apart will lie the best we have seen in many years, ybe people are hungry for the sixirt and visitors are here from all parts of the 1 nion. as they were in that period when Saratoga was the objective point in August for so many red-blooded Americans, to say nothing of our neighbors across I the border t . tin- North. While we havent many handicap horses of high qanlity, there ate enough to make fail fields, particularly with the addition of homes from the West. Then. too. it has been demonstrated on a number of occasions ibis season .bat class ami not numbers make for thrilling contests at times. | |,,. three year old sport should be good. Out it is in the two-year-old division where the real at:les Bug be looked for. as there are HOW stabled at Ihe track several colls that have their admirers, each of which maintains his particular favorite is the best two year-old of the year. Mr. Parrishs Itqlae. Senator Camdens hlarse Henry. Mr Greeners Cosmic Mr. Schorrs Ellison and the unbeaten George Smith, which the followers of the Canadian circuit swear by. are all colts of class. and there will be sport of the highest quality when they meet the pick of the Whitney, Belmont, Wilson. Cochran Keene and Butler Juveniles. "It has been said by some. continued Mr. Miller, "that our eastern t wo year i Ids are a bad lot, but I do not concur in this opinion and believe thai results will bear me out. We are all anxious to see some of them show a dispositi n t stay, as We sadly need that type of horse in this country. For that reason tl Iconic of the race for the Saratoga Cup, on the last day. will he most interesting. It is ot 1 the lew races we have over a considerable distance of ground, and aaj what von will, no contest is so popular as one which tilings out the courage and bottom of the thoroughbred. Time was when are eouW get from si to eight of the best horses to start in long distance races and we are all hopeful that this condition of affairs will nunc ai-onnci again. I understand that some weight fc r ago races over a distance- will be offered in Man land this tall. The jumping races have filled well ami there- should be good sport through the field. This form of racing is popular with tin- people free* be surrounding towns and country, ■ • i I t t I i , i , . ] , , , , , . ; I •!• and isifors from Can Ida. where chasing has been encouraged lor many years, have always been keen our brother across the water and put horses of Ihe of good class Jumping this year ami we are getting to a point when we may emulate the- example of our brothers across the water and put horses of the highest quality over the jumps. "I am glnl. said Mr. Miller in conclusion, "that there is a slicing possibility that a large- number of English yearlings will be brought to this coun try to augment our home supply, which has fallen below normal because of restrictive legislation. Several purchases have been made and the English government has been approached with a view to permitting the youngsters to leave the country. in connection with one purchase a sportsman whose name- I am not at liberty to divulge has offered to ship from this country a mature- horse tit for arms service for every thoroughbred carling the government will pe-iniit him to export. England, however, s.iiilv needs every available horse, and this fact may serve to prevent Americans securing bargains in racing or breeding stock, as thoroughbreds are lower in price now in England than for any period with in the memory of the present generation. Their policy of curtailing racing during the- war lias hurt the breeding Industry tremendously ami it would be a harvest time for this e-ountry if we cmtbl buy and export with a free band. The yearlings will not be available for service for some years, anil it is to be hoped that some- arrangement sack as my Mend mnagl all d can In- made. One thing is Certain in connection with this war. and that is it has aroused our own people to a sense of their responsibilities in connection with horse breeding. The blind man does not stay blind if a remedy ia available, and there- are a whole lot of Aiiicrb u s whoso visions are improving daily. Washington is throbbing with it as an element of preparedness ami Washington is the- capital of these I ni: d States, ami what she wants the country generally gives her." President B. T. Wilson lias leased flic Davidson Cottage on I nion avenue. Payne Whitney will occupy a cottage- on Clermont avenue for the month. William K. Vanderbilt has engaged cottages at tin United States Hotel and Jess,. Leeriaoha, who bas imt been a regular here for the past ten years, is at the Kearney cottage- on Caroline street. C. K. C. Killings i- here for tin- season anil among others who have token cottages arc- Samuel A. Clark, Clifford A. Cochran. Dr. Tbeod irus Bailey, Richard F. Carman. Tl las Civile. James c. Unit. Richard C. Hoggctt. Amos i Boo, E. W. IlitTner. Mrs. Ucury B. Hyde, Benjamin Hart. Thomas a I" i ieb Hitchcock, Edward W. Kearney. Adrian T. Ki-k man. Leo. J. Hehmann. Sol Lichtensteln, Edward Murphy II.. Chaitncey ibott. Israel Putnam, Schuyler I.. Parsons. Ilarein Q. llupert. James Shev lln, Roland W. Smith. Oeorge Saportas. Harrv M. Stevens, Albert Stokes. J. I.. Schorr. Mirabeau I Towns. F. Skiddy Von Sbide-. Joseph A. WoUey, J. Brandt Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belusoal have be-e-n for the past three weeks at the Belmont cottage in the private race- courses and August Belmont, chairman of tin- jockey Club, is quartered at the United States with a party. Others at the States include: John Sanlord. James K. Joseph. Frederick Johnson. George Johnson. Willis Sharp Kilmer, Walter Srfaef-tc-l. H. It. Duval. Jefferson Seligman. UeoTge I Cair. Thomas F. Slnccl.v. John F. Hylan. Mitchell May, James iiinian. John W. Schorr ami George F. Melaehb-ll. The Jockey Club his established lnaehpmrte r-at the Grand Union and the racing men will mcrl daily in the Saratoga Rending Rooms at this hotel to discuss form and enjoy ctub privileges. Racing enthusiast* who lave secured accommodations there imlude l-oxhall P. Keene, B. Clarence Jones. Mrs. Frederic Keilson, John D. Crimmins, Archibald I.aiklic William A. Pinkerton. II. C. Hallenbeck. Fernando Sancbea de Faentes, John Tucker. W. Hinckle Smith. Mis. c. Gray Diusmore. Mrs p. Frank Iv. I.-. W. A. C. Hughes, II. II. He-will. Capt. N. Hugh Cotton and F.tnil Winter.
