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LATEST TURF GOSSIP FROM SARATOGA By Ed Cole ColeSaratoga Saratoga N Y August 17 W S Kilmer has decided to keep on racing Sun Briar when oppor ¬ tunity offers during this meeting and he may con ¬ tinue later but that is uncertain uncertainI I dont know whether he will start in the Sara ¬ toga Cup or not said Mr Kilmer but I am convinced that the further he had to go today the further off he would have won I am also reason ¬ ably positive that when in the stud Sun Briar will sir horses that will stay a long route routeEarly Early iu the afternoon the steeplechase riders 1aving mounts in the Bed Cross Steeplechase sent for Frank J Bryan the steward representing the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association and through their sjiokesinan W Allen said that they wanted to share in the tribute to the great cause for which the race was framed and that they would tender their riding fees for the race to the fund Besides contributing their riding fees the jockeys MibscrilKfd among their members 240 which added to their riding fees of swelled the total sum to 1040O for the Bed Cross fund fundOne One of the distinguished visitors today was W II Bcresford a member of the Lord Beresford family He will remain here for a few days and like his English relatives is a racing enthusiast enthusiastPrince Prince Leing a cousin of the King of Belgium was a guest of the association today todayHarry Harry Payne Whitney has offered to provide a pacemaker for Boamer if the latters race to beat the mile record of l3CUi is attempted Mr Whitney has not yet said which horse he will choose Raid Andrew Miller the owner of Boamer but it will be a horse with plenty of speed