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RACING FASCINATING AND HEALTHFUL Mrs Payne Whitney Tells of the Pleasure Derived in Breeding and Racins Own Horses NEW YORK N Y July 10 Gentlewomen have always exercised a powerful influence in bringing to the surface the best qualities in any sport in which they have participated and racing is fortu ¬ nate in having in the person of Mrs Payne Whitney whose horses race under the name of the Grcentree Stable a type of sportswoman whose victories whether through the field or oil the flat are greeted with a degree of enthusiasm that bespeaks the esteem in which she is held by the New York public A real lover of the thoroughbred and of racing 3Irs Whitney often accompanied by her children is a frequent visitor to the paddocks and none of the Greentree horses are sent to the pest without a visit from her She is keenly interested in all that pertains to the sport but up to the present has maintained a stronger stable of steeple ¬ chase horses than those which race exclusively on the flat though in Costly Colours iihe lins a Juvenile which gives promise to rank with the best of the fillies filliesRacing Racing is a splendid spcrt said 3Irs Whitney at Aqueduct on Tuesday last You often heaV people say they cant afford it because of the ex ¬ pense It has not been so in my ease I have a conservative as well as a conscientious and compe ¬ tent trainer and have managed to have my pleasure at a moderate cost There is always the chance of an extraordinarily good season which will bring a profit It is a thousand times more fascinating and healthful than bridge or some of the other pastimes which many of our women find so al ¬ luring and besides in patronizing the turf I believe we are all aiding in the development of a splendid type of the horse horseThere There are some who contend that racing without the stimulus of betting has no interest With this conclusion I disagree The thrill which comes from seeing ones own hoise winning is most satis ¬ fying When you select a horse develop him along your own lines of training and follow him day by day to and from school o to speak and then dis ¬ cover that he possesses tbe attributes which your judgment predicated there is a world of pleas urse in store for the enthusiast enthusiastThe The satisfaction of doing this resumed 3Irs Whitney would of course be intensified when one is fortunate enough to be the breeder of a good horse This sensation I hope to enjoy as I have a number of welliwed young things coming along that are most promising My old favorite Cherry 3Ialotte has a fine colt by Chicle and Sun Fish is the possessor of a splendid youngster by Dominant These are at Manhasset where I can see them daily and they arc a great delight to me lu addition I have eight good mares in Kentucky which have been bred by Broomstick Joliren and Dominant and from them something good is ex ¬ pected pectedWhile While I love racing said 3Irs Whitney in concluding the breeding side of the sport is most interesting and will take up a lot of my time I think we should all encourage the efforts which are being made to improve our own horse type and with this end in view is was a pleasure to donate to the Breeding Bureau of The Jockey Club the Hamburg horse Cock o the North which I un ¬ derstand is now at the White Plains Depot of the New York State Constabulary I hope to see the time the public at large will recognize the great benefit racing lias been to the community for without it our efforts in horse breeding would be aimless
