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t s c . c t c I 1 t t v j j A g t j , t , , j j . , . j , , GOY. MILLER YIEWS RACING Saturdays Attendance Includes Most Representative Gathering Seen at Course. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 12. Governor Nathan L. Miller and Mrs. Miller were among the visitors at the Saratoga course this afternoon. They were welcomed by president Richard T. Wilson of the Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses, and August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey Club. They occupied box number one and were interested spectators of a wonderful days sport. Between races there was a levee, attended by former governer Horace E. White of Syracuse, William A. Barnes of Albany, Joe E. Auerbach of New York and by many members of the Jockey Club, including AVilliam Woodward, Jos. K. Widener, rear admiral Cary T. Grayson, Samuel Ross and Harry Payne Whitney. It was the first time in the remembrance of the present day racing men that a governor of the Empire State has been in attendance at a race meeting at this point. It was a fine chance for the executive of this great commonwealth to observe the quality of the citizens who favor the sport, as no : finer or more representative gathering has ever passed through the gates of the Sara- toga Association. Governor Miller displayed the keenest interest in the racing and in the individual horses themselves, visiting the paddock and j shaking hands with his many friends as he passed through the club enclosure. At the invitation of president Wilson, governor Miller saw the Saratoga Special from the stewards stand and after the race presented the handsome gold cup which fell to the owner of the winner, Harry Payne Whitney. Mr. Whitney, who is as diffident as a school boy, j was loath to go to the stand, but soon learn- ing that governor Miller was to do the hon- j nors, announced that it was his duty to receive the cup in person. President Wilson was the escort. I After shaking hands with Mr. Whitney, I governor Miller said: "Firs, let me say that j your racing is very beautiful, and that I am j very glad to present you with this trophy j for what I consider a real sporting event. Such contests are a fine thing for the horse breeding interests and I am delighted to learn of what has been done along these lines in this state. Under such influence we shall develop more and better horses all the time." Mr. Whitney, in replying, showed that he was touched by the governors words. He said "I am pleased, of course, to win this race, not only because it was a fine contest between good horses, but for the fact that it was an event for which my father was in a measure responsible." Governor Miller, in leaving the stand, was compelled to stop on the Dalcony and acknowledge the plaudits of the crowd. He was applauded heartily as he returned to his box from which he saw the Champlain handicap and the other races on the card.
