New-York tribune., 1902-08-18
GOSSIP OF THE TRACK.
MRS. WHITNEY'S AND MRS. DURYEA'S
NEW STABLE SARATOGA TRACK
FAST-THIS WEEKS RACING.
TBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE.I

Saratoga. N Y, Aug. 17-Undoubtedly the
best bit of racing news that last week deVeI-
oped was the sudden determination Of Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney and Mrs. Herman b.
Duryea to follow the example of their husbands
and form a racing firm. Mrs Whitney and Mrs.
Duryea are the first women in fashionable life
in America to own a racing stable, although
in England there have been some 1t will be
interesting to see if their entrance upon the
turf will induce other women of the same class
to become the proprietors of thoroughbred
horses. Certainly. this unique move bids fair 10
add vastly the variety Of the sport and IL Will
be a novel sight when the horses OF whitney ~
Duryea pitted against the runners belonging
to Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Duryea. There can
be no doubt that when the colOrs of 'Mr
RosIyn" as the new firm will call themselves.
first appear upon the tracks they will excite
as much attention the first appearance Of any
colors that have been borne IN races IN TINS
Mr. Roslyn" already possesses two pretty
shifty racers in Alsono, the Altamax two-year-
old, who performed last week the remarkable
feat of conceding weight to several fairly good
older horses and beating them easily at seven
furlongs. while Intervention won race on Fri
day in a way that showed both courage and
speed. John Z. Madden, who is TO train for
MIR Rosvn" seems to have plenty Of Whit
ney horses in his stable just now. He has had
charge OF W. c. Whitney's big string since the
illness of J. W. Rogers. trains Whitney &
Duryea's horses. and now he Is TO manage the
thoroughbred belonging to their wives No
wonder he gets up every morning at $50
o'clock
Mr.. Whitney and his colleagues knew what
they were about when they spent S500,0O0
in improving the Saratoga track Despite the
increase in the price OF admission from 81 to 81,
the attendance has been well toward 30 per cent
greater than ever before. and yesterdays crowd
Of fifteen thousand was by far the largest ever
seen at the track. The improvements were we'll
worth the money. for the track is one cr the
best arDointed In America and in another year
VIII rank with Sheepshead Bay in beauty. The
surprising thing about it at present is its speed.
In the two weeks Of the meeting already passed
no less than six track records have been broken.
three Of them in one day. The mile has been
run in 3S fat by two horses. DOuro and "huC-
track is already as fas' as any in the country,
with the exception of Brighton Beach, where
the character Of the soil ana the action Of the
tides q strong factor. All this Is despite the
fact that the track has never been subjected to
the settling Of winters frost. The worlds
record for = mile and a quarter cas- been
eQualed, and IL would not be surprising TO
some worlds record hung up here before
the end Of the meeting.
Charles Reed. the veteran owner Of the Fair
view stud who has announced his intention of
retiring from the breeding business to-day sent
a suggestion Mrs Harry Payne Whitney
and Mrs. Duryea that they adopt his colors for
the firm of Mr.. Roslyn," since he should use
them no more The Coors are cherry jacket
with blue sleeves and cherry cap with blue
tassel. They were the cOlors of the first Lord
Chesterfield, and tradition has it that they were
exceedingly lucky They have been carried I'm
this country by the great mare Susan Ann by
and now of the most valuable matTons in
Mr.. Whitneys La Belle stud; by Distur banCe,
by 1FouDIt' by i'FdddiHahle' Iile Gam OF Inc
Bard, Gold Heels's sire, and by other fast and
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