Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06

Breadth of interests Is credited to
Harry Payne whitney. whose death has
removed a leader In the realm of sports
and finance. Tributes to this son of
William G. Whitney, who was a mem
Der of the cabinet of President Cleve-
land, credit him with raising the stand
ard of American racing and contributing
much to polo and yachting. He was
also supporter OF great public enter
prises
I'm polo and yachting" says the New
York Sun, "he was an enthusiastic and
conspicuous figure. He maintained es-
Establishments for the breeding of horses,
and his racing stable was the foremost
In America over a long period of years.
The Whitney fortune added greatly to
the potentiality of such institutions as
the New York Public Library, the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art and the Mu-
scum of Natural History. The new wing
Of the Museum of Natural History is
now being built with gift of $750,000
from Harry Payne Whitney, matched
by a similar contribution by the City
of New York. In the business, social
and sporting circles, where his person.
atty counted for so much, Mr. Whit
ney's death win be deeply felt. He will
be remembered for his high sense of
honor in his relations with men and
affairs"
He was, in some degree, at least"
according to the Houston Chronicle.
''the architect of his own fortunes. Co.
loSsal was the sum he left behind him,
riches garnered in banking. real estate
and mining. After graduating from
Yale and Columbia Universities, he de-
voted his attention to business and
sport. He actively participated in build
ing great mining properties in associa-
ton with Daniel Guggenheim. He
amalgamated score of traction COM
panies in New York, where most of the
Whitney interests were located. He did
not hoard his resources, hut gave of
them freely to develop industry in the
United States and Mexico. So his ex-
PLOTS as an international polo star, his
10-goal handicap, which marked him
as one Of the very greatest players of
the game, will not stamp him in retro
spect as a mere playboy. Nor will his
racing stable and the horses which car
r1ed his colors to triumph on a hundred
tracks mark him as a restless scion of
the rich. He worked hard and played
hard in this world, gentleman and
sportsman and business man."
Voicing the esteem in which Mr..
Whitney was held in Kentucky, the
Lexington Leader states that Ibis beau
tiful blue grass estate was greatly adj
mired," and "his stock farm, where
some OF the most noted thoroughbreds
in America roam the pastures, was one
of his most cherished possessions" That
paper also holds that "he contributed
probably more to the advancement of
racing, yachting and polo than any
other individual; that "his name repre-
sents family that has handed down
the finest traditions In sportsmanship;
he has been generous contributor to
the advancement of the arts and has
given freely of his talent and means to
make life worth while"
His principal interest was not sport,
but business, yet to sport he brought
the same keenness of mind that he
gave to finance" declares the Albany
Evening News. The Buffalo Evening
News AYERS that The developed abilities |
which won general admiration from his
business associates" and that while |
1.-THE public heard most about him for |
his devotion to the turf, polo and other |
sports, these were relaxationS which he
held secondary to his more serious re-
sponsibilities. The Lancaster Intelli- |
gencer Journal calls him ga sportsman |
in all the name implies" with recogni- |
ton OF Ibis interest in the great out
doors"
"As foremost patron of the turf" |
records the Indianapolis Star, whit /
ney's coIors we're familiar alike to the I
leaders in the sport Of kings and to the /
humble 'railbirds' who Rugged the fence
at outstanding track events The sports
mans stable was known all over the
world, and various entries had won the |
Kentucky Derby, Pifniioa. Preakness and I
other Famous races. Mr.. Whitney was
D member of the Big -Four which, in
1909, won the International Polo Cup
from Great Britain and established the
sport In America on plane 18th the
worlds best. Since that time En- teams
representing the United States hkye re- /