Evening star., 1869-08-07
LETTER FROM SARATOGA SP2INGS.
The Race Week-The Brilliant Attend
ance-The Scene on the Grand stand
Old Saratoga Battle Ground-nin
Matters, Etc, Etc.

for the golden letter in Saratoga-at least to
every one whe offers entertainment for man
and beast. The race week has brought its usual
iDfux Of visitors. For several days the great
hotels have been unable to do more than feed
those who have applied, and ha se sent them
hither and thlther for a sleeping place. There
is probably not a dwelling house In town tha
has not friend or stranger under its root
thus swelling the temporary population to
twenty twenty-five thousand. People
Irom the bot cities and town feel relief in
the well shaded streets and the bright
sparkling air cf the day or the cool,
ch ar evenings so uniform and invigorating
This is the third day of the regular
meeting of the Saratoga Association and
the Course has been attended on an
average by seven thousand persons a day-a
third Of whom are ladies. The races are con.
Quoted with 90 much discipline and good order
that not a complaint has been uttered. One
hears meme Of that profanity, Jeering and chat
f1pg, and witnesses no drunken scenes or
fights, which so often m ,rk such gatherings
In many portions Of the ground even smok-
ing is not permitted, and thimble niggers, ca I'd.
players and such llk are not allo wed to ply
their vocation within the limits controlled by
the managers Of the association. The latter are
empowered with magisterial functions and are
ready to commit any one who essays a breach
CT the peace. The association is an incorpor-
ated company and while its revenue 10 large it
is liberal in its expenditures. The buildings
are spacious and finely fitted up. The grand
stand will hold about three thousand, and that
portion reserved for ladies has cushioned seats
A gallery for the press, provided with desks,
chairs, ETC.. is pleasant feature. The price OF
single admission to the grand stand, or quar-.
ter stretch, is three dollars.
The fashionab female eleme Mt turns ont In
good force each day, and the north side of the
grand stand looks every afternoon as brilliant
and gay as theatre on an operatic night, with
its terraced rows Of fashion aud beauty. Most
Of the ladies enter into the full spirit of the
day, and As the horses come fairly flying down
the home-stretch, there ls a great fiuttering of
handkerchiefs and perfect clatter of clapped
hands. or course there is some mild betting
among these fair ones, but 1t does not 90 be.
yond box OF candy or halt dozen kid gloves
or lace handkerchief, which young Dawdle,
VINO Is the party OF the first part, Is more than
Wiling TO pay to Miss Japonica Lillywhlte
III Mr. II. wins he generally very promptly
gets box OF fragrant Partagas 1t is not un.
usual to hear these Gotham bellies mildly
halloa to Dundreary on a front seat to know
now the pools are selling and on this piece of
fact they make their little bets. l noticed a
Boston girl to-day who declared that she had
never seen horse race before, and never
wanted to see one again; that if the horse race
were not disgusting enough, the exhibition of
ihe human race before her made up for any
deficit. She sprightly adjusted her eye. e.glasses
snubbed her pretty little nose at the New York
girls, and commenced to read Parton's article
on the washington lobby In the August Allan.
hc, utterly oblivious, too, of the plaudits and
cneers tnat were welcoming Naragansett to the
Judges stand.
In the ladies' gallery to-day there were four
Governors, several Senators and ex Senators
SAKE, the poet, the Mayor OF ST. Louis, and
Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan, who
though in civilians dress, did not escape a
hand-shaking ordeal. Last night, at the Con-.
grees bop, the proudest girl in Saratoga was the
partr er OF the General, or "Little PHIL as the
boys here irreverenfIy cali him.
The Saratoga Battle Ground
is about seven miles from Saratoga Springs
and near old Saratoga, now called SCHUYLER.
willie to distinguish it from this place, and is
The object of many drives. The farmers who
till the old battle ground point out with minute
ness where Burgoyne'e army laid down its
arms and " here the British commander hapdsd
over his sword to Gates. There are some
relics, like cannon balls, etc.. exhibited, and an
old barn 10 still standing on this historic field
which was pierced with bullets at that battle.
1t is not likely to remain a landmark much
longer, as patching has kept ii standing even
thus tar. There are no signs Of earthworks or
entrsnchments, they having been ploughsd
down long since.
Minor Matters.
The Clarendon hotel, kept by one of the lie.
lands, and looked upon as the quintessencs OF
aristocratic noodledom, gave its first bali las,
night 1t fully came up to those given BY the
other hotels, and represented the same crush
and display Of fashion. The ball and supper
rooms were tastefully arrayed with flowers,
and it is said that the daughter of man Who
makes bitters out OF gentian root and spring
water, was the belle of the evening. But she
will be eclipsed, doubtless, by the balls at the
other hotels this week, for IL is Whispered
around that the prettiest woman in the United
States, or out OF it for that matter, has lust ar
rived At the Union. A lady tc whom this was
impaired declared that she would fail, at least
In the dress line, for she had only brought four
trunks! So good looks must run its race
with dress.
1t 10 finally settled that Preident Grant will
not be mere till August 10Th. A pretty cottage
in the Union grounds has been set apart for
him, and will be handsomely fxed up. Bon.
ner IL coming up with his horses to furnish the
'turn outs'' for the President ana Moon. Ar
Saratoga Lake, 10 fattening up four dozsn
mountain trout for Presidential breakfast.
Saratoga IL to have new Park ON the north
end Of the town next season and shaded yxalks
to the Excelsior s ,rinss.
Thomas L. Tullock, Collector of InternaI
Revenue in the District, arrived to-day from
Warrington. NJ. J. Woods, Of the National
Hotel, General Kelton, and other WashInsto.
mans, have dropped In during the last day or