Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-21
Another Letter.
THIRD DAY.
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Pool Selling The Races Of the Day.
Minor Items -N0nddy'S Races, etc.
SARATOGA, July 16.
Last night the ball of race week occur
red at the grand dancing hall of the Con-
gross Hall. The music was furnished by
Bernstein's orchestra, which is engaged
by Messrs Hathorn & Co. for the season,
aud was of the highest order. Long after
I left the floor and had reached my hotel,
the soft and delicate strains of Weber and
Strauss, and List, were waited through
the evening air to the ears of weary NOR
tails. If ever the charms of music are dis
cernable, it is at such times and on such
occasions. To sit in ones window after
the excitement of warm day like yester-
day, and be lulled into doing by such
lively and enhancing sounds as emanated
from the ballroom last evening, is plea
sure long to be remembered and envied.
The attendance was very good for this
season of the year. The belle of the even
ing was from Brooklyn, and was beautiful
in features and Hastily attired. She did
not dance very often. but was always sur
rounded by numerous young cavaliers,
with whom a vivacious conversation was
carried on during the dances. Many
were the ladies who attracted attention,
but there were none of especial import
ance.
Each evening chops" or dancing par
ties rather, are held in the parlors of the
principal hotels. This week, for the first
time this season, the ballroom of the
Grand Union was opened for hops, and
on the opening evening throng of visit
ors promenaded the floors and piazzas,
while the admirers of Terpsichore trod the
may quadrilles and waltzes.
Perkins band is at the Clarendon, dis
coursing fayorite- airs to the languid
people lounging in the shade of the portly
columns and under the shelter of the sur
rounding trees. In the evening on the
promenading platform over the Washing
ton Spring, the band enlivens the busy
scene by rendering the enticing music of
latest origin, interspersing frequently
with national airs. The water of the
Washington Spring is favorite with every
one, and its sparkling and inyigorating
qualities have obtained for it the appel
lation of "Ths Champagne Spring" 1t
is deservedly popular and preparations
are being made for bottling it to satisfy
the rapidly increasing demand for it both
in American and foreign markets. Some
one proposed that the name be changed
to ''The Charley Leland Spring" from re-
spect for its proprietor; but in my
opinion the popularity of either would
not be heightened by such an action.
The hotels and boarding houses are
filing rapidly, and from present indica-
tions the present season will be the
the greatest and most prosperous the
worlds most renowned watering place
has ever experienced. Each year the
patronage of the village increases, and
accordingly as the success of one season
is, the preparations for the succeeding
one are guided.
POOL SELLING
Is unusually brisk not less than three
pool rooms being open each evening. DR..
Underwood is the favored one, however,
and his place in the rear of the Grand
Union is crowded with monied persona.
ges, who have a set horse in their eve
which no other steed in christendom can
defeat. Last evening the excitement was
unparalleled by any heretofore. On the
race for the Saratoga cup, seven success
sive pools aggregated over $4,000, there