New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-12
JOHN PAUL AT SARATOGA.
OBSERVATIONS FOR VISITORS.

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| SARATOGA. Aug. 2-This is the last day Oh
the First Meeting; and the OF the day was won
| Crows Meat-which was meat and proper iho'e W.
| but two horses-no. beg pardon, there WIS no ~
| at all entered for the purse. one animal oe'nsa o
Saratoga for chestnut colt, the other too'ao"
for bay fyl; Mr. Sanford can't pick me up 'nS "n,0
| The other name OF the b. was Persmmohs' anu Oh.
v,ndcaed her baptism by pickering up the mouths Vi
her hackers not whstanding that she was inc ia'oi
| AT starting by about three to two. she so' uio ~ "
the send of but Traverss Crows Meat very soon eo'
buckleberry or two ahead Of Crouses PersimmohS anu
came In winner by nearly four lengths 30 crows mo
d,d not tIrn out Crowse's meat exacy for the maer
a, eat boweyer there was little to choose between inc
\ colt and FLY Il shall carefully AVOID saying noi'o
aain however much talk IL, for the remainder oi my
natural lfe though the latter might DO served up Us
French dish-a aly de rebuff in this instance Inc
second race did interest much, but the thu o"0
| did Now understand, 1 am no advocate OF DeuihH'
tits great crime 10 bet, especially when you pet on
the wrong horse. When make up mind dehDera'ep W
do anything morally wrong, endeavor TO DC as near
right about it as possible. This time BET on SURF
| thing the other name OF which was Wanderer" only
| two other horses mot a colt nor my nor d inaro
nor n geldpe among them, mark started, THESE t"o'
| Harry Bassett and Hubbard, representing the NC
| Daniel stables. A great deal Oh sS"pANy
was felt I'm the outset for poor MT MCDANIEL ior "
leaked out some way that Hubbard was SICK; suspicious
were abroad that had been tempered with, anu 'le
- an ionaton was quito equal to that OF the pugil-
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Gar who on tasting olives for the first time at dinner
von nv bis patron expressed desire TO put head on
the spoozer who had been playing TRICKS Win uein
| plums" Everybody felt exceedingly sorry lor DIT
Mcdaniel, and went and bet on Wapqerer lot passoW
! has MT many friends this Summer Wanderer nau IL a."
his own way for WHILE aud beat the OTHER goras 29
the first and second mile elegantly; but unfortunately,
IL hammered 10 be three mile race aud at the last OF IL
| Hubbard began to pick up, aud, on coming ill9
/ the homestretch, just laid his ears back and
came along to the string, three lengths the
winner, which dong pretty well for
sick horse Less sympathy Is felt for Mr. MCDANIEL thah
there was; surmsed that he will withdraw all ms
well colts horses, FLIES mares, and gedings from the
turf and run nothing sick horses for the future For
my part when Hubbard passed the string arrived AT
the conclusion and number OF others had been
on string and the process Of reasoning was RAPID
one. 1t siruck very forci6ly that Wall-st' had
been moved up here; yea. the Of the owner OF
the winner / spelled out Mcdaniel Drew" and II
seemed 10 me that again number Of prominent dealers
had gone back on the pool" Looking around
missed but very few faces Tracy Sage and Gould we're
absent, but the rest were lying around An, wel'
we have respite now. and they can't run any more
sick horses on us TIL three days from date when the
second meeting begins.
But not wthstandng this nterregnum there is never
dearth OF occupation 10 complain OF at Saratoga. The
Springs themselves keep pretty busy there are
so many visit and test Aud even were 1t not
leaves very little margin for unrest Sitting around be-
comes a serious occupation, keeping your eyes open |
assumes proportions OF quite vigorous muscular e1
ertion playing Backgammon suggests itself as too yio
lent exercise One soon comes to feel that all the bust
ness he can cOnscienIousy undertake is watching the
arrivals. At all hours OF the day, and few OF the |
night the hotel coaches rolling up to unburden |
themselves Of passengers SO much is involved In a
proper performance OF the duty that every well regu
lated hotel sets OF its propretors apart to do moth
ing else but stand on the stoop and shake hands with
incoming guests. The silent partner Is usually chosen
this is not that he should say much
all TO do is to look pleasant, squeeze vigorously
and,shake as though he had steam power in boots.
OF course occupied outside all the while he has to trust
the members OF the 10 that the guests
charged enough after hey get in. And II you think
that the Of the stoOp has snecure OF you are very
much mistaken; his hand is sweled way up to the
shoulder with the shaking he does When the ariuous
duties OF the day DONE retire and sleep
huge poultce, instead OF on mattress, like his more
fortunate partners To nothing Of this, the mental
agony he is compelled to undergo Is some
thing TO appal the st0utest heart. Here, for |
instance. aghts the guest who always kicks up row,
abuses the establishment and is suspected Of carrying
of the towels soap when he leaves TO this guest
he would like TO extend foot instead OF hand-welcome
him with hOsptable boot TO an uncomfortable attic so
to speak-but no he must give him hand. Then, when
the guests go is quite necessary to greet the going
as TO welcome the coming guest-if one OF them goes
away smiling pleasant he feels deep down in his
soul OF souls that that charged enough
on the contrary IL another goes of grumpy and growl
ing he knows that he has been charged too much,
and he does MT know where to reach him by mall to
straghten the matter out. If should change my pres
ent intention and conclude to go into partnership with
the propretors any Of these Summer hotels they can
not assign me to the stoop business should prefer to
stand behind the and the questions that
ladies rush up ask and attend to complaints about
rooms. &c.-that would be comfortable and pleasant.
"When does the o'clock train 20 outp
cat quarter TO G, Madam"
rs that the celebrated Dr. OF the Dutch Reformed
Church sitting over there with his feet the rail
They tell me he's a dark-cOmplected man, with bushy
hair that stands up"
"No, Madam; that is John Morrissey."
"Apezrous one leete piano weech you put him in
my chambre 40 / may make leetle musique ~
"Non Madam but there is the paror grand, which is
very much at UOtre service, II you can get 1t in"
Cant you give me larger room, msteri What |
with my ten trunks pas boots that he put
in with me, there is MT room to sling cat round"
eve have no larger rooms disengaged at present. |
Miss but IL you really wish to sling cat, you may do
it on the piazza, out OF the window"
Yes think could do that business very WELL The |
cashiers berth would MT for except when the
season was at its fullest swing consttutonay
opposed TO paying out more money than take in.
remarking about the facility of disposng Of
time one can put good deal of it on the back pazzas
hearing the band play, smoking aud looking at the
grounds. II is only necessary to light cigar, draw
chair up to the railing the normal attitude Of
American citizen, and 20 at it, Philosophers have en-
deavored 20 account the fact that is much hap
pier with his heels higher than his head, but in vain.
The fact nevertheless, remains he L. This Is specially
the case at Saratoga; who esewhere-at Newport
for condemn the habit here fall into 1t
to .hat horn ma