The daily gazette., 1874-08-25
From the Saratoga Springs.
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From The Gd.ette's I'farcling Correspondent
SARATOGA SrRrNGs, N. Y, Aug. 81, 1871
% We have been cndcavoring to ascertain
ever since our arrival, what is the grca
attractions nj this favorite summer resor
and we have searched in vain. 1t is tru
that Saratoga is pleasant town of 10. OO
inhabitants, that the Springs are good fo
those that like plain soda water, that tn,
Lake il n fine sheet of water without an,
rcnlarkable surroundings, that the styl,
displayed i'll the evenings in all that coult
be desired, that the accommodations at
the hotels for which, $3.50 to $500 are re
qulrcd, i'll all nice, but what we asl
Is It that bring so many here?
We have not the beautiful scenery W,
mot III nthclackawana and the IIehighval
lies OF the Pennsylvania mountains, ol
the grand story that Watkins Glen tolC
us, or the awful awe which passed ovel
us as we stood before the laundering o
the great Nlagra, or the placid feelings
and multitude Of delightfuI thoughts that
crowded upon us as We stood and watched
the waves of old ocean as they came with
beach and tho great and grand scenery
that meets our eye us we stand upon the
shore OF Lake George bcholding the cv-
crlastlnG monuments OF red in the Adir-
onulckS andGrccn mountains of Vermont
We have none OF their attractions vet
there arc from six to eight hundred arriv.
ais here daily. 1t seems, however, that
the proprictor3 Of the numerous hotels
arc i'll clique with the gettcrs-up of
the excursion routes and with the railroad
authorities that all trains shall lay over
here, thus Offering alliimaginable induce.
mcnts to visit Saratoga.
And, further, these aforesaid parties
have spent themselves thousands Of dol
lars to induce here the International Col
lcge Regatta, OF July, the horse races
which have been i'll full start for several
weeks past and the international Regatta
to be held this and next week.
The Saratoga horse races closed Satur-
day, and were u great success. They
We're all running races and the fastest
time on record was made here, II milo in
l:4t which beats the time of Lexington
OF Kentucky. Upon these races has been
Il great deal money stakcd and is nothing
more nor less than u money making
scheme, But the horse races give way to
the international Regatta to which fifty
three boats have entered, representing
twenty three boating associations from
the extreme North, South, East and West
OF our country. Tho four-oarcd shells
entered for the championship are the
Gramercy club, N. Y, Argonaut club,
Canada; Atlantic club, N. j.; Atlanta
club, New York, Palmetto club. South
Carolina; Potomac club, Georgetown, ID.
G.; Vernon club, Ga; Wah-Washsum club
Il, { I
club, Long Island; Bcaverwycl club, AL
bany. N. y; Buffalo club, N. Y; and the
Argonaut club, New Jersey. The latter
is the favortc. Why cannot Wilmington
get VI n crew that can challenge the I'm
tied States for the Championship? The
cups and otherpriae5 both gold and silver
are very fine. They are on exhibition ut
Congress Hail. The other boats are SIN
gle and double scullS, and palr-oarcd
shells. The crews are all situated in
pleasant quarters ON the lake about four
miles from the town and are under severe
training.
Hundreds OF pcr5oni arc coming daily
to remain during the races which come
off next Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Tho largest hotel IN the United States,
which fronts COG feet on one street, 80 feet
OH another, and ilG feet OH the third, max
ing three sides ol n square. Ii has 200 ieet
of plaza, n ball room ~ by 5i feet, and
ceiling 2G feet ; n dining room ll2 by 80,
and II drawing room So by SO feel, with | 100
rooms, which is one OF the largest hotels in
the world. Tao Congress Hall and Grand
Union aro moi much smaller, and then fol.
low about Il dozen others cf still less ca
pacity.
A ball was given ut tho Congress Hall and
American Hotel, Saturday night, neither of
which wcre full dress, but the grandcst ball
OF tho season Is TO como Off i'll the magrl IL
cent hall at the United States Hotel to-m NOR.
row evening. Then will he displayed all
tho bellies CT Sarltoea.
The styles This season are more varied
than previous years. There Is great mania
for wearing the dress of ono color and the
sleeves of another, or no sleeves at all.
Those with black dress and white sleeves
standing against tho wall appear armless,
and look like Torso OF Milo, III tho Gallery
OF the 1uilcries. The hair ia worn i'll all
Imaginable fashions, parted in the middle,
at tho sido and not at all !; hanged, itiHzlcd,
scolloped, shIrred, poachcd and scrambled.
The head is envoloped in long streaming
tutlc, SO that instead OF mourning in sack
cloth and ashes. the SlratoGl girl rCloiccS III
black cloth and s,shes.
A majority OF the visitors here are
from New York City, and, of course, we
have some style if not so much beauty.
OF all Tho places wo have ever visited we
fail to find as many pretty girls as in
Delaware and Tho Eastern Shore of
Maryland. We all know that "heauty
is only skin dccp," and it is mighty
nice thing for lady to have, yet il she
knows it she is the hOmliest of mortals.
1t is the ruin of some ana tho fortune TO
6tlcrs.
Since tho rain Oh Friday night the
weather has been cool. Yesterday morn
ing the thermometer stood ut 400 and at
noon 600.
A new and unwelcomed visitor is
expected, tho llon.Jacll Frost. President
Grant is also expected in n fow days.
The Vice President is already here: We
don't belieye there is flea in Saratoga;
haven't heard of but six mosquitoes, and
flies are scarce. The only bugs and ticks
are big bugs and pOliticks.
A lady here the other day took dose
of arsenic and said she would wake up
in heaven, but it was too largo dose
and she woke up before she got there.
Tho Democratic State Central Com
mittee met h0re on last Friday, when it
xyoa dacidnd IN hOlj tbn Stotp Nnnyan