The New York herald., 1874-07-26
RACING At SARATOGA.
A Grand Attendance of Fashion
able People.
THREE CAPITAL RACES
box Of the Sweepstakes and 0ltpa
Of the Flash Stakes.
SARATOGA, July rs. 1874.

Of the Flash Stakes.
SARATOGA, July rs, 1874
Beautiful weather superb looking men and
women, noble course, horses equal to any years
stable that ever ran In America. Such was the
expression OF the thousands of people who met at
she Saratoga Park to-day For Saratoga this has
been the greatest OF all seasons and the superior
public spirit Of the natives and ettlers here over
the usual driit which forms our seaside and spring
resorts makes the task an easy one to distance
competition Here are collected perhaps the ablest
men In MOTEL keeping, field sports and public
catering which the country possesses. Saratoga
has lie and manhood almost as metropolitan
a. the great city OF which 1t Is An emanation.
Here A. I. Stewart Is q hotel proprietor, and he
probably takes as much interest In his Saratoga
real estate as In any which he holds In New York.
"F1ne man to run O hotel" said the veteran
wash Mclean one day to Mr. Stewart indicating
DTesin, OF the Grand Union.
"Yes; tine hotcln SAID Stewart.
'No; but fine style OF proprietor; good
man ln
"a good property" said the incorrigibie mer.
chant.
There is no limit to enterprise Of this characte
IN tie village OF Saratoga. One great achieve.
ment stimulates another. Mr. Stewart proposes
this winter TO take down the wing OF frame cot
tages Immediately in the rear OF the Ofice OF the
Grand Union and rebuild 1t OF brick in a style to
improve the lawn and park up to the architectural
measure Of the new United States Hotel. which Is
the colossus OF the season. There presides the
nervous, impetuous Marvin, one OF the founders OF
the village, an ally Of Commodore Vanderbilt
tn the Central Railroad, an anxious, watch1ul
merchant and no poor politician. Opportunity is
everything. This man was brought up around
the village, expanded with the spirit OF
the pOpuace which sought out this re-
sort, apprehended the possibilities OF the
place, yet was conservative and slow to
venture until The Grand Union. Congress Hall and
the Grand Central had been successively raised.
Then he came to the front, and on the site OF the
great Old United States, OF which he was the es.
sence and reality, he raised such mansion as the
puoiic had never seen. not at viehy nor HON.
burg nor bennington, nor Brighton is there to
be seen town In house, like this 1t Is great
village Of Itself, with it's public square, Its mercar
tile shops, its opera Its PARK, Its mayor and police
The indicator in the C1ce is the largest ever con-
struced, and is the key to this vast range OF cot
taRes wings, piazzas and dormitories. The figures
as to length OF CORRIDOR carpet bellrope and tele.
graph are too staggering to bear relation. Men
who build and superlntend such hotels
properly 90 to Congress- Marvin went twice,
and now Hath0rn, his competitor OF Congress
Hall, keeps the seat. Tie people elected Marvin
OIL the strength Of promise to rebuild the United
States. and removed him Tor his tardness in the
lulnIment thereof. They rewarded Hathorn, who
had meanwhile gone ahead and. by the applica-
tion Of the joint stock principle, lifted the elegant
facade and tall pavillons OF O new Congress Hall
TO the gaze. Five Years only was the site OF that
The Congress was burned to the ground IN May,
1885 the United states IN June, 1865.
Soas eadns es anS Win 'mH msorune Se
not without record and appreciation, completed
the opera house Vi the Grand Union, and built tnat
veranda which Is still regarded as the most elegant
tn the village OF springs. A strong man came
III ana relieved them OF the burden, and mad no
dihculty IN nndng young men equal to tine re-
spOnsib.hty OF keepinx the great caravansery The
power OF Saratoga Is IN the equal and mutual
spirit OF the hotel Keepers. They WORK together;
they taboo 0runbler.
Here said Maryland man to me- ''s the only
@ ySa TVe IGr
Int nature ior 1T. Saratoga spring chicken Is
equal TO the entire summers bill OF iarc at -"
Nor ~ 1t only architecture tnat tells In the pub
Ncanism Of this great resort. The Clarendon
HOTEL unpretendng and realistic has held It's
to generation and 1t Is public opinion that to meet
good people one must go to the Clarendon; TO
meet versatile anu worldly society 60 to the
Union.
there is no perceptible difference to a cordial
stranger among any OF these motel Keepers and
distinctions need not be lnvidious. society Is
characteristic and cosmopolitan here and asks no
man where he stops. The old American Hotel has
been the host OF some OF the best people IN
America at this late period. There stopped ior
c Ibe STOCK % oi Sotn Gscnap.us ssn and Jesu.
Dr.. Walter CAREY, OF Buffalo, has "done" Europe
more thoroughly and more perfectly than any
American. Cne OF his performances was to make
up party OF twelve IN Bruss sseis, and drive them,
SIX ho ses In hand, to Napies. again he drove
Lake George. the Adlrondacks and Piattsburg,
crossed the lake and traversed the White Noun:
TO descend 70 Boston aud yet be United TO
live. and visiting the environs thereon, closed up
the season at Newport.
"how 40 American roads compare with the road
system ol Europe, DOCTOR" Said |.
'.On tho American roads cannot be compared,
except In certain old and densciy settled parts,
with the roads OF Europe. Abroad they had a per.
1ecled system oi common roads before they intro
lnced the RAILWAYS That system tney have never
let run down. Yet. witnal. think l have driven
IN Europe as much as 100 miles and never encoun-
terad another pleasure carnage Nor DO we here.
The railroads have absorbed all general travel.
Snil. the American system OF common roads mas
IN general run out. The great turnpike companies
Abroad the paternal system OF government and
rue peasant character OF the mass Of tire people
have cC.operated tO sustain the ways"
'DId Beecber drive your horses In the white
Noun tainS?
''Yes; he Is one OF the best whips in this coun-
try. lie go; the best out OF them they could do"
Leaving hotels and whips out OF the question,
here is the racing season on and all the world Is
talking horse. so many winners are said never
fhe race track OF Saratoga Is now in that con-
ditlon which gives one the idea that he need ex.
pcct no further improvements. A lew cumps OF
native pines seem to admit rather than t0 retard
the open sunshine; mountain view OF the green
h,ils OF Ethan Allen spans the northern line;
bits OF cottage and villa are shown over
the wnile line OF inclosurc, betOEen.ng the
proximity OF the town; tle green level OF
the gward IS In peasant contrast to the
rich loan color OF the track and the diagonal
stretch over which the horses are practising.
ridden 10y tnelr brilliantly costumcd Jockeys VINO
suggest a series OF eXasperated pol parrots. The
grand stand and the numerous small stands at
the quarter stretch. where starters and time
keepers hold control, are elegantly adorned with
KAT ana coors. The hedges. white ewasned walls
al stone and trenches IOr the steepiechaseS and
hurdle races give variety 10 the garden-like char
acter vi the place and In every direction the little
pcnuants OF req and wnlte TO prescribe tie course
Gutter IN the perfectly cloudess air.
A superb and dccorOus audience was assembled
upon the grand stand, and tue show was enacted