New-York tribune., 1876-07-13
THE SEASON AT SARATOGA.
goTEIs AND THEIR GUESTS.

HOTELS AND THEIR GUESTS
IMPROVEMENTS IL ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE PAST
YFAR-IIMlTED NUMBER OF ARrIyALs-INTEREsT
IN THE COMING BEGATTAs-PROsPECTS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE SEASON
IYRoM A sPfcIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.I
SARATOGA, July 12.-There is no lack OF cages
here at Saratoga birds rather scarce The pa
triotic sa-atoGan now alleges without conuoverson
that no such collection Of 4tes the globe as IS
10 be- found in this little village of Saratoga The great
change which has made in the past Winter has been
the erection of the Windsor Hotel by Mrs ODopohue ana
sons OF NewYOrk This beautiful hotel IN the Summer
style OF light and graceful architecture with vast pszzas
high, airy parlors and rooms 1t stands nearly oppose
the Clarendon on a commanding emnence facing down
the This structure having been erected a
cost of S15O1OO splendidy furnished is now
ready reception of guests This is the main m
proveIneut the hotel line in 1875 but by 10 means lhe
only one There is scarcely house bat has In some way
enlarged in some way improved ITS accommodations
for the multitude. The Clarendon can now accommodate
200 persons the Grand UDi0D 1900 Congress, lloO
United states, 1900 Marvin House, 25O; American,
800; Continental, $50, and Columbian, 100 These
hotels win hold 5000 people, and the numner oil small
hotels and boarjng-houses III addition Is countless
Another great Improvement is to be in Congress
Par-he grassy and covered Enclosure where peo-
Die have drank their waters aud been buttcd by Ill
natured stays for years immemorial This year gay
yet solid covered pavilion has been erected covering the
two famous springs Congress and Columbian an ahotu
ing ats for several thousand people This whole alaF
has carried ont with excellent taSte ana Wlthon'
sparng expense 10y the COngressaud Empire Spring Com
pauy. wh ch thes famous springs properly
whic, has made the Company very rich. They nave ex
pended on their Park sl5OOOO and will charge for al
mission Is cents head, the public beinG provided Win
access TO the Springs outside. Halls Band oi Boston
plays in the park daily, and when completed IL Viii
prove great center of attraction. Things have beeu
rff4 ar1f
iege Regatta and the international Regatta aud the
Graduate Regatta will all come OF for the amusemen OF
gay world. and the horse racing expected 20 DC
something unusual Bat when one comes TO the ques-
rion of the number of visitors no such improvements
overlast year can be detected Quality. perhaps here in
unusual force nJmbers less than last year or year
before at this time. Whether it be hard times or the
greatly increased number OF hotels, whether ii be the
Centennial, the high prices whatsoever the cause II
is certain tha guests rather scarce in saratoga eX
capt hotels And tnls notwithstanding that
all the leading hotels have unusual number OF app1
cations for permanent board in August and september
and that great number OF old ha5ueS Ofsraoga from
NewYOrk aud the South have reappeared er years OF
absence.
Many very nice people and not few Of note are here
but the large class Of transient people, whose money Is
good n Their not have either disappeared
peculiarly speaking, from the face OF society or gone
somew. ere else They are uOt at Saratoga While this
Is dscoursgng TIE hocl business, il is very lnynI
to guests and makes Saratoga even more than usually
09rt retreat in these hottest of dog days II is very
ho5 to-day but the peculiar Oracing property OF the
atLOspherc which is essentially it from
discomfort. Among the New-York people here are E W
soughton and family Commodore Garrison. Marshall o.
Roberts, p. GOelet ana Miss Goelet Mrs. j. G.
Gunther and Miss Gunther, Commodore and
Mrs. Livingston, ex-SurrOgate r. c. HutchinSs'
W H. ArnOux ahd WIFE Col. Rush c. Hawkins aud wife
r. Bailey Myers, Mrs. Julian James and Mrs Mason
Ripley Ropes Judge j. A. Lott, and Judge Reynolds are
prominent among the Brooklyn people The army IL
represented by Gen Hancock, Gen. Carset, ana Gen
Van Vliet Ex-Gov. Hoppin OF Rhode Island and Mayor
Cobb Of Boston appear for NewEngland Judge swaync
OF the Supreme Court Joaquin Miller, who is guest Of
Frank Leslie and ex-senator Gwin of California, are o.
the Western delegation. Duke" Gwn's friend, W. ;
Church. here The conspicuous pecullalty in the
personnel Of the season, however, the considerable
number foreigners, attracted in the first ins'aucS no
doubt by the Centennial. Among them conspicuous by
their titles are Count De Rocambeau Count De sala
a.d NJ Barthold toe French Minister; 81 II. Guernsey
ana family OF England, the Hon. James Bain. Lord
Provost OF Gls<oW; the Hon. A ibanez, the Gillian
Ministers sen0r Don Antonio M4utIlla de los Rios OF
Span. senor Alix Mart tnez. and senor Manuel r.
Alney Of Havana and seor Francis Marty Ineroes,
pfonrietor Of the Tacon Theator of Havana.
The interest ia the college regatta is now beginning to
awaken and everybody autcip ties fine race The
Arsonauta and Ataal fours both the lake prac-
ticing for their races Aug T. The Lady OF the Lake
swift and beautiful built for tho college regatta,
has been launched ana now running to the various
qucrters and with the six University crews and the
three FL suaen crews-Harydrd, Cornell sJd COlulnb"
the lake is more than lively Princeton Goes not enter
her Freshmen crew after all 1t is expected that the re-
gatia will bring crowd for a 'ow dys at least even if
be not the crowd Of past years, and If so, 81" carry
tie hotels safely over the safe part % .he season
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