New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
NOTES OF THE SEASON CLOSE AT HAM

NOTES OF THE SEASON CLOSE AT HAND.
A BRILLIANT PROSPECT FOR THE sUMdER-pREpA.
RATIONs IN HOTELS AND BOARDING-HoUsEs.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUSEJ
SARATOGA SPRINGS May 19.-Genuine MAY
weather, such have boon accustomed to read
about did reach Saratoga Springs this year until ass
week. and 1t is nOt many days since and Ice c,ud
hiding from the in the shadow OF the great
hotels and In other sheltered hooks and II has
all disappeared however. the martins and the swallow
have returned from their winter pilgrmages the leaves
are clothing the branches and twigs with green
house cleaning is about finished. and everything will
sODn order.fOr the guests. The season will open
unusually early this year, and in fact has substantially
opened the faces OF guests are daily beco-
ing numerous on the streets.
The prospects for the whole, were never
brilliant than at the present time. The crowds
como earlier and stay later than they did In former
days without regard to the special occasions which call
them here and the Saratoga season will eventually ex-
tend from early May to the latter part OF october.
Indeed the hotels arranging to keep open longer
thisyear than before
The Presbyterian Assembly Is In session here, aud
the Baptist National anniversaries will open at the
Washington Street Baptist Church next Tues aay-be-
fore the Presbyterans have gone-and remain In ses-
sion the rest OF the month, and possibly continue into
June. This will also be large and noteworthy gather
Ing The Congregationalists will mold their National
Council here year for the first time. converting on
June and remaining in session about week. Tho
Saratoga season will thus have sober well pros
porous start
The Court Of Appeals will again this year hold Its
Saratoga term" beginning June 4, and tho
judges will again establish themselves at the Windsor
Hotel which will be opened June for their especial
benefit Since last year the town OF Saratoga Springs
has erected at expense of about $4,000 an annex
to Its Town Hail bulldog In this new addition 10
largo spacious for the Of the Court OF APP
peal. Clerk f. o. Perrin. who up from Albany
days for the purpose formally inspecting this
temple OF Justice. highly pleased with arrangement
and construction. One OF the special advantages OF
holding the term here is that members of the
bar are thereby enabled combine business and pleas
There are no changes OF unusual importance among
the large hotels, which will reopen from June to To-
Tho Adephi has been open for more than week, and
the American and the Huests House arc also ready to
receive guests The boarding houses which alone
cOmmodate than 1000 guests, will all be open
before the week Is out. Saratoga can accommodate
than Is. 600 guests at one time.
The Unit I'd States Hotel will again this season be under
the management OF Tompkins, Gage Co.. who for the
past few months have had large force engaged in re-
painting and making number OF valuable and substan-
tal imprOv ements. DvisOn-st., leading from tho
Delaware aud Hudson Railroad depot to Broad
way, is to be laid Immediately with an improved cedar
block pavement, which will deaden the sountof the
rumbng omnbuses they rjh past the north wing OF
the Unitea Hotel The principal expense of this
Improvement is to he borne by the hotel which 1t bene-
tits
Ex-Judge Henry Hilton has been in town and made
personal and thorough inspection OF the Grand Union
Hotel the Windsor Hotel and OF woOdlawn, his magDif
cent country-seat The Windsor and Grand Union have
thoroughly repanted and about $4,000 worth OF
been added to the latter Both OF these
superb houses will be under the management of Henry
Clair OF the Park Avenue and Metropolitan hotels in
New-YOrk City.
Congress Hall will remain under the direction Of its
owners Clement & Cox. Assemblyman Clement. having
as relieved from his legislative duties, now en-
sged In putting this welknOwn hOstery in ORDER aud
several improvements have been made.
The Clarendon Hotel. which substantially rebuilt
year. will again this season be under the control and
direction OF Harris Losekam, who somanasc the Gen.
at Buffalo
The Kensington the hotel on Union-ave will also
be opened by the middle OF June by its owner J. H.
Rodgers formerly of the Coleman House, New-iork
City.
The New-York State Undertakers Association viii
meet here for the first annual session June H.
and remain in session four or five days. The New
Haven Conn Greys. accompanied by the Wheeler and
Wilson Band who will leave home June 10, will visit
New-York City and Albany, route to Saratoga
Springs
IL probable that the Old Guard OF Albany will
company them here. They will be received by the Sara
toga Citizens Corps The Grand Council OF the Amer-
Legion OF Honor will meet in eOnciave here In June
for three days. 1t has been rum0rrd that the
Utica Citizens Corps contemplate going INTO camp here
for period OF ten days some time In July August
Doring's Band will return TO Congress Spring Park and
Will open the musical festival there July T. LOthan's
Orchestra will return TO the Grand Union stubss to tho
United States and Bernsten's TO the Congress. The
Social Science Association will hold It's regular 3epem
Der meeting Saratoga, and during the month the
General Term OF the Supreme Court will have its annual
sitting here.
The Saratoga will begin on July 81 aud continue
without interruption till the latter part OF August.
The Saratoga Monument Association will hold its
nual here In August when the date OF the pro-
posed monument celebration will be lIed.
Saratoga Is likely 10 abound IN art galleries. $. A
Coale. jr, OF ST. Louis Mo-, IL erecting one on South
broadway near tht Windsor Hotel. william SlOcum Il
building another Monumen-squsre and It has been
announced That there will also be art exhibition
Mount McGrcGOr.
The Balmoral Is the name OF the new hotel rapid
~ building the summit OF Mount McGregOr. The
summer table the railroad leading TO the top OF
the mountain will go into effect until June f. but
special trains running for the benefit OF at
tending the religious gathering The same may be said
OF the Saratoga Lake Railway trains.