Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-31
THE RUSH INCREASES

| in order to secure good accommodations here
| in most of the hotels it is best to engage in
advance.
The annual races are now in full blast, and
each day shows the most noted horses and
| very big time. The grand stand, which is
very large, is well filed each day before the
races begin. Saturday, July "a, was the open
| ing day, and a very large gathering of ladies
| and gentlemen assembled at the Associ
alton park to witness the beginning of what
is expected to be very prosperous season
! On the grand stand were three thousand la
dies and gentlemen. The ground looked
| lively. The five horses on the ticket were
witnessed with much enthusiastic pleasure
and the winners were received with hearty
applause. Only one favorite was defeated
The Dryer Brothers, with Miss Woodford
and Inspector B., won the two races and the
other three were captured by w. GRATIS
Fletch Taylor, j. B. Haggin's Test and Hon.
M. N. Nolan's Bourke Cochran. Purse for
the first race was $500, of which 500 went
to the second horse. There were ten entries.
Purse for second lace, first sweepstakes for
ell ages, $50 entrance, half forfeit, with
$500 added, the second horse to receive $3.50
and the third $50 out of the stakes. There
were five entries for this race. Pools, Miss
Woodford 800 and field $50.
Third race, $100 each and $50 forfeit; four
entries for this race.
Fourth race, purse $50O-$1OO to the sec
ond horse and the entrance money, SIS each,
to be divided between the second and third;
seven entries for this race.
Fifth race, steeplechase, purse $500, and
800 to second horse; distance one and one
half miles. There were eight runners entered
for this contest. Time 1903. Pools, Bourke
Cochran $500 and field $3.50. Rourke Coch-
ran won by two lengths. Betting was quite
lively by those who engage in that uncer
tain practice. Many went away Weather if
not wiser, while several were wiser if not
wealthier. Quite number of ladies took a
hand in the betting cards and seemed as
much excited in the racing and as much in
terested in the results of the races as were
many of the most expert horsemen. Many
seem to believe in the familiar adage, when
i'll ''Rome do as the Romans do"
Saturday evening, the 24th inst, occurred
the grand illumination of Congress Springs
Park. The event was enjoyed by vast con-
course of people. This was the first of
Paine's prismatic displays of this season and
was in every particular most fatte1ing sue
cess. Many who witnessed these il
Nominations in Congress Park last
season are of the unanimous opin-
ion that this one far excelled any former
exhibition of this nature. 1t is hard to real
ize that such transformation could be eff
fected. The numerous globular colored pris-
center of the park to its lofty hillsides, the
dazzling effect being aided by numberless
Chinese lanterns of various shapes and hues,
the prismatic lights constantly twinkling like
many stars. The flower beds seemed even
more beautiful under the influence of SO
many refectors than they appear in the
bright sunlight of midday. The band pago-
da in the lake as it stood out in bold relief
from the dark background of the dense foil
age, sending back various hues of prismatic
reflections, presented brilliant scene never
to be forgotten by the beholder. Doring's
celebrated band discoursed most enlivening
music, and the novel and unique fireworks
display in the lake, and composed of fiery
serpents glazing along on the surface, fairy
like fountains of fire suddenly shooting up
several feet into the air, and finally the
flight of the fairy pigeons as they gently
glided from one side to the other of the lake,
formed scene of enchantment to all who
were so fortunate as to be present. The il
Elimination required 5000 lights and 1 SOC
lanterns. At the close of the evenings en-
tertainment the freedom of the celebrated
Congress spring waters were enjoyed by hun
dreds of people and the pleasant arcade M
der which the water is served was largely
patronized until late hour. Among
| the many sitting at the various ia
bles engaged in social converse and sip
| ping the sparkling water were to bt
| of wealth, political and social in this coun
| try. In fact the e are very few visitors t.
| Saratoga who do not patronize the celebrated
1 springs on Congress Park and gain by tn
benefit thus derived. The children's carni
val at Congress Hall was give the 28th inst
| under the direction of Prof. J. lob Mailer
| novelty of tt occasion was 'The Three
| Little Maids From School," danced in cos
tune by three young misses. A grand scar
| ballet and tables ux by sixteen misses, solo
| and a grand march followed. The affair wa
a decided success and was highly enjoyed b,
| all present Several similar carnivals vii
| be given during the season in Saratoga. A
least one evening in each week a :and dis
| play of French fireworks and Paine's granc
| prismatic illumination will occur at Congress
| Park and sacred concert by DoriDgs cele
| brated orchestra and noted lady singers from
| abroad On every Sunday evening. Las
| Sunday evening among the selections which
| were finely rendered by Dorings full orches
| ira was "Watchman, tell us of the night"
Great interest is manifested every Sunday
| by large numbers of church going people who
throng the various houses of worship. Nearly
every pulpit is supplied each Sunday by the
most noted divines from abroad, and the re
| ligious truths are expounded by many Of
them in a most Interesting and fascinating
manner.
Several of the leading hotels seem to vii
| with each other in musical entertainments
| or concerts and hops, and it is quite difficult
| to decide between any of them, fol
| they all are very popular and success
| full. AS to the most popular orchestrt
probably Lothian's, at the Grand Union
takes the lead. Among the many promo
| made concerts to take place in August will
| be one given at the United States Hotel by
| the ladies of the Bethesda church on August
| 7th for charitable purposes. The O'Clock
| drives through Union avenue to Saratoge
Lake are becoming more and more popular
every day. Last Sunday nearly every vehi
| Gle in town was engaged. Hundreds of ele
| CANT private turnouts, many of them tandem
and four-in-hand, were being driven gaily
down the avenue. The road is hard AND
free from excavations and rolling stones anC
kept nicely sprinkled under direction of the
authorities. The avenue is very wide for {
long distance, with princely mansions with
beautiful lawns bordered and mounded with
choicest Towering plants and shrubbery.
A pleasant sight it is indeed to stand or
the avenue on any pleasant afternoon about
o'clock and see the gaily caparisoned turn
outs they glide swiftly by, and still more
pleasant does it seem for one to mingle
with the long line of teams, especially if he
holds the ribbons over a noted trotter. But
the real cream of the afternoon drives con-
centrates at the end of the boulevard, al
Moons celebrated resort, at the head of the
lake. On the long piazza fronting the lake
are numerous tables and light easy chairs
Also on the lawn in front are numerous
benches, tables, etc. Every afternoon at
o'clock they are all occupied by gaily dressed
1 ladies and gents who are summering at the
various hotels in Saratoga and have driven tc
| this noted resort for their lunch,
| which consists mainly of ice
| cream, Saratoga chips and
| almost any beverage mentionable from q
| lemonade to a S. bottle of champagne. Gen
l orally about one to two hours is consumed
\ by the guests taking their Grounds" and Wis
1 iting the beautiful lake with its numerous
| little steamers ply ing up and down its CLASSY
4 waters. And then one after another in quite
1 rapid succession call the numbers for Their
/ teams, which are brought up to the side pi,
azza by the hostlers in attendance, and the
| merry throng-some of them unusually mer.
| ry-start homeward bound. Then look Out
| if you chance to hold the ribbons and are
| not an expert horseman, for someone anx.
| ious to be ahead on the track may give you
| most too close brush to make it pleasant
for the occupants of your vehicle. But still
the avenue being very broad and most of the
way double tracked youe chances fol
safe arrival at the starting
point are usually good. The Grand