New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
sARAToGA'S THOUSANDS.
er.rryG TIE RECORD OF GUESTS FOR THE
LAST FIVE YEARS.
SALE OF THE RAcETRACK AND HORSE HAVEN
OXFORD MNuET-THE MONUMENT AS


OXFORD MNuET-rHE MONUMENT AS
sooIArIoN-vARIous MEETINGS.
saratoga springs, N. ", Aug Is (special).-There
a.. mare visitors tn town than have been entertained
q, any one in the last five years and the numbers
cannot be far from 10000. The list of arrivals
.nrthens daily and IL would seem as II there were
hourly professions from the ftytrain depots TO the
efsy hotels and 400 boarding houses and cottages.
The season is ut It's August height and Is every way
rssnendent with brilliant life and Joyous activity
The weather early in tho week would have been IN
sraerahiy touid but for the Adirondack breezes. on
wednesday the mercury lowered and the weather has
since been refreshingly cool and delightful.
The purchase Of the racetrack and the Horse
uaycns training grounds, the whole covering 100
acres. by the Hudson County J6SIIey Club, of New
Jersey forms another chapter In the turf history OF
this place The track is owned by the Saratoga Racing
Assocjaton the incorporated title Of which Is "The
Saratoga Association for the Improvement of The beeu
~ Horses Albert Spencer Of New York. owned SAD
stantiay all of the stock Of the association, which,
is stated he sold TO the Hudson County Jockey Ciup
sor 100000 The purchasers viii take possession
Al the close of the present racing season, and 1t Is
understood that about 100000 will be expended IN
erecting clubhouse at the running park ana haAns
a number of needed improvements there Inc pur
chase does not embrace the Saratoga Clubhouse anu
adjoining buildings at East Congress and Putnam s'S''
toCs racetrack was formally opened in 1864 by John
Morrissey and his associates most Of whom have since
nassed away The association has never had but one
secretary the veteran Charles Wheatly who Is sun
In harness. -.
The Oxford minuet was introduced at the dement,
gwen Professor Jacob Mailer IN the Congress hali
ballroom on Wednesday evening. Among those VINO
tcOt mart in the dance were Mr. and Mrs Mailer NJ s.
rrothinc,am. Miss rockingham. Miss stevenson, F. B.
IrsDnan Miss d,Arrgnac 1ss PasIee, Mr.. Crosmond,
MS ploek CLAYTON Haskell Miss Chase, Miss Rena
Henley. Mr. oninn. W. Haskell, Louis McH' Howe
Mis- silverthai Miss Meyer Miss Bertha Meyer,
Maurice Hyman, Miss Eleanor Mack Clarence Mack
Mr. Franklin MI. Lilienthal and Mr. Lyons
The Rev. DR.. TwrbuIl, OF Richmond Va; the Rev.
DR. Evans Of Youngstown. Ohio, and the Rev. DR..
Parneeei of Jersey City, n j., have conducted the
daily uniop. prayer-meeting during the week.
aThe Child and the school" was The subject OF the
,ect,re given byj Dr. j. NJ Rice, of New-York, at Con-
eresssf Hall on Thursday evening
At One regular symposium of the Ministerial Assc-
catiar the su,teyt of "Classes and Masses was DIS
eusscd BE- the Rev.lD W. Gates, OF saratoga springs
fba Pew DR. Kerr of Richmond, Va; Professor B. o.
T4e Of fhe Rochester Theological Seminary Professor
he WITH of the Mccormick Theological Seminary, Chi
cago. and Others.
tn, Kenslnrton Orchestra enjoyed benefit early in
the week The dancing was preceded by musical ana
literary exercises and among those from New-fork
rungert Miss Stella Pohalsk Miss sylvia Goodstein,
Miss Lallsh Block Mr.. Bartels and l.. N. Salmon
Mss Josephine Cameron, the actress, announced to
appear in SForget Me Not" at the Town Hail last
Tuesday evening was unable TO appear, owing 70 III
ness caused by the extreme heat and overwork
At the Clarendon Hotel on Thursday evening
complimentary entertainment was given by Mrs. H. NJ.
Miller of Providence, R. l.. the Rev Joseph Madison
and Mrs. F. D. Buckley, Of st Johnsbury, VT; Miss
n. Louise Segur Miss Jennie Brill and Miss Sophie
Salmon, Of New-York.
Dr. Robert Hamilton gave a lecture on Tuesday
evening on "Woman as She Was, Is, and Ought TO Be-
Tho Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford, Conn. on the
way to the Bennington Battle Monument Association
celebration viii reach here on Tuesday evening next
and viii be escorted TO Congress Hail, their head
quarters, by tho Saratoga Citizens Corps. The citl-
zens viii Join with the corps in extending hearty
welcome to the phalanx, and during the march down
from the depot to the hotel Broadway win be perfect
glare Of red-fre and coored lights
The escort to President Harrison and party on their
arrival Iere on August 20 will embrace the Saratoga
Citizens Corps Post Wheeler, the Grant Club. the
Citizens Club, the Jefersonian Club and
the Lincoln Club Citizens and visitors Of every
political creed uniting to make the visit Of the
President memorable one.
Committees have becn appointed TO arrange for the
reception Of the survivors Of Colonel Morgan H. Chys
lers ID NewYOlk Veteran Cavalry, who viii meet in
reunion here on September o. Many Of Colonel
Chrysler's oldtme dashing cavalrymen residents
of New-YOrh and Brooklyn
Miss Beebee and Mrs. F. G.. Gilmore, of New York
gave a musicale Monday morning, in the Grand
Union Hotel drawing room.
The United Friends concluded their eighth annual
convention at Congress Hall on Wednesday. This
organization has State membership Of ,29G. Over
two hundred delegates were present The grand
officers elected included councillor Oscar Thompson
of Rlmira; vice councillor j. Samuel Smoot of New
n
urer, S. g. Taylor, Of New York; medical examiner
DR.. S. G. Jones, of Utica; prelate, L. c. Parker Of
Buffalo; marshal, Joseph Gilbert, Of New York;
guardian, Vincent G. Huestis, Of New-York sentinel
G. II. Hofheims, of Buffalo; trustees, John G.. H.
Meyers, Dennis Bevier and Peter De Witt OF New
York: past grand councillor, Albert G. Wheeler, Of
Buffalo.
Immediately following the announcement that the
Democratic state Committee had decided TO hold their
state Convention in Saratoga, September 10, hotel
managers began TO receive numerous kilograms secur
Ing rooms for that date There promises 10 be very
large attendance outside Of the regular delegates
Boomers will be here in full force, and Kings County
politicians say that Brooklyn will send Chapm dele
cation Of five hundred. Flowers adherents smile at
the statement and say that In point OF numbers VIC
viii not be in any way backward
At the annual meeting of the Saratoga Monument
Association held al the United States Hotel TINS week.
the following committees were appointed; Design-"'
L. Stone, J. III. Starin, ID. F. Rltchie H. r. Dul"I't
p c. Ford, G.. S. Batoheller. E. r. slocum' I' W.
Curtis, W. A. sackett, A. do II. McNalr j. NJ. bead
T. Wemple, A. d. Banens, j. Foley. Executve-P
c. Ford, j. NJ. Marvin, c. w. Mayhem, D. F. Ritchie
=. Wemple, j. II. stnrin. Advisory-C . Lester
p. c. Ford, +. p. BullaId. Tsblets-p. F. Ritehie'
{. S. Lester, J. ii. Sarin. a. de r. McNair' L. l.
slocum, S. ID. Kirk, II. Rogers J. NJ. Read W. L.
Stone L. Thompson, J. G.. MeNary, J. Foley, W.
Miller. The eight cannon given by Congress TO the
AZ bp Arsenal
and will shortly be taken TO schuyerville, where the
historical shaft located The bronze bust of Horauo
Seymour presented by Mr.. starn to the association
is On exhibition at the United states Hotel.
Joshua II. White, Of Columbia Heights, BROOKLYN
claims be the youngest Oldest inhabant" Of Sara
tOga's hundreds Of thousands Of visitors on
" ednesdsy ne said: u am fifty -one years Old 10
day and this is the hftyfrst anniversary of my hist