Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-24
LIFE AT SARATOGA.

LIFE AT SARATOGA.
,ome Of the Many New Haveners
Who are Enjoying Themselves
There-The Features of Saratoga's
Events.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 20.-The anti
,ipated thousands have arrived, the hotel
keepers are happy, and everybody seems
to be enjoying themselves hugely. New
faces predominant to great extent this
season in Saratoga. Many of the familiar |
personages of former summers always to |
be seen here on the streets are now non
est. They may have fingered by the way
side and may make their appearance later.
For the past week the weather has been
superfne. The pure, fresh air as 1t is
waited from the lakes of Saratoga and
mountains of the nearby Adirondscks is
truly deliciousiy bracing; especially is this
apparent to those who have come here
from some of our heated cities, where for
weeks past they have been watching the
mercury in its upward course toward the
nineties or even higher. Society bellies are
Elegance in dress is particularly notice
able, especially at the hops and the better
class of entertainments.
Diamonds are freely displayed herea-
bouts, but not all are wealthy who wear
them. Gas You Like 1t" was magnificent
ly rendered by Rose Coughlan, supported
by fine company of talented artists, at
the Grand Union hotel park Saturday
evening, 18th inst, and the delightful en-
rko;r mt hyyQ 1orua md
quite select audience. The park WAS bril-
liantly illuminated with myriads of Chi
nese lanterns. At intervals the Grand
Union orchestra rendered artistic srlec-
tons. The tickets of admission were S.
each and the entertainment was in every
way great success.
Last Monday evening largely attended
and very fashionable hop was given at the
Clarendon hotel in their mammoth dining
room. 1t was one of the most enjoyable
| of the season.
About every other evening during each
| week a hop is given in several of the lead
| ing hotels. Some of these are really mag
niicent affairs. The bellies of society are
there to be seen in their very best make
1 ups. It Is frequently remarked that never
| before were there so large q number of
really beautiful ladies so richly and artist
ically gowned as are to be seen in Saratoga
| this season.
The races are unusually largely attended
and the amount of money which exchanges
hands on the daily results of the horse
running and steeplechasing is enormous,
and many are the disappointed phizzes of
the losers to be seen every day after the
days sport is over. Numbers come to
Saratoga with well-flled purses and depart
dead broke-all cleaned out, even to thei1
diamonds and jewelry. The ladies' attend
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are fully as much interested in pool-buyine
as the men, but generally put up smaller
amounts. One gentleman well known here
recently lost 81 500 in one day, sold hi
wife's diamonds for $500 and quickly los
that also. This is not an isolated case
Large losers are to be found very fire.
quently, even among those who follow thu
races as profession.
The earnest effort put forth to break NJ
the gambling houses here still continues
and it is said that the games of faro ant
with One of the larger gambling houses
run by Mr.. Mitchell, the president of tn
village, was raided by the police few
nights ago, and Mitchell was arrested, tn
justice called up at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing and hearing had, and Mitchell wa
put under $500 bonds. Surely that wa
quick work in enforcing the law.
There are large number of fine team
here with their liveried drivers and foot
men and gaily bedecked occupants, dali,
} passing over the avenue to Saratoga lake
It is not an uncommon sight to see hun
dred equippages of va1ious styles in lin
on the avenue about 5 O'Clock in the after
noon. Quite conspicuous among them W
notice often the fine and attractive team
containing Mr.. and Mrs. James English
! secretary of the New Haven Electric Ligh
company. They are being sumptuously
cared for at the United States hotel
Among other New Haven people who hav
been here recently or are here now ar
Mrs: Sherwood S. Thompson and son
Prof. Thomas G. Shepard and wife, Georg'
E. Bradley and wife, q. Steinert, Mr.. Nc
Carthy, J. W. Peck, FL. Brethauer, W. v
Bradley and wife, Editor G. w. Pickett o
the Leader, Phillip Schulhafer, also hi
daughter, who is teacher in the Webste
!, school, G. R. Neil and wife, N. A. Baldwin
and wife, w. B. Gates and wife
Mrs. G.. Bigelow, Fred Botsford
Mrs. Hemingway, Herbert Barnes AM
wife, Miss M. Hall, Thomas Preston, Johl
a. Booth and wife. James Reilly (of Refill
athan w. Pond, E. T. Meehan, J. g. Clar
and wife, WA. Beers, wife and team, Ed
ward MCGOWAN and wife, Hon. jaime
Gallagher, who came here to brace d
: with Hathoru water after having explaine
the uncertainties of democracy and no,
he Gloves" Grover Cleveland, q
shown in one of his characteristic
8 speeches of over an hour and
quarter long to several thousan
: people Alburgh Springs. Rev. d.
Dryden Phelps is also enjoying the bracin
air of Saratoga, and preached exceller
discourses in the First and Second Baptis
= churches here. Quite number of Ne
Haveners are to arrive at Saratoga in
Q few days. The hotels are now SO full thu
u those contemplating arriving here durin
the next three weeks will be better accom-
modated by engaging their rooms in az
!, vance. The Clarendon and Continents
u hotels seem to be the most largely patron
= zed by New Haven people this season.
~ W. A. B.