New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
THE WEEK AT SARATOGA.
MIDSUMMER DAYS AT THE FAMOUS
SPRINGS.
LECTURES. PRIVATE ENTERTAINMENTS AND PUB
Lie sHows-sMALL ATTENDANCE AT THE
RACES-HOTEI. ARRIVALS


with the disappearance OF the cold wave and an
occasional thunderstorm to clear the atmosphere
the weather during the week has been of typical
midsummer character and there Is no room for
criticism. There has been steady increase in ar
rivals. and the season is about at its gay and
glitterng height.
| A New-York City millionaire In discussing the
heroic effort being made here to enforce the laws
and create a Greater Saratoga took occasion to
say that "if this reform business is kept up and
public gambling is suppressed | will build hand
some cottage here and make this my summer
home for | believe in Saratogas remarkable min
eral springs and It's bracng climate" The speaker
| further observed: And ! know Of twenty more
men OF my class-not nineteen. but twenty-and
| have their names on my syndicate list, who will do
the same.
In the Grand Union Hotel ballroom Thursday
noon took place a grand musical for the benefit
of the free cergy-rooms of the Bethesda Parish
| House. 1t arranged by Mrs w L. Woolley
and Mrs Joseph Carey. Among those who par
ticipated +. II. Potter. Miss A. r. Wolfe
and Mrs Berry Wall. of New-York Miss Maude
| WEIGH Of Philadelphia; Townsend II. Fellows, of
| Albany; Miss Carey and c. r. F. Shackefort, of
Saratoga Springs. and Mrs. Woolley. OF Buffalo.
Mr. Morrissey has arranged with A. NJ. Pamer's
company to produce "Trlby" at the Town Hall on
August rs and 2.
The Victoria Vaudeville Open Air Theatre was
opened this week by F.. X. Gale
The proposition to have open air horse show
at Woodlawn oval the latter part OF August is still
| being agtated.
| The American Legion Of Honor. which meets BIZ
| enniay held five protracted sessions at Congress
| Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday. and devoted
| Thursday TO pleasure. The legion voted to meet
| here again In 1891
This weeks series OF the Saratoga Summer Lect-
ures was delivered by Professor Otis T. Mason, OF
the Smithsonian Institution Washington. ID. c. He
spoke on ethnology and his subjects Tuesday,
| nrferf Anti nnff y
and Primitive Condition; Wednesday, THE Earth
as the Abode of Man; Thursday The Races Of
| Mankind' Friday, THE History OF Human Cult
ure" Audiences that have filled the Saratoga
Opera House to its full capacity have attended
each lecture. William H. McElroy will next week
deliver series OF four lectures
The Saratoga Racing Association gave Its third
! annual garden party at the track this after
noon collation. being served to special friends
at the clubhouse adjoining the sgrandstand.
According to ex President Walbaum's statement
the daily average number of persons who paid ad-
| mission to the Unon-ave. running park OF the
Saratoga Racing Association far this season has
been only fraction two hundred This num-
Der Is ridiculously small in comparison with the
| fact that the grandstand will seat over three
| thousand and the betting -ring Will hold fully
one thousand more AS the average attend
ance has been from three hundred and nfty
| 10 six hundred. 1t is evident that large
number are enjoying free badges. The association
started out with the Idea OF racing till Septem-
Der z which would have made forty days. This
has been reconsidered. and the races Will be con-
tinued daily up to August g. The change In plan
has made necessary a revision Of the programme
in regard to the stake events. In order TO complete
the list within the specified time. the stakes VIII ne
run as follows: August H. Saratoga Prize August
49, Congress Hall; August a. Rancocas; August TO-
| Beverwyck: August l6. Merchants; August H.
Ritter Root: August 49, Hurricane August ~,
| Handicap,
! % Reyerwyck Renewal Eek President Walbaum Is
Of the opinion that no racing meeting will be held
here in 1896
The Interpretation of Greek Metaphor is the
subject OF a paper to be read by the Kew Dr. van
| Benschoten, OF New-York city. before the Minis
| teraI Association at Temple Grove next Monday
| evening.
Mrs Lucy s. Fleet, aged sxty-eight. wife OF
Samuel +. W. Fleet whose home Is at the PARK
Avenue Hotel New-York City. died at Congress
| Hall on Wednesday,
lanes Redmond a bookmaker, who did business
I'm the betting pavilion at the race track of the
Saratoga Association. has been missing since early
in the week The Saratoga track has been ex-
ceptonally free from ''weching only two or three
instances having occurred during the many years
OF its existence.
4 college tea" was given In the Convention
Hall on Tuesday evening for the benefit Of the
| auxiliary branch of the Young Mems Christian
| Association.
day evening further perfected arrangements FOR
tho narade and ball on September g. The procession
will he composed OF over three hundred carriages
and floats
Flora Stamford will appear at the Saratoga
Opera House next week. Thatcher and Johnson :
Mlnstrels appear the Town Hall on Wednes-
day evening Primrose and Vests Minstrels nave
secured the Convention Hall for August 20 Tony
| Pastors company. on It's annual saratoga Visit
will give performances at the Town Hall on Mon
place ant at the Convention Hall on THURSDAY evening
for the benefit OF the Saratoga home ior a Nn''e"
M xaua C r. gschwarta. Miss G. Jarvis Miss
Van Dyke; 4. Van Dyke Miss f. YAH Miss c Mrs
Burke G. BascOmb Mr. and aus M5s H. M5
SS5 P Ts nrs a sa1hsfs'n Mr. and Mrs
KNAPP H. KNAPP Mss r Knap Nss Me- Erb Ms
f Sa"s' the Misses knapp Kiss J. A Clark; f
Miss MISE + Dyckman. Nj and Mrs; 9: Mason, Miss
i II aF Mr and Mrs n ": Rosefs; Mrs W S
lawson MI and Mrs Bya q. Nh Mo ana
son, Miss Van santvord Mrs. H; J. Liyings tOa
aad Mrs. T. + Hcks Mr and Mrs s. beach sSnna
M MISS s G. Mc ciS and Mr. and Mrs il ":
Slocum. Of New-York. are at the United states
Mrs NJ scnwq attn the nd M ismilv WIT Mf
a1d MISS MISS q NJ h hfS~n NJ Mr n and r
Murray Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Barnett, Mr.; and Mrs
Kutskbach ~ and Mrs: T , McManus' Mr. Mr. and snd
! Mrs W. W. Hannum. Mrs. C. G.. Seameans. Mr..
and Mrs J. Morrison Mrs. Mss Iu'f WiI,a M1ss
H. McManus and family, f; L. Q9intard' Mr. and
Mrs ". Fitzpatrick 9. b; Clark, {r Mr.. and
Quintard OF New-York City; are at Congress Hall
Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Booth Miss NJ + Walke5'
Rider Miss A. NJ Booth Mr. and Mrs dnoaH n Bid Ml
| Rabei and family B. Wood and family, Mrs. NJ f
| Wallace Miss Richards. Mrs. 4. II. Muller. Miss
! Miner. r. Bennett and family. Mr.. and Mrs. G. n.
Chambers, Miss c. NJ: Bergh. Mrs = Blanchardi
Mrs. F. r. de Newron Miss Giovanni, Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. wagar, Mrs b bernstein. H. " M, Mitch
! r. Morris. T. Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Waldo