The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-19
.SARAT0GA'S GAY SEASON
THIS YE1R's ATTRACTIONS AT THE
 FAMOUS RESORT.

Cottages and Hotels Nearly Full-Racing
 Season Soon to open-Grand Horse Show
 the Last of Ausust-state Bankers Meet
 Ball to be Given in Their Honor. Saratoga Springs, July 1.-The sea- son at this noted resort has commenced in real earnest. The cottages are about all occupied, and there are towards two way to Woodlawn Park and in other pleasant streets in Saratoga, Many of these cottages are really palatial in construction, surrounded by beautiful lawns and nicely shaded walks. The occupants are largely families of note and wealth from New York state. The hotels are being quite rapidly filled up by daily new arrivals, Prices for good accommodations at most of the hotels and boarding houses are quite reasona- Die this season. The great crowd will soon appear, as the racing season is near at hand. Large numbers of horses SSiA'S oL Lllc LIiOSl llUleu IOT SpeSu III this country-have already arrived and are being trained to the track daily. Many of the racers here are from the prominent racing stables of Lucky" Baldwin, Marcus Daly, Duke and Wishard and J. E, Seagram. Nine hundred horses can be accommodated at the track stables here. J. w. Rog- CTS Clifford is here and some great | ,1y racer this season. Many of the horses that arrived the 18th inst. were from the i races at Sheepshead Bay. Those of | Saratoga's visitors this season who en- | joy horse racing will surely be accom-
 modated. A grand horse show is in preparation and will occur August 26, 27 and 2S under the management of James Robinson. He has secured three of the most prominent horsemen in the country to ofticiate as judges. They are Richard F. Carman of the New York
 Horse association, Frank M, Ware of | Boston, and James T. Hyde, secretary of the New York Horse association. He | has also contracted for the great pacer called Earthquake Pilot and known as the "Guideless Wonder" This re- nowned horse will give exhibitions eve- ry afternoon.
 The State Bankers association con- vened at the Grand Union Hotel the Eth inst. The meeting was called to i cider by the president, Seymour Dex- ter of Elmira. A very large number of prominent bank officials were present from various parts of the country. Many very interesting papers were read. Among them was one entitled,
 Some Things the New York State
 Bankers Association Might Do," by A, J. Barnes, cashier of the City Bank of | Buffalo. F. E. Lyford, president of the First National Bank of waverly, read a paper entitled, "A Phase of Currency
 Reform The last discussion of the day was on the subject Should There l be Uniform Laws Relating to the Taxa
 tion of Banks and Trust Companies?" l Hon. Luther H. Humphrey of Warsaw opened the discussion and was followed | by many of the leading bankers pres ent. The meeting will continue until Saturday. A ball will be given at the Grand Union Saturday evening in hon. or of the New York Bankers associa- | tion.
 Dorings orchestra of Troy has ar rived at Congress Hall and will enter tain its guests with fine concerts during the season each afternoon and evening. A fine orchestra is at the Clarendon Hotel, and in addition to daily concerts will give hops at the hotel several even | ings during the season. Prof. Stubb's orchestra Is at the United States Hotel
 and John Sunds orchestra Is at the Grand Union. At each of the hotels hops will be given Saturday evening.
 At Congress Hall a hop will be given every Thursday evening. J. H. Mal1ler will be master of ceremonies, as has been his custom for several seasons at
 this hotel ballroom. The various
 springs at Saratoga are in full play and
 are being patronized by large numbers daily. The Hathorn water seems to be
 one of the most popular In Saratoga. It's purity and well-known medicinal qualities give it the preference. The
 arrangements are such that it Is served
 warm, medium or cold to suit the tastes
 of it's numerous patrons. The water is
 bottled in large quantities every day | drawn direct from the spring It Is then packed in case lots and shipped to all parts of the country.
 EXPENSE OF MURDER TRIALS.