New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
SARATOGA WIDE AWAKE.
THE GREAT WATERING PLACE ENTERING
ON A PROSPEROUS sEAsON-ITs PLANS
FOR TfIE SUMMER.

FOR THE SUMMER.
Saratoga Springs y. y July 3-This great sum-
mer resort has awakened from its winter siumoers.
and everywhere the visitor secs the evidences OF
preparation for the reception and entertainment OF
thousands of visitors Broadway the wide thor-
orghfare that runs through the centre Oh 'he
village past the great hotels ard along the ridge-
way to the west OF the valley where most OF the
famous springs situated. has been ireshy
macadami.ed and is fine roadway Tor carriages.
In another direction also the village trustees ana
the proprietors OF the hotels and numDeriess
boarding houses have been exertinS themselves
and that is In the construction OF bicycle paths.
Saratoga has 900 bicyclists Of It's own and. there
fore there may have been local reasons for an IN
crease Of the number of highways lot pcycHS's.
But the strangers needs also were considered anu
accordingly the bicycle paths are now hfty miles
IN extent. and extend in every direction ABOUT
Saratoga leading off in one direction TO Saratoga
Lake. in another 10 Ballston and reaching other
neighboring places Of interest.
The people OF Saratoga have suffered from the
depression in business In company with those VINO
live in other "heath resorts" The magnitude Oh
the interests affected by any financial stringency
may be appreciated when the fact Is known that
the hotels OF Saratoga can shelter 800 people and
tho boarding houses 1880 But the improved busi-
ness conditions Of the Nation make the residents
OF the village believe that this year Saratoga Will
have the prosperity Of former years Moreover
great efforts are being maze 10 attfact cuS'o" ~
the making OF large number OF improvements
All of the chief hotels have made improvements TO
their rooms. put In bathrooms and In othcr
ways stryen to increase the comfort Of travellers
Life was rather dull here to certain lovers OF
horse races last year owing to there oeing no
running at tho race track as usual more
over the clubhouse closed A reform au,
minstration, II was said by Its solnDrc lucas iau
frightened away the horsemen Another ViiIa1 &c
administration was elected last spring VIVA IL -
said, more liberal ideas. NO ganionhs !. % e.
many persons viii be- recognized The sasat sgd
viii Continue open for three weeks following; and
there will be racing nearly every day nnrna,, ''s
Grady, Of New-Orleans James stewart. OIL A'i
sterdam. and William Murray ana Lot'''ose ~
Kin Of Sa4 e oSe 81 saraoga
tainments. will take place on September o. o.,,,.
There w Be }Se me nied dSs Stats e ud
at the Grand Union and Gartiands baho at ooN-
s, JACOB Worth the leader of the Brooklyn Re-
nublicaus has leased the cottage OF Cassius b.
Thomas Unon-ave, and his family nae 'a and
Intends TO be in Saratoga therefore, large snare
OF the summer. .,,,., ro,,ooro,,o Load
ers of Brooklyn, has hired a cottage upon broao-
way. -, vsu.vor,x havs
States: William Whitewrlght Frank Work Baron on
s as ssnc ana R 9iS ana h FAMILY Mrs
schei Mrs John F. BuITill Mrs Frank S. BOND
Mrs Henry L Hurber Mrs Henry % and "a mrs
A. Ransom RANSOM Mrs. j. Beden Mrs. j.. H. Lindsey,
J. Warren Nash Mrs Harper r. sb a. Saiw and
O. F. Myer J. s. T. stranahan. of Brooklyn, mas
engaged rooms for himself and family al the
o Exgud ase iienry Hilton arrived here and
opened his beautiful cottage at WoodiaWn; Hilton
John Vinton Dahgren has leased the Hilton
COttaCe