New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08

PPrzEW1SSERS IN TIE PARADE. WHICH WAS
MADE Up OF BICYCLES. CARRIAGES AND
rroATs-rHE BATTLE OF FLOWERS
FOLLOWED BY BALL
rsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBUNEl
Saratoga. ~ Y. Sept This popular summer
resort was crowded to-day by streams Of people
from all over the country. who came TO attend
saratoga's fourth annual floral fate. The town
WIS handsomely decorated and the streets were
thronged early IN the day IN anticipation or the
Festivities. although the weather was threatening
The parade and fete were the hanGsomest and most
successful ever held and great credit is due 10
.ba ,nairrnen Of the committees for the manner
On which the programme was carried out 1t is
estimated by conservative judges that fully one
hundred thousand persons witnessed the parade
and battle OF flowers in the afternoon Every
bicycle carriage and float in the parade was deco
ra,ed with natural flowers. The order Of the
raraae as IL passed the reviewing stand at the
United States Hotel was follows:
Mounted police chief George " B,odset. commanding.
NloI1'e" ' Mounted Bicycle Band
T ny ' 5 Mr. SaaF Fs 25n + 511'' and 9f'
Masters and I. W Ja mfg[ 5 bsi' H.
Saratoga CITIZENS corps captain James w Lester COM
Saratoga Division Leu,eHsa Fred NJ Waterbury.
Waite Brigade Combination Tandems
Dand TaRasns club RET!s Fidais
Dorm Band, OF Troy.
''sna "'''' captain H. v knowles. busier
' FI6s5 D RtG'',3n
The Board Of Judges. who awarded the prizes in
the parade consisting of Jefferson Seligman. Colo
mel George E. Waring. Judge Charles E simms jr.,
Dr. L. l. Leroy +. NJ. Frobisher, NJ. L. Bridgman,
G. e scaeffler. \. T. Raer. Louis Rosenfeld. James
B. Townsend and Lloyd Coils. was serenadei in
the evening by enthusiastic 's!tors headed by sew
eral brass bands
The Harlem Wheelmen Of New-York. captured
the handsome silver punch bowl for being the best
appearing visiting club in the parade As they
rode along the line they were enthusiastically ap-
plauded. George Cooke was marshal OF the divls-
ion for visiting clubs with F. W. DOnahoe as aid.
The prize-winners for the best decorated wheels
were Mrs. Frank Smith. Miss Finley Miss Harvey,
Miss Parker Miss Ditmars, Miss Bertha Adams.
Mrs. G zHd Of A AieanE 3g6 Ms Mfg a ,iHn
Mss Mss Eddy. MS Hiss ICON MIS- Wells Miss DAISY
Ssi FIX Mss Miss Gq a4e Holt and Miss josephine
Luther In the girls division Miss Grace ra bar BAR
ter Miss Colcord. Miss Rita Duffy and Miss Anna
Dickey carried of The honors Inc men VIZ
bury. captain Andrews captain C. X Am nde
GsPan E B Bsfss M M4p'EE dwaTs f.
and eorgs French pSGal prize T ed hs gro
T. B. McAliister, George S Cooke Joseph Harvey
MoDd Carried of the other prizes; The, tandems
which received the awards from the judges Were
ridden by Miss Jessie MacRoon and George IL
Be e. Ravens and 7 c King, James Luce g and
Pena Lucey d. /. Chambers and b: Soutneale,
Richard and Nora ORouTke and the triangle
Wheelmen. The combination and foat prizes we're
awarded 10 the Misses Schneider for their arsnip'
Mrs Ainsworth Miss Angel and Miss Bunce, MI
Harrington and his children, Mrs. r. r. Gamer
the triplet bicycle float: Mrs Starouck ana MTs'
Msngies and Miss Hall and Miss Ellis , -,
The fete was brought 70 close with pail he I
IN Convention Hall in the evening. The naII was
tastetuily decorated The ball was opened d. Win M
concert az $50 O'Clock, and at O'Clock there was
a fancy dance arranged by NJ, s Frothinsham.
called HThe Realm Of the Roses This dance Twas was
participated in by 1872 boys and girls. and Ii repre-
senfed the dawning Of spring the coming ana go,
ing Of summer and fall The costumes represented
roses bees humming birds and butterflies 49,
After this exhibition, which was made ehectvee
by numerous calcium lights the ball was opened
under the management of the following commit
tee w B. Gage NJ. S. rockingham, c: Van
Arnum. ]. w. Frasier, James NJ Marvin Dr., NJ. N
Gage, James W9oley; John n HendeS ,t n D.
The success which marked the fete was chiefly Que
10 the efforts Of Jefferson SeAgman and John b.