New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

many riyulets and small lakes add to the beauty
Fourth 90 to o
Saturday and who will inquire Of hackman in
the next morning which is III the tSs best 55f Short
drive will get the answer, "woodlawn Park'.;
the village. past the town hall and the churches:
past the pretty cottages and several springs, and
Will reach the entrance gate to Woodiawn, and
viii halt theremf he suspects that his fare is
property; It's the biggest private park in the cOun-
Try and has twice the area Of Central Park
Another drive which may be taken after that to
Woodlawn, and which is considered by many the
and a half miles TO the east OF the village. When
the season is at Us height the road TO the lake
noon Cnon-ave.. which leads to the lake. is
broad broad wsll-made boulevard thanked by rows Q:
prize turnouts of the country. II. Is place 10
bea bodv S OF Water ns nbo b he niles aSs Sne IS
and two and half miles wide. 1t is considered
three miles long. in the country. and some OF the
most famous races have taken place there. In
a well-known amateur said that there should be
no question as 10 its selection, because aside from
from steamers. it is capable of accommodating
fourteen racing SOULS abreast.
who do not care TO drive; although the hack fares
In Saratoga are unusually reasonable and not -
where the service is less good An electric rail
the aEe at fas soSn ners S The n 'hy akS Ss @
enough for boating and fishing but is not dan
gerous and during the season fleets OF pleasure
craft dot the surface throughout the day and ilr
into the night.
popular drive is to the Saratoga racecourse.
where several weeks Of racing Will be held this
season. Some OF the most famous races took place
on this course. on which much money has been
Its grandsiand will accommodate five thousand
persons.
An interesting excursion which the Fourth OF July
visitor may make this year without loss OF time and
with little expense Is 10 Mount McGregor, whore
General Grant died. \ thirty minute trip by rail
lshtful spot 1t is about one thousand feet higher
humble cottage in which General Grant battIed Tor
months with death From the balcony which
vaiion magnificent view is obtained Of the coGn.
try for many miles around
These are among the many attractions OF the
place. But when the lake. the racecourse the
various parks. public and private: the sprinss and
the fine streets have been studied and admired,
when places which recall patriotic and historical
asked to name the feature OF saratosa which
impression on him, he Will say without hesitation
The hotels And when his short vacation IS over
leave the hotel for the station, there viii be
many men in the United States Hotel and in The
Grand Union who in The two DAYS in Saratoga
summer Many will return ard as the season
advances they VIII discover new beauties In the
hotels W '''N'''' "'''
To those who contemplate taking their families
To the tone of the village mus be OF interest
lie says: With all its influx OF summer visitors,
good and bad, Saratoga shows a cleaner criminal
record than any town in the country Only three
houses have been entered this season by sneak
gate value than all the assessed valuation OF Sara
tosa are worn by day and IS night valuable
not a single attempt al grabbing or theft from
the person has been reported and with every
OF August the most prolihc Il the season. have
averaged barely TWO per day