New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-09
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS'
THE SEASON AT SARATOGA-RACING Az
BRIGHTON BEACH TO-DAY.

Rocegoers have been entertained for several days
by highly colored reports OF the doings OF we'
known turfmen at Saratoga In fact, the racins
was completely overshadowed because some OF 'n'
turfmen engaged In the game known MS FARO wiz"
a recklessness that BODIED III for Sir Richard cam
field and his retainers. had. In their Determined
assaults on the cash boxes In his castle, peen
uniformly successful. Then some OF the reports
garbled that they caused the sojourhers
at the Springs smile. II is singular that when'
ever a bookmaker a professional gambler WINS
loses the fact is heralded far and wide. More'
over. the names OF men who bet heavily on inc
have appeared in Of the reports as being
plungors .agin the bank" George T.. Smith Is n
fair sample. The Pltsburg plunger hardly KNOWS
the difference between ease card and the case
keeper" yet he Is quoted as n regular deVotce Ut
the shrine OF the tiger. Many others are IN 'hs
same category: nevertheless their names appear
assthose OF inveterate gamesters. George f. smith
was never known to bet on anything except horse-
racing and the Fitzsimmons- Corbett fight. Nobody
who has visited Saratoga can deny that high pia!
at cards is the rule at that resort. The delightful
balmy air at Saratoga attracts thousands OF busi-
men. who take their families to Saratoga
because It gives enjoyment to their wives and
children. and themselves opportunity to see the
dextrous manner In which the wheel rolls around
and to hear the click OF the ivory ball as 1t drops
into its resting place. There Is charm In the
music OF ivory checks and the droning chant OF the
man at the roulette wheel. The men that play
for the heaviest wagers are men who are unknown
to the frequenters OF racetracks. although widely
known In commercial. manufacturing and financial
circles.
In Saratoga there Is magnificent clubhouse
that is the home o, the Saratoga Club 1t Is In
this building that the weslthy visitors gather to
discuss the topics OF the day In the superb
restaurant attached. the wives and daughters OF
leaders in politics. finance and manufacturing enter
pricac taGa hrea Iipna "
papa" visits the cubroom and endeavors to win
the cost OF the treat by placing few dollars al
the roulette wheel The managers OF the Saratoga
Club have succeeded In making stringent rules In
regard to play in the house. and enforcing them.
Last week the play unusually HIGH even TOT
Saratoga, and the play this week is likely to equal
II in every respect So far the management Is
concerned there will be cause for complaint by
anybody. special effort has been made to keep
the impecunious persons who desire TO run shoe
string into a lanyard outside the doors. The Sar-
atoga Club is strictly for wealthy people.
1t is many years since there has been such a
large number OF visitors TO Saratoga The hotels
are filled to Overlooking: yet Saratoga is such
roomy place that there appears to be no incon-
venience experienced by visitors. Celebrities are
few and far between. OF the swell set John
Sanford, John G. Heckscher. OF this city: General
w. II. Wheeler Samuel Raymond. Baron Slippen-
boch OF Chicago and Henry Smith OF Worcester,
Mass. appear to the best advantage. Tod Sloane
attracts the most attention. owing 10 his stature
and unique manner OF dressing. Some of the book
makers are fearfully and usrfully arrayed. one
OF them. pudgy little chap. wears cross between
a yachting and a golf outfit. He has caddie TO
carry his golf implements He rides bicycle ut
times. and invariably wears spurs when he goes
cycling. There many other freaks OF like de-
scription that wander harmessly about the veran-
das and corridors of the hotels. We-deiined lines
are drawn among the turfmen. The Guttenburg
element Is at discount. Some OF the Eastern
pungers do not care to associate with the pilgrims
from the wild and woody West, who have come
many miles in search of Eastern Clondyke.
The professional turfmen could easily give the
player folk. no matter whether they are stars.
general utility men or women, supernumeraries or
ballet girls. points In saying little things about
cIother. The jockeys not whit behind the
betors and horse-owners In talking about their
associates.
BRIGHTON to-day. which will certainly be n RELIEF
pressed at the wofu acknowledgement OF the racing
at Saratoga. Nearly every owner and trainer had
a dispute about badges The books containing the
condi. IONS OF the races limited in number
Complaints were many. but were unheeded by the
management. Hamburg won a race from Archduke
and was hailed as a phenomenal colt and compared
with Domino by the tickle public Hamburg was
also beaten by Archduke which caused any num-
Der OF excuses to be made for him by his adj
mirers. Nobody ever had occasion to make an
excuse for Domino as two-year-old: he simply
outclassed all OF his competitors In year when
good two-year-olds were numerous. Sensation. Ire
mont ana Domino were real two-y r-oll cham
piohs In their respective years.