The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15

Oh. the very atmosphere has taken on
pink tinge of delightful promises. we be-
guile ourselves into ignoring the lntermlt-
tent showers that ever and anon spatter
our light midsummer raiment with dusty
botches and cause our straw mats 10 lop
over the ears and sink down in The top or
the crown. Of course we can't all be IN
the giIt-edged swim at Newport, where
every body who is anybody owns his own
Yacht and his own motor carriage.
Neither can we all be dead game sports
and "pIay the horses" and other exciting
games of chance at Saratoga.
Dear old sleepy Saratoga, It only
wakes up about twice year, rubs Its
shiny little eyes, laughs and chatters and
dances a bit tn en- back to sleep it drops
while the cute little me dicinal springs go
on gurgling and wasting their wonder
fully curative properties on the earth
from whence they spring.
1 overheard welI-known racing man
tell friend of his the other evening that
not for twenty years has Saratoga been so
lively as now. Not only is it crowded with
guests from every part of America, but the
money that has changed hands at the
track and over the gaming tables is mar
velous to think of. It's estimated that on
Wednesday and Thursday nights, at least
$50 600 changed hands at the Saratoga
Club House alone. Talk about the klon-
dixie! Well, if | were man-and OF
course, wealthy one-Pd swoop down on
Saratoga and try my luck as "Dlunger"-
Us that what they call it?). They claim
that outside of the famous gambling pal
ace of Monte Carlo, the Saratoga Club
House is the largest, swellest and most
costly place of the kind in the world. Some
folks are inclined to declare that it far out
shines Monte Carlo.
/ haven't heard of any CaIifornians
making a fortune there yet, but if l do,
I'll try hard to find out just how it hap
pened, and to whom.
Lucky" E. J. Baldwin and r. L. Rose
have been reasonably fortunate with their
stables this season. Lucky" Baldwin
seems TO have a splendid goer in La
Goleta, who, as a two-year-old, has sue
cessfuIly carried off a number OF good
races 1t looks as though La Goleta has
brilliant future, and il properly handled
will make good money for her owner.
"Archduke," R. L. Roses thoroughbred
colt, astonished the bookmakers and the
immense crowd of spectators at Saratoga
on Saturday when he bounded under the
wire short head in advance OF J. L.
Madden's champion colt Hamburg.
1t was a grand victory and little Taral,
the levelest-headed jockey on the turf,
used commendable discretion in driving
Archduke in first. Already Archduke is
being picked out as a good candidate for
the Futurity.
"Horse-racing is the sport of kings"
therefore the masses engross themselves
with baseball, cricket, rowing and bi
cycling.
James ]. Corbett has ceased fer ho
nonce to use his educated fists, anu m
stead is developing his manly calves on
the bicycle. He entered handicap race
with Harry Maddox at Asbury Park, N. J., g,
few days ago and Harry, his opponent,
foolishly gave him the start. Corbett won
the half-mil dash easily, amid the ex-
ultant shouts of an admiring multitude.
Corbett is apparently quite happy in the
role of ex-champion, for is he not admired,
applauded, and beloved throughout the
East and West? He has never looked as
well as he does now, and really IS a good
example for modern athletes, for be
doesn't drink TO excess and Is a very
moderate smoker. Enough of Corbett.
D. J. Davis, the popular Eastern repre-
sentative for Murphy, Grant & Co., has
been inside the city limits for several days.
Mr.. Davis is a very busy man. and as
business before pleasure" is his motto
his little group of cronies are complaining
that they do not see him often enough.
At the Hotel Vendome is but one Cali
fornian, L. Liebes of San Francisco, who
arrived on Wednesday.
Mrs. Z. B. Crocker and maid were reg
istered at the Fifth-avenne Hotel couple
of days last week. She started for the
south on Friday.
D. Loenberger, well known in San
Francisco arrived at the Savoy on last
Monday and sailed for Europe on Thurs
day tc be gone several months.
Mrs. B. Howell and Mrs. G. Thompson
are guests a the Everett, having arrived
on August 5.
S. F. Hanna of San Francisco passed
through the city on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.Kinney. prominent
in Los Angeles, came into town a lew
days ago and engaged apartments at the
Imperial. Business will detain them here
bat short time
Hon. Edward r. Cullom has recently
returned from jolly outing on the north
eastern coasts, and the islands of st.
Lawrence. He is in excellent health, and
whenever one sees him he is surrounded
by group of prominent men, as jovial
and entertaining as himself it has been
whispered that Mr.. Cullom is planning a
regular system OF scientific banting. He
anticipates starting to California within
q week, and from certain indications he
has some plan in regard to the Klondike
boom. 1t is the popular fad just now,
and Klondicitis is a good name for it.
came across the following lines few
days ago which are apropos of the present
condition of affairs:
9TH chinch-bu fierce has settled on the
prairies of the West; the South kicks on
the lightning bug which let's nobody rest
the East mplains OF myriads Of bugs,
both great and small; the North is
swarmed with gold bugs, but it doesn't
kick at all.
One of the most important Klondike ex-
ploring companies formed lately is the
A aelx Col