The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-30
THE SUMMER AT SARATOGA.

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 Season There-Pleasures of the Spa.
 Saratoga Springs, July 25-The opening of the season has thus far been
 one of the most conspicuous for large
 traffic and general gayety that has
 been experienced at Saratoga for years.
 The arrivals at the leading hotels are increasing daily. Last Saturday some | three hundred new arrivals were regis tered. The festivities commenced with the recent inaugural hops at the Grand Union, Clarendon and United States hotels. These dances will con- tinue at each of these hotels on at least one evening of each week.
 Some of the finest military bands and orchestras to be obtained are quar- tered at the Clarendon, States, Grand Union, Windsor Congress Hall and l Kenaington hotels. Also Garland s l famous orchestra is at Congress Park. and discourses fine music every morn- 1 ing from to o'clock and every even- | ing from 7.30 to 10 o'clock, and Sunday evenings a sacred concert is given on the park, which includes vocal talent l by some noted lady singer. The Ha- thorn springs have secured Doring's band of Troy, N. Y., said to be the | finest military band and orchestra in Saratoga. The most classical music is rendered by this band at the Hathorn spring pavilion every morning from l l7:30 to 9 o'clock, This is a very at- 1 tractive feature and delights hundreds l of visitors at the spring every morning while they partake of the health-g giving and sparkling waters as they come gushing from the rock bound surface springs.
 Many fine rigs have arrived at Sara | toga and are seen on the boulevard to l the lake and on Broadway to Hilton's famous park every afternoon at about 1 o'clock. James English's team of | New Haven has often been much ad- mired on the drives. MT. English and wife are nicely fixed at the States, oc- cupying one of their pleasantest cot tages facing the hotel park. Quite a number of arrivals have been noticed from New Haven recently. Among them are MT. and Mrs. Don Thompson, William Frank MT Shelly, Miss and Mrs. F, Taylor, G. w. Yates, F. l.. l Styles and wife s. Frankenfreed, T. l.. ! Marshall wife and daughter. Herbert l Barnes and wife, F. L. Cowles, l.. Gill; bert, J. A. Lacey, MT. and Mrs. W. C.. Ritter. Mrs Sherwood $. Thompson and son Paul are expected in Saratoga soon, arriving from the Adirondacks, where they are now stopping.
 l Preparations for a fine garden party | for the benefit of the Home of the Good | Shepards are being vigorously carried forward. It will occur August 18th, and will be quite a feature i'll the Sara l toga entertainment list.
 1 Quite a number of our New Haven citizens are booked here for August, twhen the Saratoga season will be in it's height Hon. Colin M. Ingerson and daughter are expected as guests of the 1 Clarendon Hotel. This hostelry is q great favorite with New Haveners It ] is most finely situated on the highest grounds in Sarataga. on Broadway op- posite Congress Park. has very eXten- sive verandas well shaded, and all the driving passes directly by every day. ! The hotel is in the best of sanitary l condition and furnishes most excellent l board all the delicacies of the season, ] has large airy rooms and a park which l contains the finest iron spring in Sara I toga, the water being free to it's guests. Terms are also very reasonable, graded according to the location of the rooms, I etc. It has been for years a favorite l with New Haven visitors at Saratoga. The racing season begins Thursday, the 18th inst, and will continue until l the latter part of August. The run 1 ming course is on Union avenue and is one of the most noted racing parks in l the country Some very fine and noted 1 horses have been entered for the races, which take place every day until the close of the horse season.
 l August seems to be the most lively month at Saratoga Many new pleas- 1 ures and entertaining features will be
 added as the days pass on.
 1 The floral fete, which will occur ear- l ly in September, will be one of the most l enjoyable entertainments of the sum- mer Preparations are being made for l the occasion on most liberal and im- posing scale. September is one of the most charming months at Saratoga 1 Springs. and of late years has been en- 1 joyed by q large number of guests, 1 Cottage life is increasing largely each l season. There are some one hundred and fifty cottages now occupied, most
 lily by New York city and Brooklyn people, Many of the so-called cottages are in reality palatial residences, built of marble, granite and other of the 1 finest materials to be obtained, and are located on North Broadway. out as far as Judge Hiltons park; while others are on Union avenue the Boulevard, South ! Broadway, Philadelphia, Caroline, Cir | cula and Regent streets, Ballston. Un- ion. Fifth and Clemont avenues.
 l These streets and avenues constitute the principal drives of Saratoga and are extensively patronize6 every after noon by every manner of rigs, from the l stylish iveried coach, four-in-hand, to 1 the most unpretentious pony gig. all enjoying alike the fine sights and pass-
 | ing events, and enhaling the bracing | balmy mountain air of this noted spa. l CTrN1I7p IJOTET pTrpNTU'T