New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
'SARATOGA'S FLORAL FETE.
ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE TO ENTER
TAIN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
CHESTS

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s,r,toea Springs y y. Sept. 2-The Floral Peace
1Yhuee and Carnival to be held here next "eeN
will II is expected. De witnessed by fuly one """
drod thousand visitors. and should the weather
nrove propitious q will d. one Of the hnest spec
tac,lar events ever seen in America The arrange
roents are being conducted under the popular ana
energetic auspices Of the Saratoga Floral Assoc
clarion OF which Colonel Albert y. Hilton oi New
York a summer cottager IS president. assisted by
auxiliary committees. The association Is compose
OF leading and influential Saratosahs anu "-'"-
hers Of the cottage coony the niaJolIy "l ""o'"
arc Nev-}orkers. For hre consecutive years Wv
fetes have been given. and they proved sue"
success that the annual test'aI lh '"7 ''i'
autumn has iccome an acknowledged saratoga IL"
sututon. Greater trnmphs nave oeen acHle'eu
each succeeding year and last september m~"'
globe trotfors who prolonged their soIouih "'i'
through the fete publicly proclaimed ,h"'
every particular i'r fH .''i'' aug ''
ind they had seen at home or abroad
Heretofore the annual c'len'''0A "'S '7'" ''
fined TO one day. bur mis- Ye" the pios'''"'7 80
elaborated. and the general ies'Ndi "Al ''.e' ''
better part NJ tho week beginning On N'hu'f.
will Doc vertahle continuous performance 'I'''
Monday noon ui the Na"nnE hours or cary rue
day morning
Though not Included In the saratoga f'"'a a.
ISOLATION. Monday. september . 'L7Ooi Da' wa,
/ witness p &-mile bicycle road race 'on""o'e'
under the direct management NJ the Saratoga
Bicycle Association Between sixty ana seventy
five riders from all parts NJ the Empire state VIII
compete for the emolumcnts and aurels OF tHe
contest The course is laid our through the village
and ali teams and carriages viii be oebarfed from
| the avenues and drives during the contest
The festival Will formally open with polo match
me ''9''.' 49, ~, ..rolu m ,1a nov,
| on INe9n'y III .'"''" " ,-..o..i ~
,.,t. l,r,roeed NJ exnerfs most OF whom
49, ..,. 80 tlo., ON Tho same afternoon the
! reside our OF 'o""' W. '' same g.,
! Saratoga Golf Club will Give reception az IT'S
! nictiresaue grounds for which thousands Of tick
/ cts have been issued IheIe VIII ne d i"'Cs "a ''
/ parade or plcy'IeS' 'Aliia7eS anu P''li0 -'
wa. , ~ .,.i.oi ,tr. ,.fl ba
fancy dress dances mr. me DHl'eu states llO'7" I'D"
| Grand Trion Hotel and AZ Congress Hail
| v, ,,-. ,. ,,,o. r,,i Ia O ,,,.ro+eoh-
on Wednesday evening mere VIII D7 ~ -. .,
nc display on an extensive scale The streets VIII
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evenings - -
on The afternoon Of that day viii occur the
al -,~4. and tho l..ttre OF flowers In the even
C,,lr,,o, r7au witch for over a week has been
command many tons Of flowers and similar decora-
49,, .-,., r,,ios ~ Inc; and will far surpass
anything OF the kind ever seen here before All Oh
the carriages. bicycles and floats will resemble
~ nus s''" ' 49, t [.l.r,,to,s - ,,ebioies
to,,.. boi,loyar5s and avenues as well as the at
u~~i.'e buildings ana cottages loI" ''e me
| background and relief for the tons upon tons OF
enyelop them. and the general effect Is 10 he
greatly enhanced by acres of American flags and
Deeoyatois are reaching here by carloads daily
The general work Of decoratng me o,n l
| day and before midday lie entire town wn have