New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
CROWDS AT SARATOGA.
SEASON AT THE WELL KNOWN RESORT
NOW AT ITS HEIGHT.
RACES TO END ON AUGUST 2o-MANY MEbriN'S
AND ENTERTAINMENTs-Polo GROUNDS
PURCHASED.

o. or Immense multitude of health and pleasure
seekers in town. and from numerical s'ahupo'"s
,h,. week has been one Of the largest SARATOGA mas
ever enjoyed. The month OF August is pro'ine "
rooassfui one The season is now at It's heish.,
ara will continue so for some time. The races VIII
close on August Is. when the turfmeh WIN mon
their exodus, but their places VIII pe N"eo ~
others The finest weather OF the year mas si
ON this foothiu resort through the week. ana 'nere
was not a single interruption 10 uio many
amusements and entertainments
Percy A Rockefeller president OF the fele UNI
verstv Football Association. who was IN Town o"
Thursday has engaged Jim Robinson OF this
Mace formerly Of Princeton, TO train the iaie
team for the fall campaign Robinsons contract
begins on September IL and ends on November ~
The Rev Dr. Herrick Johnson, Of the McCori'i''N
Theological Seminary OF Chicago. who IS mahiie
his twenty-second annual visit here. VIII preao" III
the Second Presbyterian Church tomorrow
Among those who took part in the musical pro-
gramme of the Congregationalists on WeuhesuaS
and Thursday were Miss Edna Valentine Minor
=, Now-york. Miss Margaret Leverich. of Brook
Ivn: Mrs F. p Whitney, of Boston, and MIS- M
Q. West of Rochester.
The Nineteenth Century Club. Of Burlington.
VT. passed the larger part OF the week al 'he
United States Hotel $500
John Lund, Of Buffalo, director OF the Grano
Union Hotel orchestra. received beneht inns
evening.
The Congregationalists made an excursion to
Burlington on Tuesday.
1.-The Education OF the Negro VIII De the SUI
feet of the address 10 be delivered by Booker l.
Washington in Convention Hall tomorrow evening
1t was expected that either President MCKINNEY
or Governor Roosevelt would preside. but the
president Is prevented by the illness of Mrs. Nc
Knley at Bluff Point, and the Governor pieads
preyious engagement The Rev DR.. Edwin Knox
Mitchell of the Hartford Theological Seminary,
will be in the chair
The State Board Of Tax Commissioners Will as
semble here Tuesday next
Mrs Walter Scott Henry will sing at the sacred
concert in Congress Spring Park tomorrow even
ing.
Polo is to become one of the established summer
features IN Saratoga. Lands lying near the Sara
toea Golf Club grounds and comprising about
thirty acres have been purchased by number OF
well known polo players and 5000 VIII at once DC
expended in putting them in proper order. Ihose
particularly interested in the enterprise are Ihoinas
Hitchcock IT, Of Westerly. Long Island; eX-Coh-
gresham John Sanford Of Amsterdam Johh N.
Townsend OF New-York; Arthur b. sheparo' oi
Saratoga; John A. Manning. jr, OF Troy George
IT Rowland w and Edward L. Smith. Of Ballston
spe The work Of laying out the grounds is uhoer
ohorse ~ 7 William Maccolina of 1nwood, Long
Island. a., -,
Golf is increasing in popularity and daily large
numbers Of the cottagers may be seen on the INNS
At the big Little Minstrel entertainment III the
Congress Hall ballroom on Thursday evening the
cakevalk honors were captured by Miss Edna
Cr,aiar of BROOKLYN and Miss Margie Jaigens OF
New-york Professor Mailer, of ST. Louis, had
charge Of the performance.
lecture was delivered in the Theatre saratoga
last Monday evening by the Rev. Dr. justin oHoii
Kirreh. Of Schehem. Palestine.
The Saratoga Traction Company contempiates
exnending SIS 900 in creating pleasure GROUNDS near
,ha ,arr,inus of its road at Saratoga Lake
..padlar., Palmer. the English lightweight fighter.
has left Dongrey's place, at Saratoga LAKE anu
gone 10 Mamaroneck. Long Island, where ne VIII
6epin active training for his match with McIo'erh
."Toct" ORrien and Joe Bernstein two other
lightweight pugilsts' are Ia 'd'i''''e a.
roadhouse. . 49,.
Tho Saratoga County Patrons OF Industry 10 the
Number Of several thousand. held their ahhuai
gathering at Thomas c. Luthers hotel' a' .iie
south end Of Saratoga Lake. on THURSDAY al
dreeses were made by Neil Gilmour, ex-State
sunerintendent Of Public instruction, OF baistoh
sna and D A. Lockwood. of Mechancsville
There will he a baby show at the CLARENDON
Hotel on Monday next -
william ]. Madden. of the Equitable Assurance
COMPANY, has leased Surrogate f. II. Peterss
Cnion-ave. cottage. ,ra
u A wayland received a benefit at the Worden
Hotel last evening For fifteen years he mas Deeh
connected with this hotel wi, .axo HE annual
David Bimeerg5 ee o ssratoga last evening. He
was assisted by Miss FitzPatTck OF ne Of
Saul of Charleston, 5 C.; Leon " 0"li"oi' VI
Eew-York and others . ,.. - oo
% STTf; Episcopal 6hGrch tomorrow morning
Edwin a. Weed. Of Greenwich. conn. VINO su tb
corporation line has struck a carbonic acid gas
vein the pressure of which is said by Weed 10 ne
The Saratoga County Fair will begin on August
an is e Expected that the Network State Chess
Association which will assemble mere on august
* will attract substantially all the best players
Headquarters at the United States Hotel.
The Troy Citizens Corps will have Us annual
the Grand Union Hotel where dinner and ball
The Bryan forces, through Calvin f. Reach, Of
Lansingburg. have arranged for an extended con-
The dates for the grand Carnival and floral fete
are as follows: Tuesday, September s. fancy dress
parade Of bicycles. carriages and people on Broad
way. at $50 p. m; fancy dress dances az Grand
Union Hotel United States Hotel and Congress
concert and fireworks in Congress Spring Park, at
$50 p. m. THURSDAY septembsr T. granq, hofad
,. m. on Labor Day. September 4, there Will he a
twenty mile bicycle road race open 10 all com
petitors All the arrangements for the floral festi-
val week have been completed. and everything
The Rev Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts. Of Washington.
will next Monday begin MS series OF lectures here
Among the late arrivals from New-York are the
following: ~,
R"f Burger 9S,e Mr. S and Mrs l. Frank Mr and Mrs
G: W. Holland; =. Il: Corse; A. Wolf; IT. Miss
G ]. Bascom. A. S schafer c. V. Cross, Mrs.
NJ r Brundage. Miss Jones. Mr.. and Mrs L. sim,
Miss F Sim Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Rolfe J. II;
MARS Miss g. Wheeler. c. +. Jordan. Mr.. and
Mrs W. E. Strong Miss Strong, W. H. Goodhy.
Mr. and Mrs W. W. Hoppin, F. Higgins and Mr..
and Mrs J. T. PultZ.
D. II. Farrell. d. Boyer. Mrs, S; Blumenthal and
family, II. y. Altgood. W. Cohen. F. r. New
mark Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Gill j. Corbet and fam
fly. Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Moves. Miss Noyes. Miss
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Page, Mrs. G. S. Hec-
tor F. NJ. Seaver Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Lane, Mr..
and Mrs. W. +. Ryan. Mr.. and Mrs J. F. Conway.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Park, f. II. Metcah and p. j..
Bulger
Grand Union Hotel-F ]. Ryan. Mrs. E. G. Wal
ton NJ. c. Blum. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Holloran. Mrs.
Hilton. Mrs. w; d Tsllman. 4; Gray; l. II. Gray
Howe s Burke A. ]. Genet. B. Ruthenberg, +.
C. Smart. +. A: Schiller, Mrs J. Cana Mrs F. a.
Miller p F. Kane. Mrs. s. c. Beckwith, J. Null
Ter Mrs G. Fay. J. d; Hall, II; F Beecher. 7; S.