New-York tribune., 1902-08-31
THE SARATOGA SEASON.
EXODUS OF THE RACE CROWD'-fRE-
PAIRING FOR FLORAL FETE-MUCH
COTTAGE BUILDING PRO
JECTED.

Saratoga Strings n. Y, Aug 30 (SpeciaD-For
the last forty-eight hours there has peen genera
exodus of the race crowd from here, as tie an
nuaI meeting closed the afternoon OF Ihursod
and +ba Saratoga Racing Association, through
It's management, says that its season proven
remarkably prosperous one Ceftr-. II wa" -
the races conducted much higher leVel 'il"ii
ever before established record, and the Pace
will be maintained for some time to come inc
thousands of the departed racing people anu pa
irons OF the Saratoga track VIII loi I'M
missed, but their vacant chairs on the hotei 0,1
boarding house pazzas being rapidly nlleo pS
the newcomers, who are here to parhcpate III II, @
annual fete and festival OF the Saratoga floral
Association which will take place next week
So VIII pleased are William {. Whitney the pres
ident and those associated with him IN the aha7e
ment of the Saratoga Racing Association t1at AZ
ready plans been formulated fof sun i
iT9Slng e ake ahe to be- cdmpeted for nd
ing fhe fact that several hundred thousands oi
tc fors thu nbe hest nG most picturesque
is the present purpose OF the
of expens. intil.as.a that the asSo5la IioIe
months 1t was feared by many that tle auS t.,Ce
in the price of tickets would lessen TIE attendance
at the track the experiment. as MI w i'ltneS
s fb xerg E Runber present during TWEEN
tv9two days OF the annual meeting lar exceeding
that OF previous yeaT hed ,3Idt WPqeT yi Mon
day gave dinner at the Garfield Saratoga tiuQ
the officials and directors OF the Views rs
in regard to the prosperous condition 81 the tGs II y
W
Riteheock k hnaRp map Hitchcock jr An
drew Miller. Philip j. Dwyer R. 7. wilson jr,;
J. G. Follansbee ". ". Worden. ]; H Bradfqrd ford
and J. c. Heckscher. all of whom believe that TINS
great eosmopolltaH suIlLeF 6 that This pIac zee
will continue head the procession of America s
resort This is plainly indicated by the enthusas b
arpertans to the welfare of the town;
Cottage building viii be exceedingly ~ active St re
rumored that many wealthy New-Y Workers nave
secured .ironclad and copper Tiveted optl2ns 10 son on
eli
structing for themselves handsome summer resi-
dences or cottages they are called 1t IS
predicted that in the near future spacious cottages
win spring uD on the side of the town. and
that handsome villas will line Union-ave from the
village to Saratoga Lake distance or TOUR miles.
There is picturesque region IN TINS part
the State and the only wonder is that the many
beautiful sites have not been utilized long before
this -
Although the Republican state Convention will
not assemble here till September % and the Demo-
cratic State Convention until week later. the
hotel managers are already booking an unprece.
rooms for both dates. There will be an abundance
The American Bar Association wound uD it's
by giving the annual diner to the members and
delepates at he tGrand Union Hotel last
was a joyous function Following the elaborate
menu toasts and responses ornamented the occa-
till the midnight hour
The State Board of Commissioners for Promoting
Uniformity of Legislation in the United States held
was the twelfth national conference of this body
The commissioners win assemble in Saratoga in
1904
The National Association of Shorthand Writers
and the New-York State StenoSraphers Associa-
A greater number of race horses than ever before
viii be here, in order to be benefited by
Whitney's yearlings to be brought from Ken
lucky TO this place.
vorable for dancing which has been INDUCED in
to large extent this season