New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
THE SARATOGA SEASON.
PROMISE OF MUCH ACTIVITY FOR SEEs
ERAI. WEEKS To COME-RACING,
POLO AND FLOWER PARADE
PREPARATIONS.

Saratoga Springs N " Aug (SpecfaD--FSatn or
shine August is always the biggest month OF the
Saratoga fashionable season, and the preseh9
month will prove no exception to the general rule
The greater portion of July handicapped oy an
kinds of weather inica to summer resorts IN sen-
eraI: but as August approached the NUMBER OF ara
rivals here increased daily. and at the present erns
Saratoga is entertaining its usual coTnpIenenr OF
visitors To-day and tomorrow will bring hers
those the racing contingent who have not already
nut In an appearance and they will remain In town
till the close of the Saratoga Racing Association
meeting on August IS. The season will the coming
week reach it's height and will maintain It's orians
equipoise until the middle of September. when u
will begin to wane Saratoga will continue TO bs
the of attraction for several weeks to come
John w. Gates. of Chicago. who is occupying Al
cottage at the United States Hotel, where he wiH
pass the season. is not in town for pleasure aone>
He says that he is for the benefit of HIS health
but while recuperating and rejuvenating. he viii
attend business in his usual strenuous style A1
the rear or west, section of the hotel grounds IS
what is known the clubhouse In this building
Harris Gates & Co.. brokers. have established an
office for the private and exclusive use OF Mr..
Gates who immures himself there during certafu
hours of the day. This office is connected by a
private long distance telephone wire with News
York City Chicago and other centres.
William c. Whitney who is established here for
the season, with headquarters at the United States
Hotel. has equipped himself in a somewhat similar
manner. private long distance telephone wire
placed in his cottage at this hotel He is thus ia
close and rush order communication with his agents
and representatives in New-York City and else
where by means of the exclusive wire over which
he transacts a large volume of business daily. It
is not unlikely that other manipulators summerfng
in Saratoga may adopt similar methods 10 keep
themselves up to date and in touch with their New
York City offices. when hotel cottages and club
house will become cobwebbed with telephone and
telegraph wires
Saratoga cottages still in brisk demand. as IS
shown by the fact that several were rented this
week. The A. Louis Hall cottage, in PhiIa-
St. has been taken by NJ Lichenstein, OF New
York City. Mrs Louise Haskell. Of the same city,
has secured the Miss Ryan cottage. in South
Broadway. Eugene Wishard. OF Chicago. will pass
the season in the Forthmiler cottage, in Caroline
ST The Doolittle cottage. in Lake-ave-. has been
leased by Charles H. Wartng. OF Amsterdam
The North Broadway cottage owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. Mary E. Fuller. widow OF Joseph Ful-
ler Of Troy was the scene of small IRE Tuesday
night
At James H. Riley's roadhouse at Saratoga
Lake last Sunday Captain John H Walbridge.-
publisher OF The Saratogian." gave a dinner TO
a party of seventy-fve. II included members OF
his office and representatives OF The Albany
Argus" The dinner was In recognition Of courJe-
sies extended by The Albany Argus to Iha
Saratogian'' The latter office was wiped out oy
the Arcade fire Of June 9. and for several weeks,
until new plant could be secured, Ihe sara.
Office and the editions railroaded to this place.
THE Saratogan'' has purchased a site and VIII
freproof building