The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
FASTEST, TINE TO SARATOGA
THE SARATOGA LIMITED BEATS
ITS RECORD.
Averages q Mile . Minute for Nearly F1ty
Miles Between This City and Albany
Reaches saratoga Seven Minutes
Ahead Of Timc--Iimit ed Club Ab0arti.

Ahead of 1Yme--ILn,it eti Club Aboard.
SARATOGA, June 2O.-The Saratoga
limited, one Of the three fastest trains In
the world, made its initial trip for the sea-
son of 1909 from New York to Saratoga this
afternoon Unusual mp0T, lance a nra,,ns,
the Saratoga Limited Club and the clubs
only guest, Commander Robert f. Peary,
U. s. N, the Arctic explorer, on its fifth
annual pilgrimage to the Springs. George
II. Daniels, general passenger agent OF
the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad, has been the president OF the
club since it's formation in June, 1903. He
will probably hold the Office for life.
The Limited, with the members OF the club
pulled out Of the Grand Central station at
1852 o'clock this afternoon, two minutes
behind the scheduled time. The great
engine, No. 2a3s. was specially built for the
Saratoga Limited and was just out of the
shops Of the American Locomotive Works
at Schenectady.
Engineer Miles opened the throttle gradu-
ally as il to let the great Iron steed get the
feel of the track" as the railroad men say.
Easily and with hardly perceptible move
ment the train glided up to l25th street,
and just after passing through the station
there those aboard felt n movement as If
something had been suddenly pulled from
under them.
The engineer had thrown down the throt-
tie two notches and the Saratoga Limited
was beginning to eat up space. No an
nouncement to that effect was made. but
it became known that the New York Cen
trail and Delaware and Hudson people
intended II possible to break all records for
1870 miles on this initial trip.
After leaving l25th street objects along
the road flew by with such amazing ra-
pidity that everybody concluded that some
ing. Just after Garrisons was passed
+. j. Wolfe, the assistant general passenger
agent of the Central. came along and said
that the train had averaged mill a minute
for nearly fifty, miles. Everybody knew
then that something was doing.
Albany was reached three minutes ahead
of time, showing that the schedule had
been beaten by five minutes. The change
from the New York Central 10 Delaware
and Hudson engine was made in just thirty
seconds.
The speed was maintained along the
Delaware ard Hudson rails, ard Saratoga
was reached seven minutes ahead OF the
schedule. It was the fastest trip ever
made by the Saratoga limited.
Tonight the annual meeting OF the CLUB
was held at the United States Hotel. After
the club had been welcomed to and received
the freedom of the village from the Mayor.
Adelbert p Knapp, Mr.. Daniels presided
After reZorts of officer, and committees
had been made. the elec,io of officers for
the ensuing year took place, with the fol-
lowing result:
President, George H. Daniels: vice-presi-
dent, William Berri; executive committee.
J.W Burdick, c. +. Smith, William Berri,
John A. Sleichek James Arthur Sea
vev. II. G. GunniSon. T, r. Niles, II. }
Wright and Arthur j. Parks; treasurer
Charles W. Price, editor OF the EtcfG".
Rei.u secretary. Louis Wiley; assist
ant secretary, Charles j. I.aing.
The ticket voted contained the names
of all of the officers elected and short bio
graphical sketches OF each one. These
brief biographies were read by the Presi-
dent before the vote was taken. The one
which fairly brought down the house was
the sketch OF MIR. Price which read AZ
follows:
.The gentlemen for whom desire to cast
nv vote for treasurer of the s. L. c., was
born in the West and grew to his present
enormous size without the aid OF any ar,
tificial means, and having served
with unusual fidelity for four
years, take pleasure in voting
for Charles W. Price, born in Ohio. but
brought up partly In Kansas and New
York"
The limited and the club will return to
New York Tomorrow morning.