The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-15
SARATOGA NEVIS ITEMS.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL HAP
 PENINGs OF INTEREST
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 Saratoga Springs. N Y.,- -Augusts~1o. Among the distinguished guests re- gently arrived in Sarat5ga lis Admiral
 Dewey, accompanied by his;wife. They
 are here for six weeks sstay and are
 quartered at thea Limited States Hotel. Both the admiral1 land Mrs. Dewey. are in excellent health, but were somewhat surprised at the cool weather; they also expressed themselvesfas much. pleased at being in Saratoga The number sof servants who accompanied Ithe hero and his wife were kept yerys'busysfor "a long time after their arrivalsin ssaperintend- ing the tran Sortaaipm of the Dewey baggage fros the railroad station toSthe |hotel.. Already j nun1erousf invitatiDhs have been extended sto thekadmiral- aud his wife by prominent scitizens to visit notable points, of hntsreetsin and about this popular spa. Newarrivals are multiplying daily of guestsS from tvari- ous parts of the country and the hotels are very lousy carings forys thefn or course the races which Saretnows on4 are a great factor irgswellingkthe list of new arrivals. Many sof stKekmost noted horses of the track ara dt1arteped at Horse Haven and every day are show ing most remarkable speed. Thet poor condition of the track for the past few days caused bys hard srain, has done much injury to racing contests. Among the contestants was game Isamplfghter Filly, who earned five thousand dollars for her owner. Stampings sGround at 20 to came on after having Fbeen crowded out on the first turn and won shandily The Whitney pair, Judith Campbell and Girdle, were made favorites at 1S to 5, but were never in the hunt after the first half mile The track is becoming more settled nowsand some bigsscores ia soon expected. Saratoga is to soon have a fine new theater building. Col onel Abe" Daniels, of New York. is at the head of this enterprise. He has been constant visitor to Saratoga for the past thirty eight years. The }new theater will be built on the rearfof the Arcade property, and will be one8of the most modern arranged theatersain the country. There will be two. entrances to the building, one on Broadway4an the other on Philadelphia street. Ex- tensive preparations are being made for the national convention of Street Railway men, which will be held in Saratoga in September ?, 3 and 4 anA1 will be very largely attended. yAddison B. Calvin, president of tlss Hudson Wall 1axy I ies Aa1,o vention, and has appointed large number to serve on the various commit tees. At least two thousand delegates will attend, representing every state i.sa. the Union. It is proposed to show ever ry thing in the line of street. railway supplies from a train of steel to the smallest article used in the equipment of trolley system. During the con- vention various points of interest around about Saratoga will be visited by the delegates and their lady friends. Very elaborate banquets will be provi- ded for the occasion. Gambling resorts are things of the past in Saratoga, This season none of their palaces will be allowed to deal in roulette or faro, but have been turned into first-class restaurants and chop houses. Society life at the principal hotels is growing extremely lively. Fashionable hopssare being held in the various hotel ball. rooms and often the crowds are So large as to make it uncomfortable to many of the guests present. Each hotel has an orchestra of unsurpassed excel lence. Concerts are given every morn ing and evening. A fine concert is rem dered every morning at the noted Ha- thorn Spring pavilion, where crowds who attend are being reproached by the health-giving Hathorn mineral water as it flows pure and unadulterated from the solid bed rock. Evening concerts, both vocal and instrumental, are given on Congress Park. Gartland's famous military band still holds the fort, whefe they have played for the past number of seasons. Street parades, fireworks, finely kept wollss edged with tropical plants and fragrant flowers make this spot one of noted attractiveness. to the many visitors who throng it's precincts days and evenings The trolley lines are well patronized to the Saratoga Lake, the various springs and many other places of interest. Quite nums Der of people from New Haven and ads joining towns are here and nlors
 booked to arrive soon,
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