The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-04
SARATOGA GOES TO THE RACES
SOCIETY WE'LL REPRESENTED
IN QUALITY ROW.
The Historic Track Never Looked Better
A BOOkmaker Blames Wall street
for Light Betting Any One Hear
Big Tim sullivan Speak About Checkers:

SARATOGA, Aug 3-The Saratoga season
is in fun swing. The opening of the meeting
of the Saratoga Racing Association in
twenty-four hours has turned quiet
American summer resort into one of the
summer capitals of the world
There were more people at tho Saratoga
course to-day than on any previous opening
dav in the thirty-nine years OF its history.
The returns show that II few less than Is 600
persons saw the races. OF this number
about 1000 were in the grandstand and
clubhouse inClosure
The historic course, rich in the memories
OF horseraces that were horseraces where
Lon gfellow, Harry BasserL, Preakness,
HindoO, Luke Blackburn. Crickmore,
and many others have fought for glory
never looked more beautiful than it did
to-day.
The betting was remarkably light, The
bookmakers recall days last summer when
chanbermaids sent 800 notes to the track by
the hotel hallboys and when men of money
thought less Of putting down 81 0Oo on IA
race than, apparently, they think this
year OF wagering twenty.
The bookies lay all the blame of this con-
servntism to Wall Street, They say that
the events in the Street Of the past two
weeks have had the effect Of making "pikers"
Of the phInRers.
VII Ift HlNlu race dIOIlt was CDblt any
thing like heavy betting John A. Drake y
Vincennes, the favorite, carried a heavy
commission from the stable and q book
maker said tonight that about $50, 600 was
won on the race.
Mr., Drake said this afternoon that most
Of his horses were NOT up to racing form
and he expected 10 win but few races at
this meeting
When the horses paraded for the first
race Quality Row. HIS the club stand and
clubhouse have been dubbed, was crowded
| with the folks of fashion
With Mr.. Whitney were Mir. and Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Edward Jewett Adjoining the Whitneys
on the left was ex-Congressinan stephen
Sanford, dean of the carpet makers Of
America and the senior owner Of the Hurri-
| cana Stock Farm.
With him was his son John, his partner
| in business and sport. The result Of the
races show that it was very much of a
Sanford day Others in Quality Row were
Mr. and Mrs. j. II Bradford, Mr. and Mrs.
j II. Alexandra and K. W, Miller, treasurer
Of the Saratoga Association, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter p, Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Smith. the latter a niece of Bishop Pot
Mr. and Mrs. Z. X. Thomas, who expected
Hermis TO justify to-day his reputation
OF last year; Henry B. Hyde, son of the
founder of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciet y and his mother; Cornelius Fellowes ,Jr +,
and Miss Felow-s, Mr. and Mrs. II n.
Knapp, DR.. Andrew W, Smith, Il brother
Of the Dowager Duchess of Stafford, and
Mrs Smith Mr. and Mrs W, Edgar Woolley
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warning, Mr. and
Mrs. william b Gage, and Miss Gage,
Mr.. ard Mrs, John W. Gates,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Gates, Mr.. and Mrs
John A. Drake, Col and Mrs William H.
Rowe. Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry s. Beach
party. s H. Page, Mr. and Mrs. W Scott
Cameron. II. V. " Thorne, +. A. CROWN
shield, MIR. and Mrs, Louis v Bell. Col and
Mrs James f, Pepper Col. and Mrs. George
Parker Lowton, Sydney Paget, Frederick
Gebhard, Mr.. and Mrs. F Ambrose Clark
and Mrs ClarIS's brother-in-Iaw, Albert C.
Bost wick
Over at the east end of the stand were
some of the veterans, including John DAILY,
S.,nat or p. II. McCarren, David Gideon, p, j.
Dryer Capt. William Fleming and OK
Mayor Van WICK.
The Hon. Timothy sullivan blew in town
this morning ard blew out again tonight.
The Congressman must hc IL New York
tomorrow to arrange the tiial details of
the annual outing Cf the Timothy ID. sullivan
Association which takes place on Wednes-
day.
big Tim" had so much business to attend
to after he got here that he concluded to
charter "A room at the club, When it be-
came known that he had u headquarters "A
great many men called to see him.
One of them was Daniel F. Murphy Of
Boston. Mr. Murphy found the statesman
door open and walked In, Mr., sullivan
turned from n man with whom he had
talking earnestly and said;
Hello, Murphy; glad Ia SEQ yon DO
You play chcckers?"
"Well, don't know said Murphy,
haven't played in II long time, bat guess |
could
AN right" said Big Tim, looking
toward the door "i,s your move
Murphy thought over the remark for a
while and walked out
In a meeting of the directors of the Sara
toga Association this afternoon 1t was de-
oidt4i to increase the cash value Of the race
for the Saratoga cup. one milo and three
quarters, to be run on Aug. -, so that the
net prize to the winner will be $500 and e
cup valued at $3.50.
The net value of tho race TO the winner
as originally arranged was s3,50O and the
cup. II was said tonight that Mr., Whitney
will put up the additional cash.