New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
MIDSUMMER AT SARATOGA
III Finds the Season at Its. Heighs-
Plans for Polo and Racing. j.

| Saratoga Springs. " Y, July 15 l(spsciall~4
| Thi. midsummer day finds a JolE world Of
| p.ople from every point OF the compass csntrsd
| IN this resort where dull care is unknown and
/ ubere life and social activity are ias Sparkling
| as the mineral waters The cosmopolitan throngs
| have been greatly augTnentedSwithin ths last
/ ravv davs Ambitious Thermometers have dur
| ing the week been tempered by cooling brseses
\ from the Adirondacks Ideal weather has pre-
vailed At no time has II IN any way fntsr-
| fered 10 any serious degree with the usual
round OF outdoor diversions enjoyed By TIA
thousands Of health and pleasure seekers
The cottage colony has received an accession
! in Clarence H Mackay. OF New-York. who has
Ieased for the season Woodlawn Park witch
was created by Judge Henry Hilton. who for
many years made 1t his summer home. Tia
mansion and the cottages now being put IN
i comulete order. and will within a few days ss
occupied by Mr.. Mackay-
Additions to the, cottage list are, made almost
daily. Those from New-York include J. II
Alexander. the Martin cottage. Nelson-evs.:
Francis c. Bishop. the Day cottage. Phila-st.;
E NJ Fulton. the Manning cottage, North
Broadway; Joseph L. Hayman, the Reid cot
tage. PhiIa-st: Mrs J. P Keane the Stiles cot
tage. Regent-st.: James McEinl the Morton
cottage. Circular-st.. and Mrs Caroline A Rog-
ers, the Taylor cottage Lake-aTe.
A party Of eighty Baltimore merchants with
their families arrived at the Arnerican-Adslphi
Hotel on Tuesday and remained there till
Thursday Their itinerary from here takes in
Montreal Burlington and Providence, by rail;
thence by steamer to Norfolk. Newport News
and Baltimore where they will arrive on
July 20.
The Saratoga Polo Club. which is composed
principally OF members OF the summer cottage
colony. has placed its grounds, and field in ths
finest order. the result OF several weeks OF well
directed labor by large force OF men August
Z to 49, inclusive. are the regular dates for ths
annual polo meeting. ThisNwfn be pretaced by
a large number Of informal matches and prac-
tice contests. There will be three days sport
each week OF the season The, regular pro-
graume will include struggles for the Grand
Union Hotel Cups. the United.,Staxes Hotel Cups
and the big trophy known las the Hitchcock
Challenge Cup. Individual iprizes are added
The Grand Union Cups are open TO teams OF four
whose aggregate handicaps donot exceed sixteen
goals. The United States Cups are open ta
teams Of four under existing handicapN and
similar conditions apply TO the Hitchcock trO-
ply which. to be held permanently. must bs
won three times the Saratoga field II waa
won in 1901 by the Saratoga team. IN 1902 BY
the Meadow Brook team in 19OSj by the Buf-
falo Country Club team and in 1904 BY the
Saratoga Il.
Apollo Commandery. of Troy. tveTe Tues
day the guests OF Washington Cunmandery. OF
Saratoga Springs. 1t was regular field day FOR
the knights Templar. and reciprocated the COM
plirnent OF year ago. when ApolIOs entertained
Washington.
Trap shooting will be an additioraI attraction
here in the season. and the sport will be
Quoted under the management OF ithe Saratoga
Gun Club which has been reOrgaFlized- CIar-
ence H. Mackay, John A Drake. Jdhn W. Gates
and others OF the cottage colony are credited
with having expressed their intention OF Joining
the club. which possesses fine range. near Ths
Geysers. There many clever marksupen IN
the club. and among the principal ones
Harry NJ. Livingston. Jr.; Edward l. Smith. RO-
land W. Smith. George T. Smith, John N Hayck,
Samuel Smith, George West. Jr.; Douglass ".
Mabee. jr.: Winsor P. French. John 3. Hodg-
man. William B. MiIliman. William H Gibbs.
Walter P. Butler. Frank ". Lawrence. John L.
Briggs, John NJ Corey. William L. Hodges. W.
Frick Inghan and Fred Hawkins large num-
Der OF whom are members OF the cottage con-
tingent.
New-England and Christian Endeavor dele
gates. returning from the international conven-
ton held at Baltimore began putting in an ap-
pearance here Wednesday. They remained
Till to-day. when they resumed their homeward
trip. The Worden Hotel their headQuar-
, terS.
The autOmOblstS find the SARATOGA roads and
drives most excellent There IS not a road
house within radius Of thirty forty miles
that they not familiar with.
The first regular dance OF the summer az the
Grand Union Hotel given in the ballroom
this evening. the music being furnished by Vic
tor Herberts orchestra with Paul Henneberg as
conductor. Charles II. Vain Arnam tr Of
Troy. is again this year master OF ceremouies
at this hotel Herbert Will come Out of tba
Adlrondacks on July 2S and personally assume
the cOnductorship Of his orchestra for the sea
Congress Hall was to-day reoDened FOR tha
season by Colonel H 5. Clement The musical
programme will be flled by DOrng's band ot
Troy which Tor several years has been COR
nected with this hosiery.
The Flower and Fruit Mission is pArfecffnr
arrangements for the beneht OF the SARATOGA
ftoSpltal, a project IN which II VIII have the as
ISSUANCE OF many OF the cottage cOiOnists IL
VIII be given during the opening week OF
August. -
The running races at the J7ni0n-ave crack win
oegin on July 81 and end on August Z5 Horse
raven the running park annex. has become ona
OI the uVeHeSt centres in town. the resuIt os
daily arrivals or a large number OF thOrouxh-
orsd racehOrSes representing some OF the most
prominent stables in the United States. The
procession or horses headed this way win con-
tinue until after the opening day. The main
track. as wei as those used for training Is IN tha
hhest possible FORM and all are already IN daily
use. Landscape gardeners have greatly en-
nahced the general appearance OF the park
president Hitchcock and other officials associ-
ated IN the management are enthusiasts over
the prospects for a successful meeting and
many firmly believe that 1t will prove n record
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