The sun., 1905-07-31
SARlTOGll WAKES !, At, last.
RACE TRACK SPECIALS BRING THE
SPORTING CROWD.
Csnfield's Quiet. but Gstos, Father and
Son. Arc In Town-sos Frank Farrell !
Harry Pulliam on His Vacation
--Notes Of the Passers On Broadway. I.

Maxey Blumenthal." cried one Of the s'ooo
persons who had gathered at the station to
greet the visitors.
The chambermaid on the second door OF
the United States Hotel looking out Of the
window, crossed herself reverently and the
Saratoga season had begun.
Many 4 heart beat lightly when the tall
Of the last train got past the prison at Sing
Sing and the crap game In the second
coach was resumed. II you want to know
who came on the cavanagh specials to-
night and who are here. just run over In
your mind the raoetraok regulars who 60
wherever the horses 60.
1t has really been horribly dull hero
until tonight, and those who look TO Can
fields for center Of gaiety and folly found
on " half dozen tables occupied out OF
ninety In the big dining room and an un-
satisfactory number Of customers around
the gaming tables.
An observer Of Saratoga sights notes
the following as incidents worthy OF pass
ing comment.
Farrell strolling on Broadway with
priest. a.
Circular Joe vendig and John E. Madden,
holding hands on the Grand Union veranda
under the spell Of Victor Herbert's rendi-
ton OF Then You'll Remember Me.
August Belmont without the famous
William Dubois, in an IS linen suit. losing
5000 by misplacing the coppers ,,
Jesse Lewisohn without Miss Lillian
Mr.. Herbert Harris Of the United States
Club bring ging out eight splits In one deal.
Jockey Jack Martin exhibiting the
muscular development Of his forearms to
q we'll known trainer.
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A man who has no idea who is going to
win the Flash Stakes tomorrow.
Abe Hummel not playing both end
against the middle.
Patrick F. Sheedy with money.
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forward marked copy to the proprietor
of the Grand Union Hotel.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. blonde;
The Association for Taking Drunken Men
home is we'll represented here, but the
members report that the season is very
Marks, the middleman. is able to be
here, no thanks to Fire Commissioner
Hayes.
big hotels. John W. sohorr, the Memphis
brewer. Is at one Of the smaller hotels.
Some one asked him why he didn't 60 back
to tho United States this year
"Oh, Lord" he said, Il was all tired out
last summer changing my clothes.
John W. Gates and John A. Drake excite
the usual curiosity wherever they 60 Mr..
Gates hasn't bet a million on anything thus
far, but he expects to cut loose tomorrow.
that ort Wells hasn't had enough work for
q horse of bis kind and that he will not be
able to give twenty-six pounds to horse
like Wild Mint. ,.....,.. .-....la
afternoon by cantering up and down Broad
way on his circus pony. Young Mr.. Gates
| has TO take this sort OF exercise to keep from
becoming an absolute spheroid. He listened
with filial respect tonight when Father
Brady, Frank Ca!h oun and Ort Wells how
surely ort Wells would come home on the
| bit.
While Drake and Gates have been wait
| ing for the racing season to open, they
John Ps9s 9 shs she eGa s sy
say that it's a good thing that there are
| only eighteen holes to the course. for each
hole has cost John Sanford and Charley
Gates as much as a dry we'll IN the Texas
| oil district.
John A. Henneberry. chief clerk In Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome's office. Is expected
| here to-morr ow with several others Of Mr..
Jerome's sporting assistants.
Justice deuel. Of the Court OF Special Ses-
ful Il the onerous duty Of proofreading for
| To.en Topice will allow him to come.
Benjamin B. Odell, one time Governor OF
New York is here. No excitement.
Thomas F. Grady Of Ismmany Hall and and
away an hour on the Grand Union piazza
tonight Senator McCarren is expected
here Tuesday.
asaratoga is essentially place for rest
and quiet, laid sa,d Ton Ton M Mcoowsli; osr sas sa
a-Dale. 'You get up In the morning with
nothing to do but to take look ct the stock
market and play bridge until lunch time
Then you 60 TO the races. come back and
at IL 81
although you may have to squeeze couple
| of hours sleep between the last turn and
breakfast time. 1t Is the ideal resting
place
Baseball League, arrived here to-day for
q two weeks vacation: He has cut his
wire, and II Muggsy McGraw should slug
three umpires in one day President Pulliam
wouldn't know Of 1t for two weeks.
All the old gambling houses and some
members Of the Society Of Romance and
Adventure are regaling the lobby with
wonderful stories Of why the money they
wired for hasn't come,
r. T. Wilson, Jr., has taken cottage
and is going to stay out the racing season.
Mr. Wilson has been to the races only three
or four times this year, but he likes Saratoga
play, for It was he who organized the syndi-
cato to buy the Saratoga track from Gott-
Athanas was disqualified In 1900.
August Belmont is here specially to see
Lord OF the Vale run in Tomorrow handi-
cap. Willie Davis will ride him. but the
bookmakers figure that he has an outside
| chance at best.
The butcher who attached q number Of
stables on The last day Of the Saratoga
owners to pay him three times what they
owed him rather than BE- ID detained IN s ths
up at one Of the training stables to-day.
While he vas making some INQUIRIES =, o. "a q
scene. Mr.. Graves's stable was one Of those
attached last year, although he had never
even traded with the butcher. When the
meat vendor saw Graves throw on his coat
and pranoe forward he fed and is still
fleeing.