The Washington times., 1906-08-06
SARATOGA IS OPEN.
ALSO CLUBHOUSES
Right People Can Get Plenty
of Action at Any Kind
of Game.
MOHAWK Ii IS WITHDRAWN
VIII Not Start in Handicap Today,
But Will Wait fCr Later
Events.

SARATOGA, Aug. 6-Just as the day
light began 70 die out and villagers
found themselves walking along its quiet
avenues to evening service, the cry OF
the invader rent the air here last night.
Soon a mighty horde had swarmed down
upon the populace. overrun the hotels.
and filled up Broadway until the man or
woman standing on the street curbing
suffered a pinching of the Corns.
All through the night and during the
early hours Of today, the visitors could
been seen lined up. in Indian file in
front of the hotel counters or trailing
along through the boarding house dis
tricts getting Strengthened away" as
one OF them expressed II. for the long
run through the twenty-five days or rae
Ing.
Crowd of $4,000 Visitors.
The special train ran in two sections OF
eleven parl0r CaTs each During the run
up from New York. silk HATED book
makers played penuchle with the sneet
writer's. while a merry quip or a burst
OF song helped while tie hours OF tran
sit. Never before has Saratoga held
such "a big crowd as that now awaiting
the start Of the name of pleasure and
chance.
Probably 5000 visitors are ready for
the gates 10 open al the rdcctraCk this
afternoon and the lights 10 glow from
the Venetian windows at CanneId
clubhouse tonight
The Saratoga Handicap for three-year-
ODDS and up AT mile and a quarter,
worth $1,000 is the big thing in the
sporting routine here touay. II and the
5000 Flash Stakes. for two-year-olds,
which Sys0nby, king Of the turf, won
as a Juvenile TWO years ago.
Mohawk II Withdrawn.
A small field stands in the overnight
entry list. Keen chagriu and regret are
everywhere expressed because John
Sanford decided early today TO with
draw the much -heralded thTee-year-Old
Mohawk IL. The Sanfords, of New
Amsterdam. where is situated their
Hurricane breeding farm and their
great carpet works, are worth 4-t.oOJ,uJu
What care they for $1,000 horse race
winning So. Mohawk II is 10 be saved
Tor later events, where the game Is not
So hard.
on next Saturday the Travers stake
viii be run and here Saratoga viii have
chance to see Sysonby' successor un-
der colors, As usual, John l.. MADDEN
and Francis r. Hitchcock have a strong &
hand TO play in the Hamburg horse
DandtlIOu, runner up In the Brooklyn
Tangle. daughter OF Meddler, from
the mare Hardspun There you have a
full sister 10 Tanya,
Miller on Tangle.
Miller will ride Tangle. who is pro-
nounced one of the heetest three-year-
olds hereabOuts. Seweu rides Dande-
lion. This pair Will rule first choices in
the betting. while c. W. Jewett. Of New
oh E.F
dOuin. He viii be second choice. The
mare RaYenna, representing the San
IoruSs Is OF poor class drawing little
consideration from the close students OF
form and lgure- Tangle Is the best lilI-
ed horse in the race.
With the running OF the Saratoga
Handicap today the racing OF its local
season can be said 10 have struck its
gait, the sporting race Of the million
alreS-the Saratoga Specialize be the
event Of next Saturday. A fast track
and an attendance Of 1900 persons viii
be seen today.
Got the Price? All Right.
OF paramount concern 10 the inhabi-
tants and visitors is the situation re-
specting gambling. There will be gam
ing at Canfields S tanight, but only the
clubhouse patrons ION the list" will be
privileged 10 WOO fortune al the rou-
leJte table and faro layOuts. The great
clubhouse was as quiet and restful as
a sanltarium last night. but tonight
what a transformation Garfield IS
here. personally directing AFFAIRS He
has just '164 employees including hftv
French WaiteEs from the Partisan cafes
If YOU are in right" plenty OF action
Tor your money may be had at Can
fields Palace or the Bridge Whist Club
the Manhattan Club. or the United
States Club from now on
Four days ago some one on Mayor
Al 4 Pc
club through Police Inspector King.
Garfield had been dining and gaming
his patrons since July 2S Public senti-
meut finally brought about a resembling
or the mandate. There must be no
CaJCh-penny advertising for plav. and
everything must be conducted discreet
ly, is what Garfield and the other pro-
moterS We're told early today