The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-18
AT SARATOGA SPRINGS.
A Jolly Crowd at This Famous Spa
 All Highly Enjoying Themselves.

A Jolly Crowd at This Famous Spa
 All Highly Enjoying Themselves. saratoga Springs, Aug. 15, 1906. Within the memary of the oldest wis., itors at this famous resort, never has there been known quite such a bril- liant season as the present one promis. es to oe At the present time abou. ,eVery hotel and boarding house is full ito running over Fashion predomi. mates to a remarkable degree at the spa this season. The racing season is now in full blast; some of the most no. table horses of the track are here and doing big work Betting is going on at fearful rate even the female visi- tors at the race course doing their 'share in the various contests. The club houses are receiving their full quota of visitors Among the patrons are seen many of the wealthy of the land' The police made a recent raid on Joe Wilman's well known gambling house at 20 Philadelphia street and ar irested the noted gambler and his part ners. Seven men acting as dealers at the roulette and faro tables were also arrested. Bonds were furnished of five hundred dollars for each and they Were released, The players all went scott free The action of sthe police on the ]gambling resorts was due largely to the action of Rev. Dr. Decker, a Meth odist minister. He was assisted By eleven other ministers of Saratoga. The governor has to-ay notified the sheriff that he will be held strictly ac- countable for the due execution of the gambling law in this county. This or der does not effect race-track gam bling, but is aimed at Canfleld and the rest The police shut down Canfield's Ibig room on the ground floor, but per- mitted him to operate on the floor above. The various mineral springs are extensively patronized daily. The
 Hathorn seems to be the favorite place of resort every morning. Doring's fa- nous orchestra gives concerts at this place or resort every morning from seven to nine o'clock and is highly enjoyed by their large patronage. At the Grand Union United States, Ken sington and Congress Hall totels the orchestras render superb concerts eve " morning at half-past ten o'clock and usually every evening. The hops are largely attended at the several hotel ball-rooms in the evening, and are usually very brilliant affairs. The lclerk at the Grand Union, who has been in their employ some forty years, says this is the greatest season ever experienced at this place Automobile and coaching parties are numerous ev- cry day, going to the various springs, lakes and mountains hereabouts. Among parties from New Haven has recently been noticed Henry D. Cowles and son, MT. aud Mrs. George W. L.
 Benedict, MT. and Mrs. Allen, Miss German and Miss Crowley, Mrs, Winn and daughter, James B. Bartin, Miss c. F. Fogarty, Miss E. Kiernan.
 Quite a large number of Roman Catholic rectors of much prominence in the various cities are to be seen here frequently.
 A prominent young lady who has quite a taste for the beautiful, ob- serves, after her rounds at the various hotels in Saratoga, that the Kensing- ton Hotel has the handsomest ones of the lot. Her opinion might be serious ly doubted by some of the other fell
 lows W. A, B.