The Washington herald., 1907-08-18
SPA IS AGAIN OPEN
But You Must Know the
Sign at Saratoga.
GET BENEFITS FROM GAMING
Natives Did Everything Possible to
XIII the Game, bat with n snow
ball Diet Stirring Them in the Face
They Began TO Think, and Now the
Clubs Can Remain open.

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Saratoga. Aug. I7.--After having done all
in their power TO XIII their village and
make OF it a regular old XIII JOY. the na-
tives Of Saratoga al last have awakened
to the fact that they have been on the
wrong tack. With a long hard winter
before them. and the prospect of a snow
ball diet for three or four months. they
began TO think.
In other years they had been able to do
enough gathering during the racing sea-
son here to enable them to live Ike the
/ lords Of old while the snow was on the
ground. That the money came from the
race track and gambling houses made no
difference to them. They got 1t and that
was all there was TO it,.and all they cared
about
For two years now they have not been
getting Il, and they have found out the
difference. They have learned that Sara
! tOga, simply as Saratoga, a summer re-
/ sort without any of the things that go TO
make up popular summer resorts. Is some
what of failure. They have found out
| that people will not come from all parts
Of the world and pay big money simply
for The pleasure % Of sitting on hotel
veranda and paying money. and plenty
OF it, for the privilege OF looking at a lot
Of overdressed people.
Visitors Want Sport.
! They have found out that the people
who come 70 Saratoga want pleasure, and
are not disposed TO allow the good peo-
pie Of the village to tell them Just what
kind of pleasure is good for them.
Like all other well regulated communi-
ties. the natives Of Saratoga are opposed
10 gambling. They never take a chance
themselves. they find IL easier and safer
to go out and get it with a club, and for
/ two years they have been opposed 10
other persons doing anything in the gam
/ bling line For that reason they have
! insisted thss Candelds and all the other
places where II was possible for man to
/ pass an hour or two IN testing his skill In
guessing where the little ball would fall.
/ or whether the Jack would come out first
or second, be closed.
/ Closed they have been, and as a con-
/ sequence the natives have been on short
rations This didn't agree with them.
and they went 70 the village fathers and
/ insisted that the men Of chance be given
an opportunity 20 get busy.
/ Impossible they were told. 1T is
against the law. and there will be no
gambling in Saratoga"
DO II on the Quiet.
/ That sounded good. but II was not on
I the level. The fathers themselves wanted
chance to get a little money. and with
out the gambling house in operation tsey
had visions Of crowded trains pulling out
/ Of the station every hour and Saratoga
becoming the real deserted village.
So they told the men who have done
more for Saratoga than all the natives
/ put together to get busy do It on the
quiet" was the word that was passed
/ around. "and don't let a native pass your
/ doors"
| That is the reason the gambling houses
| here are again open. They are not open
! Ike IN tie days Of old when you could
walk fn.S che front door and find al
elegantly appointed satol with well
dressed and well groomed men ready 10
/ take all you wanted to hand them, but
/ they are open all the same 20 the men
who are known. and from now on there
will me play that will make a lot OF peo-
pie sit up and notice that the sun do
move.
/ Last night was the first night that the
! big men really got into action. and unless
/ there is another spasm OF virtue there
viii be stories, and mighty interesting
ones. 10 tell before the racing season
! here is over.