The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
GORGEOUS GOWNS
FLASHING JEWELS
Saratoga Race Carnival Presents
Scene OF Babylonian
Splendor.
FARO, BRIDGE AND ROULETTE
Veto of Gambling Joints Drives
Nent,rcsone TO Drawing
Room Gaming.
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tiiNnl or the spa mas W 20 Win
so,nen Babvion In its widest riot
n.yer saw such d prodigal wealth OF
Jewels and such exquisite millinery az
mark the present Sara toga season. Ap-
r.nrsntly the women of the mllionaires
who annunlly come to this. village mes
ting in the Green Mountains had been
preparing and devising gowns lor
months and months previous to the
seasons inauguration for scarcely one
OF them but boasts OF an imported
dress. And the diamonds! Unless a
woman can boast OF a gem with his
tory after the style of the story en-
yeloping the Kohinoor. her prestige in
the balcony parades during the after
dinner hour is sadly impaired. But 1t
* at the race-course where the world
of femininity reigns supreme The
sight of Quality Row"--the long line
of boxes ringing the front of the grand
! stand--is q spectacle well worth seeing
II was n wonderful sight last Saturday
on the occasion of the running. OF the
Saratoga Special, for every box held
full quota of guests resplendent in
gorgeous raiment. Again, the annual
renewal Of the Hopeful Stakes for two
year-olds yesterday drew forth splen-
did gathering. Boulevardiers from the
European capitals declare they had
never looked upon so lavish scene as
that attaching to the Saratoga Special
afternoon. "A conservative estimate of
the value OF the gems and the dresses
that afternoon is placed at round one
million Of dollars. The New York Horse
Show or the Metropolitan Opera House
Horse Shoe" were as markers COM
pared to that grand show of the Spas
smart racing set That Saturday after
noon will live long In the memory of
II y,,1n o1tys ID, ~ ,frr, ctr1,, ~
the hotels! It battles description. AS
the evening shadows commence to fall,
the little world rotating about the
United States and the Grand Union
Hotels changes from the light summer
clothes to the sonlbre black and white
of correct evening attire What a
chance for women. They take full adj
vantage of 1t, too. The diamonds flash
and the gowns swish to the bewlder-
ment OF any one not accustomed to
Newport and Monte Carlo. Nose" Cold
blatt, the noted Western turfman and
natural wit, walked into a blaze of dia-
nnonds as he came into the foyer of
the Grand Union last week. Nose
has seen some stones in his career, too.
but this was staggerer. He left for
Fort Erie next day, so as to avoid
getting money mad" as he explained it.
Take the women with their diamonds
and their gowns from the picture and
Saratoga would be duh place.
Faro, Bridge and Roulette.
But to hew to another line While
There has been plenty of faro play and
some high stake money won and lost
n. bridge whist and roulette In one or
two private cottage clubs" the close
down at Canfield's has hurt Saratoga
% a marked extent. On the day previous
q the opening of the Empire City
meeting at Yonkers, N. Y. at least 1000
soJourners dropped down to New York.
II Saratoga is o~live and prosper as
summer sporting town, a more lib
eral administration, SO far as gambling,
must prevail The Old World methods
IN vogue at Monte Carlo, Nice and other
resorts, must eventually come Ameri-
rahs. and New Workers particularly, are
becoming rich, and though gambling.
like whiskey, is a bad thing in itself.
stun the class that may afford it and
knows how to avoid the harm and en-
JOY the pleasure In 1t. want gambling
ana must get II. Otherwise. Saratoga
Is going to take the ''toboggan"
One Of the surprising things of the
week Is shown in the announcement of
1ohn w. tiatess expatriation Bet
1ou-a- Million," So the story goes. win
live IN England, and during his resi-
uence there enter upon a turf career
Gates says he could not obtain the
privacy ne desires in this country The
newspapers exploited his every move
ment sometimes to his extreme in
convenience. This was especially so
about his betting. The News York
newspapers made the Observation-Disclosures
ridiculous, Gates openly assailing the
racing reporter of the New York sun
In the Sheepshead Bay paddock he
cause OF that young man having print
ed alleged fabrications concerning
johns bets. Boots" Durnell will train
Tor Gates in the old country. and n
large stable will be campaigned. This
is me story going the rounds. The
real truth OF the thing is that Dur
nei Is In disfavor with the Jockey
Cub. He has been told to cog" Dur
nell is foul of the French Jockey
Ilub. and, of course, the American club
is bound to recognize the foreign tri-
bunal. Still. Durnell, through the in
fiuence of John w. Gates, has been
able 10 race around about New York
Tor the last two years. True, he could
not OBTAIN trainers license but he
employed another man to do his train
ing This was Willie" MCKINLEY. Then
when Gates retired to France some
three weeks ago the Jockey Club took
advantage of the occasion TO get after
Durnell. At the time Alec Smith was
ruled off Durnell was told a vamp
away, too. Then comes the story Of
Vntes's Intention OF racing in England
Ms a means TO lot down Durnell easily.
As a matter of fact Gates viii never
race abroad. and purneil viii ATTEMPT
TO secure reinstatement in France be-
fore further pursuing his destiny upon
The turf Troubles do not come SIN
gle-handed. for Durnel ana his wife
7ave become estranged so the eossins
say Mrs. Durnell is intent upon Sc
curing divorce, One thing about
purnell, he is an able horseman. An
e%perience as 9 Jockey and trainer
IN Trance and England has made
him an Invaluable handler of tho thor
nnghhred In training. No man has
a better knowledge Of the foot OF the
horse than he His one weakness is
proneness To excessive gambling II
is no eNaGgeraticn TO say that Dur
nell Let 5000, nan slip through his ia
gers during the last FIVE months. Just
how much remains is hard to say.
but Durneil is scarcely rich Accord
ing to many turfmen DurnelI viii