New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
SARATOGA'S BIG WEEK.
Expected to Surpass AuythiHg Else
of the Season.

Saratoga. N Y. Aug Il (SpeciaD,-Saratoga
is preparing for the biggest week Of the season.
The arrivals of the last two or three days have
been heavy and the hotels and boarding houses
are filed. Next week always the most briIian-
Of the summer. seems likely 70 more than exceed
expectations. And the programme that has
been mapped out by the society and horse low
ing folk for the ensuing days is a lively One-
In addition to the races the polo season will be-
gin. The polo grounds situated across town
from the racetrack a five minutes trip by car
riage or automobile. and in the season they ars
the centre of attraction after the races THIS
annual tournament of the Saratoga Polo Club
will begin on Monday when the first game Wiz
be played. Five teams will contest this year foc
the cups offered by the hotels and Individual
donors Among the contesting teams will BE-
fours representing the Saratoga Montreal. New
Haven and OtsegO clubs. "A team playing under,
the name Of the Saratoga FreeboOters also VIII
take part. The Saratoga team will be made up
of F s Won Stade. of Philadelphia. and threa
members of the Belmont family-August Bel1
rnent ST.. August Belmont, Jr., and -Ray1aon1
Belmont. Another member of the polo playing
Belmont family who is expected 20 contest -
Morgan Belmont the youngest player in tho
tournament. Other well known players who VIII
participate include J. Watson Webb VINO VILE
pIav on the New Haven four; F. Ambrose Clark-l
the Young horseman of COOperstOwn. and z @
Potter Bishop POtters nephew. whose practices
games PLAYED this week demonstrated that tne
quality of the games will be first class Oh
Wednesday afternoon the Saratoga four de1eat-3
ed the Saratoga Freebooters by a score of 20 81
The fashion of dining at the racetrack clubs
bouse C,anfeId's or one Of the Saratoga Laka
hotels is becoming feature after the races
Every night the tables at any OF these places
are in great demand Among the most nOtaoia
OF the recent dinners at Canheld's was that OF
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph widener to Mr. and Mrs1
r T Wilson jr. and Hamilton Cary on Wednes~
day night. Mrs. H B. Hyde, OF New York. also
gave a dinner party on the same nignt 70 q
number Of friends at one Of the Saratoga Lake
hotels Mrs Hyde is the mother of James
Hazen Hyde
The society affair Of the week vas bridge
party and sale given on Wednesday by Mrs.
George Perkins Lawton. of New YORK CITY anS
Mrs John A Manning of Troy. for the benef1r
Of the St Christina Hospital. Of this place Tns
affair netted 1920 for the hospital Among;
those who assisted was Miss Mae kane. daugn~'
ter of Commissioner Kane. of Brooklyn
Another affair of interest TO the hotel colony
was the celebration of her ninetieth birrhday
bv Mrs Mary A Gibbons. of Washington MIS-
Gibbons has not missed a summer at Saratoga
for tb,rtv-fve years and her birthdays are al
wavs celebrated with much ceremony IN hOhor
of the occurrence a reception was held at tLlS
hotel and the hotel orchestra played speciai
music ~.
Automobiles are here such numbers t"a1
all of the garages are overcrowded- AInolls
largest machines is that or J0nn 81 EaIhSs
% Ne,,- York Cftv who came here with his lam
iiv making the trip by way Of NarragansstC
pier. Boston, BrattleborO. VT and the HooSao
Mountains They will proceed through ths
Adiroudacks after a few days stay ar Sarau5a-
II s,,ita OF the great number Of machines here
.au- accidents have occurred and those or ~
minor nature. Miss RhOda Thompson, a resi-
dent of BaIIston Spa was thrown from ner carr
riass and injured on Thursday. when her norses
sbfe5 AZ Miss Lillian RusselFs autOrnobile- MISS
rrbornDson and her cOachTnan were thrown GOWN
. staar ernbankn1ent. He sustained conpoun1
fsc+,,re Of his right arm "A car owned Oy MATS
Never of New York City. ran into bOotoiaeS
s+an5 on Thursday and injured the occupants on
the stand . - --.~-,-~
Golf tennis and dancing continue I'd oS0u*ys
Tho ,rornger set while tomorrow the DaSeodlt
enthusiasts are expecting 10 attend the paseDa11k
came between the Brooklyn Nationals ana tns
Saratoga team These Sunday afternoon games
ora a great attraction for the racing cro"1-
Tos+ week the Saratoga team played ten-
iuDtr- tie with the AIl-NatiOnal team, OK whleS
..rT,,Lr Nathewson. brother OF CnrlsS
nya+havrson was a star member
Arrangements for the fOrty-hrst encannpnlenS
- ,bo Grand Army of the Republic, 70 be held
80 ", August are rapidly nearing compieuon-
C, rrEursdav night a mass meeting was helds
oddrassed by Department Commander swift or
p,,4faIo at which plans for the encampmenh
were discussed Il