The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-16
DANCING AND RACING
AREDIVIDING HONORS
Contests on the Floor and Ex-
hibitiOns Of Fancy steps
at Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. Aug 15.--Society
Hooked to the races this week In incrcas-
Ing numbers. In spite OF the general In
terest in racing. however. the sport has
been obliged 10 divide attention with
dancing At the Casino In the hotel
bathrooms and on the conmodious garden
platform NJ the Grand Union. whore there
is open air dancing the dancers proved
that the craze is not abatlng here.
The judges of the competitions for
the Casino cups are having a difficult task
TO select the dancers who are TO qualify
for the finals. Al the second preliminary
this week the judges were Mrs George
Perkins Lawton OF New York Jerome
Sayles Hess OF New York and Harry e.
Ludlow. After the contestants had
danced the maxixe, the one step and the
hesitation for nearly an hour the eve
ninR's honors were awarded to Mr.. and
Mrs. c, Vanderbilt Barton OF New York,
Schuyler Orvls and Miss Ina Leland NJ
New York and Gordon Scott and Miss
Esther Beach. The finals will take place
on Tuesday evening. August %, when
twelve dancers Will be on the floor.
Hundreds OF cottasers and hotel guests
In fancy costumes were feature OF a
carnival bali given in the Convention
Hall last evening for the beneft OF the
charity wards OF the Saratoga Cure and
1nfrmary. Because the racing people
when III are cared for In the institution
the racing association and horse owners
took an active interest in the ball
Among those in the boxes were Mrs.
Henry b. Hyde. Dr. and Mrs. X. w.
Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Olcott. Mr.,
and Mrs. C., Vanderbilt Barton. William
u. Ellis and Miss Cynthia Kearney OF
New York. Harry 5. Ludlow. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles w. Frear. Mr.. and Mrs
John Don. Miss Morrison. Mr.. and Mrs
William l.. Hall Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T.
! Cluett, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ. Green, Mr.
and Mrs Edward Murphy I'd, Troy Mr.
, and Mrs. J. ~ Huyck, Albany; ex-senator
| Edgar T. Bracket. Mr.. and Mrs ID. w
Mabee, Mr., and Mrs. william j. Nor
rissey. Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Lawrence, Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Saportas. Mrs. James
Lee Scott, Miss Blanche Nolan. Mrs.
Webster Moriarta and DR.. arsi Mrs.
George y, Comstock
! Mrs, Chauncey Ocott was the hostess
at the Casino tea on Wednesday after
noon. which WAS attended by nearly a
thousand persons. In the competitive
dancing Jerome Savles Hess and Harord
Kuykendall we're the judges.
With the Inauguration OF dan0ing al
the United S ates Hotel this week every
night in the week Is now open to the
/ pastime either at the hotels or the Ca
/ sno At the United States Weines las
! and Friday nights have been set aside
for dancing and mt the Casino Tues lay
Thursday and Saturday. There IL dan
/ cling Mt the Grand Union every night
and the m dweek teas at the Casino hav,
been almost entirely given over TO ex
| hibitlons this summer.
: Harry Payne Whitney and partS
who came to Saratoga the latter part o.
last week started for the Adirondack,
early this week.
There was large. turnout on Tues
| day to aid the Home OF the Good Ship
! herd at its annual lawn fete on thu
grounds OF the institution. The rec p
ton committee included Mrs. ID, W Ma
| bee. Mrs. Wl'lam l. Hall Mrs II r. L,
+. Grabau. Mrs Walworth, Miss Thomp
son, Miss Blanche Nolan, Mrs. John Don
Mrs. +. w. Lawrence, Mrs. Henry y
Hyde Mrs. J Blair Scrlbner, Mrs. Me
Evan, Miss Leake Mrs, Spencer = Roche
Mrs. Knickerhacker, Mrs Thomas n. Led
lie. Mrs Frederick Roberts. Mrs Georv'
r. Salisbury, Mrs. George +. Comsto k
Mrs James W, Lester Mrs Abb NJ de
Mrs. Howard NJ, Durant. Miss Doty an
Mrs, Frank q. Rowland.
Mrs. George Perkins I,awton of New
York has announced a musical tea fo
Tuesday for the benefit OF the 81. Chris