The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
SARATOGA SPRINGS
RACING SEASON Is ON
Opening Comes at End of Busy
Week Of Dances and En-
tcrtainmcnts.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. with the
opening this afternoon OF the annual
meeting OF the Saratoga Association on
the Union avenue track the elimination OF
the busiest week of the season was
reached. The expectations of brilliant
beginning of the month were fulfilled long
before the bugle was sounded for the
first race. The cottage colony never was
larger and the hotels are throngod with
guests
Leading up TO the start OF the racing
season were a number OF society events
earlier In tho week which attracted hun
DIR, dis to the Casino Among the most
brilliant was the annual charity ball for
the benefit of the Saratoga Hospital,
which was marked by large number OF
exhibition dances. Among the features
was an Italian dance. the Tarantclla, fol-
lowed by display of dances OF the new
school.
Miss Katherine Suarez OF New York
featured In classic dance and later IN
the evening Miss Beatrice Buttling OF
Brooklyn and Miss Katharine Flkins OF
New York. dancing with Harold kuyden-
dali OF Brooklyn and Harris Horton OF
Glens Falls, gave several variations OF the
latest steps Mr.. Kuykendall and Miss
Buttling introduced an innovatioN with
-Four in one" which was combination
OF the make. tango, onestep and heslta-
ton. danced to the same music Mr.
kuykendall also gave "A solo gavottc
Winners at auction bridge We're Miss
Rita Hayden, Walter A. Fullerton, Harry
Crockcr. DR.. Earl II. King. Thomas =.
McGovern, Mrs. James y. Croker. Mrs.
Walter A. Fullerton, Miss Anna Crocker.
Il +. Knapp and Mrs John Foley.
nj al al oh oil
Hlgglnson Came" by Grace H. Knapp,
was presented this week at Bethesda
parish house with "A cast VI Saratoga and
visiting amateurs and attracted large
audiences.
In spite OF the handicap OF bad
weather more than two hundred persons
attended the weekly tea at the Casino
Wednesday afternoon Miss Henrietta
Cramer OF Troy was the hostess. As
sisttug her in receiving were Mrs
Frederick Mcngcs. Mrs. J. ~ Colcord.
Mrs. Y +. Knapp Mrs u. v. Il. Johnson
OF Albany and Mrs r. H. Ashton. Mrs.
George Perkins Lawton OF New York
George II. Salisbury and Mrs. Joseph
clark OF the punch and Miss Van Nose
OF Albany had charge OF the service
Young women who assisted were the
Misses Edith Allln OF England. Charlotte
Smith, Ina Leland Of New York. Mar
guerte Mcnges. Dorothy White. Sara
and Eleanor Idc OF Troy. Abbe ana
Mary Lockwood. the Misses Kerley ~
Balston Spa, the Misses Helen Collins
OF Gloucester. Mass. Mary Louise Smith
OF Newman. Ga Natalie ColcOrd. Mabel
Colcord of Washington, u. G.: Lois Don
OF Troy and Cynthia kearney OF New
York
Mrs Spencer Trask entertained nt
dinner on Tuesday night NJ Yaddo the
/ III l.,
| charge the arrangements for the dedica-
| ton OF the Trask Memorial. recently
| erected by the village. Mrs. Trask was
| unable to receive her guests personally
although her physicians believe that her
condition shows an improvement over
last year
william j. Morrlssey Deputy Commits
sioner of Public Works and Mrs. Nor
rlssey entertained at dinner Tuesday
night at their Union avenue cottage be
| fore taking their guests TO the charity
| ball at the Casino Those who dined We're
| Mr. and Mis-. George y Ostrander, Mr.
ard Mrs. Clarence Is Kilmer. capt. an,
Mrs Ranulf Compton Miss Blanche
| Nolan OF Albany. Daniel Lathrop Law
ton Of New York. Irving l. Goldsmith
| ami Miss Ina Mayne ~ Nv York
The members OF the Pennsylvania
| Canal Commission. who have been ir
specting the public works in the state
were guests here early In the week. 7
the party were william a. MCGEE. form"
Mayor OF Pittsburg Gan, Joseph a
Chambers, Cot. Thomas W. Symons an
A. s. McSwigan OF the PENNSYLVANIA
commission ]. r Eichenauer, Dcput
Attorney-Goncral OF Pennsylvania; J. n
Taubhnger. Col. L. W. Lucas. consulting
engineer for the barge canal; actin
Superlntend Of Pga.c Work
William J, Morrissey, Deputy state En-
gineer. n. = Ladue and Deputy stat
Engineer Arnold O. Chapman.
One hundred and elghty-nne member
OF the New York State Fruit Growers As
sociaton. on their annual excursion. sper
Tuesday night In Saratoga and then LEI
for the remainder of the tour. which wi
include the Champlaln and ST. Lawrenc
district. terminating at Rochester,
Arrangements are under way for ~
Republican and Democratic State confer
enceS. which will be held here in mic
August the Republicans meeting on Az
gust Is and the Democrats on August
r and 81 The headquarters OF the Republ
, cans will he the United States Hote
while the Democrats will gather at Il
r Grand Union.
So popular have the modern dances HI
come that three dances are given eac
week at the Casino on Tuesday, Thureda
and Saturday evenings. At the open a
o dancing pavilion Of the Grand tnic
Hotel Wednesday night prizes wei
awarded to amateurs who participated
: n ouestep contest. Moro than five tho
1 sand persons attended tho Sunday ev
D ming concerts IN the parks,
\. r. T Wilson, president OF the Saratof
7 Association has opened the Fish cottaa
I on Fifth avenue for the month. Owing
= death in the family. President and MI
d Wilson plan no entertaining this year al
will pass the month quietly here.
!. The demand for the baths has reach'
such point that the Magnetic Baths n
" overcrowded daily and the State Reserve
ton Commission. which Is operating d
i, bathing establishments. has issued
- statement calling attention TO the facl
ties of the Saratoga Baths. which are al
,, conducted by the State