The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-26
NO SKATING At CENTRAL PARK

UTS1FFOIN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TNW-T-
NATION AT THE CLERK or rHa WEATHER .ND
THE CENTRAL PARK MANAGERS.
The Z" ball was' not sup yesterday, 1fty
thousand people, and boys, discovered 10 their
ct visiting the precincts Of the Central Park where
they had hoped 70 spend perhaps some q tho most
plea ant hours OF their Christmas holiday. In other
words, the pond not frozen over and skating upon
was out Of the question
Three nights Of sufficiently severe frost had elapsed
but thc cs upon the pond, Notwithstanding this
fact, not condition - permit skaling.
Tbs clicuy appears u have originated az eoiiows-is
will b, remembered that thaw succeeded the t spoil
Of skating At the Park and the managers thinking
take advantage Of 10 form entirely facc Of ice,
the old had been q thoroughly up bad tho 100
broken mp, with tho intention Of flooding i and 20
have and smooth .urface at tho next frost, BIT
the managers proposed sr the clerk Of tho weather ds
posed. Jack Irost never kept 50 shay a. ho did
during tho interval from Ne brraki ing ~ of the 100 20
few days since, bat shnn he did csne ho
yrs attended oy he b.'scn friend, old Borce',
his duty At the Ceura Pas skating pond; or, to spsk
morc plainly. the high wnd which has proyalci during
the past few days has infered with the formation of
new ice tho old relds Ard FOES arr sill, floating about
divided. ike the msp az wl watcred country, by M.
meSkls streams and rfyulcti
business yesterday. " course peopn did not know
whether the ban was up r down, unless Ihry went
passaai, let Us bro suggest . little Improvement
~ This already good lit OF tho Commissioners.
Nhy NOT also extend ;he hformaton conveyed BY tho
ball mo- serally than sst present. There many
ana empl, means Of 'oing ths Tie Central Park police,
~ their telegraph Nigh, communicate with all the sta
ton houses ~ The city and that manner notics r tho
elevation Of the ball couid given 70 Tho residents II
each ward such potlce m1t aleo DO te.egrapao and
posted 10 IN the various publt places snch he C,y
Hall and other parks at the br,es, which many
suburban residents 70 emily Tho p Afforded
the cntnIfsfk, ani IN the ddeut ralrocd Inca Such
arrapgcment would amount Of trouble all
annoy ance and prevent the recurrence Of such neral
DISAPPOINTMENT a. occasions, yesterday.
II computed tat not less tnn rfty thogsnni rcuplo
OF all ages visited The Park yestay fer the purpoea of
skating The greater portion cane In the ufprung a.
the fact that there utn The psnd III for *
ing being rumored about Me city rreventcd tho
visits II many thousands more q oshorw the nnmber
disappointed would have been mich greater than thtt
risen above constant stream u persons poured -
and from tho posd m Into hour In ths Afternoon.
rpon alghtDE ~ the termni Oh ne tho espsctans
skaters cast immediate tnd eages tsnces in the direction
81 the ball bu, nou9ht met thor cave the bare osex
tending up into the say. The red orb that
could hardly have been more starting them tan tho
stock IN which he Interested down After con-
No 20 far they, ~ general hinf continued their poo
~ - " the pond, on their MEETING others returning
from lruitless journey. After N inspection and "a
stare they returned Also o. betook themselves 10
the mrnerous little ponds In tn neishborhopi, vhors
beysendeavorcd " remedy theft disappointment unl -
az was most frequently the caet, they found IN pSns
TOO crowded for further peasurfbe intrusion. Whoa
u considered that yesterday wac ono o. the foS hld.
on which opportunity " given n citysns u otoy
themselves, u will b. seen how great thn dsappoiI
ment by those Juveniles upon whom -anil ClNi8 htl
bstowed 80 acceptable present pair nf a Us tho
evening previous and 70 whon az oppoi any s-xgycn