The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-18

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The Pond Illuminated ut Night-Skates
TO he Hired and Coffee to be Bought-
More Lady Skaters-Greater Display OF
Skill Among tho Ladies-A Rand OF
Music for the Skaters Use, &c., Sc.
The skating resumed yesterday with all the vigor
OF the preceding days. and although the number present
OF masculines on skates not great, far larger
number Of femnnes made their appearance than the
former occasions Doubtless they gaining courage,
now they find that respectable persons Of their
join in the sport. Yesterday Of the great things
that induced good city folks TO leave their closely
shut up dwellings and take few hours exercise upon
the pond, ramble through the Park the charm.
ing loneliness Of the weather Apollo seemed to be in
very good humor.
On Saturday he sulky, but yesterday morning he
with all his beauteous rays resplenden that the
few who INDUCED in early morning exercise cheered
by his briancy II seemed TO warm up their feelings,
and they recognized another fellow skaters Of
the previous mornings, they would give hearty greet
Better here than in bed" &c. But stin tho number
but few and only those who really appreciated the
advantages Of swift motion through pure air At early
offered 1t was not till nearly nine o'clock A. NJ that the
people came in any numbers but after that hour the
concourse began to increase rapidly. Then tn,
swiftly moving masses could be seen all over
the ponds, both above and below the bridge,
and shortly after the ladies' began to make
their appearance-hrst sngy, next in pairs, and
finally groups. In very short time the ceanly swept
surface of the pond began 70 look as II II were well
sprnkled with white sugar which, unfortunately began
to soon change its white appearance for much drtier
hue as the sun began to have upon the cut mp par
tces. There were not SO many lockers yesterday,
almost every joining in the sport The OF this
very evident in tho following sign which appeared at
the entrance way of several of the booths or tents
/ SKATES FOR HIRE, AT TEN CENTS FER HOUR
Now as this was very reasonable charge for an hours
nairQ If hDrsa
would otherwise have had to remain quiet that handed
out their deposit for the skates and gladly paid the ten
do with my great coat, will be too heavy to skate in
today" This was soon to be romeded for the lender
had hooks fixed up in his booth for the purpose, at the
same reasonable rate of ''ten cents per hour"
The ladies' and children made use Of chairs, and some
times the inquiry would be madc-ssWhere can get
chair for our USE and what will be the pr,ceY "0h,
here comes man with some TO hire out the price be
determined BY the beard up against that tent What
saith the oracleS
/ CHAIRS FOR HIRE At FIFTEEN chSTs rEE HOUR.
So here chance for lady who does not care about
skating or for child who cannot skate to have glide
over the slippery surface without fatigue and the gentle
man on his skates Just well push the chair be-
fore him and contribute to anothers be
so selhsh to skate alone OF do not
say that ii lady should hire chair all the gentlemen are
TO rush forward and become propelng machines but IL
gent man that skate has in his company lady who
cannot skate, by using one OF these chairs she can
become partner in his amusemens, and not put him to
much disadvantage. Fathers can also please their little
by giving them ride in Of these chairs for
hour mt little more than the 'price Of the drink which
price they will in Doctors bills the children will
be breathing the pure atmosphere all the time While
on the subject Of the booths we might well say that
the
REFREsHNESr SALOONS ARE now OPEN,
and persons who may feel their appetites sharpened by
the exercise obtain good cup Of coffee for six
cents sandwich piece Of pie for the same amount
other refreshments reasonable prices Segars are
also TO be had at hotel prices saloon for ladies'
course of erection.
THE LADIES' POND AT THREE p. N.
was scene Of life indeed. Not only there large
seated the benches, &C, watching the skaters
very good regulation was yesterday put in force with
regard 10 the gentlemen skating on this reserve No gen
tlcmsn was allowed TO skate alone although he might
have dozen ladies tho bank lie must either skate
with her. put her in chair, or Ego out" Perhaps
some very energetic young man would be seen flying
the ice at rapid rate and with graceful move
mcns, when he would suddenly be brought TO stand
stu by The oiices sailng him. Now young Gentleman
down" "Then you must sit down too" "But do not
want" Then, said the unimpressibe officer ''you must
60 TO the ether pond and ii the geneman could not
would fctch his lady out he had 70 Ego out
HIMSELF When thus removed he would not again be
allowed ON that part q the ice Two arrests made
in consequence Of persons pcsstng 70 skate when thus
warned. speaking Of arrests some OF the visitors trans
gess ruler by going to the ice by the proper paths
as laid out, but by creeping under jumping fences
As this mostly done through thoughessness the police
would like our readers 70 know that by so doing they
liable to arrest.
Among the sklful lady skaters yesterday were Nile
Gree nough, from Paris Miss Ill., OF Montreal and Miss
Barker formerly q New Bedford OF Brooklyn. This
last lady excited much admiration by her petite appear
and her graceful motions while skating With her
unce, also good skater. Several ladies' adopted semi
Polish costume, but still chose long skirts dread
fully in tho way, and dangerous.
THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POND.
Between hall rast five and six oclock the ice lit up
by means OF two calcium lamps placed the eminence
known as the Circle, and which light made the
moon look pale and put out the brilliancy OF
the lanterns affixed TO the gentlemens waist straps
The effect was very peculiar, each person
had his shadow thrown along the ice nearly fifty yards
IN length, some boxing remarked, 'like a yard
OF pump water" When the lights gnitcd, the first
were saluted by loud hurah show ing plainly that
this effort the part Of the Park hores TO
10 the Of the citizens w apprec lated The
intention 10 have half dozen Of these lamps placed
AZ various points around the pond WHOM the ice Will be
light a. day The Eighth Avenue Railroad will their
cars IT, the sixty seventh stree. entranceabout 1--WE
minutes walk from the Iond--up till late hour each
night that persons will be able reach the pond from
down town after supper. When all the lights ignted
the sbadowy eject before noticed will be totally done
away with The appearance of tho crowd from the Circle
was very enivcnng as they Fitted By the thrown
out by The lamps.
MvsIc TO-DAY.
II is confidently expected that there viii be band Of
music on the ice this afternoon 10 enable skaters
perform quadrile waltz II they should be so inclined
The curling pond stil obtains patronage, and several
Yesterday Lave