The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-04
The skating Carnival.

Jack Frost having behaved himself very decently for
the last few days, Old America and Young America OF
both sexes who given to the vigorous and heahfu
exercise Of skating have been having glorious carnival
on the Central Park pond since New Year Stating
this fact may appear srkngy initiative OF the meeoroo
gica sage Of Brooklyn Heights (who II is well known,
tell with infalble accuracy what kind OF weather we
had yesterday but s not all unnecessary when
considers that may perchance meet eye Of some equity
old gentleman distracted bookworm languishing love-
sick SWAIN and have the effect Of restoring such and all
them health and sober reason In this view OF the
matter, this constant chronclng of the dongs the
skating pond is destined 10 have most sautary influence
in attracting thousands of delicate and enervaed people
TO participate in exercise which inferior other
its heathful effects the human system, bringing as
does into vigorous play the entire muscular tissue the
body Then, extraordinary as II may seem, there
many who have heard Of skating and know little
about the mechanism Of pair Of rockers as they do
respecting the tail Of the great comet which made liz ap
and old women nearly out Of their senses Many such
there are, perhaps, in this great city OF ours, and
to prove the fact beyond all cavil, our report
Of these exceedingly verdant critters and though he he
crer not reporer) was not object Of quite much
curiosity as 'the youth that woman, y still
II amusing to listen to bis EXPLANATIONS OF astonsh
ment and TO witness the extraordinary essays he made
at balancing himself on single skate good deal Of
"
ALL together with sundry hard knocks and pushes in the
very best humor
the famous red ball high up in the air yester
day. and Of course thousands Of men and women boys
and girls high and low rich and poor we're on the ska
ing pond, rushing, dAshing, sliding, umbng and flying
in every direction 1t was regular Brother Jonathan,
independent democratic skating party, done inst IKE
twenty thirty thousand people, without exagge
ration having been present at once, and the great bulk
Of them skates II made up just such scene only
witnessed v,
epectve Of birth bank books and do mnge toge
Their in glorious freedom, and where as might have been
yesterday the shns Of the millionaire are as little
respected those of the black by our fast skaters
who fly right and left with lightning speed, driving every
Il would be impossible to give really vivid description
of what Ia seen the Central Park pond on skating
ed the rich Jokes cracked the droll expressions, the
exquisite (iu double sense} skating the comical tumb
.ne shouts o. laughter ana derson which follow
crinoned creatures who courageously dare the saucy
ubricy Of the ice the natural splendor OF the surround
ngs Of the pond ITSELF and thous and other unmentona
bic things but all these have already been repeatedly and
fully photographed in such way to render anything
further than mere reference TO them totally
It's enough to say that the pond presented lively pic.
skating carnival
haps more requented than by lady skaters
in the art as well as Did hands, rather feet which had
evidently many winter before danced the glossy
face Of the Ice aud learnt TO play pranks which might task
10 the utmost OF the most sklful veterans Of the
opposite sex to execute. This pond was Of course the
centre OF great attracton to the lords OF creation who
stood ranged around the high banks shiverng but ad
mng while their teeth kept up lively chatterng chorus
10 the music OF the skates
While most of the regulations in force for the preserva
ton OF good order and the convenience of the skaters
excellent, there are, nevertheless, things which
might be improved Thus, there some half dozen
frcshment places scattered around the pond where hot
coffee cakes and pies may be obtaned but the propre
tors Of these sncons appear to have very little conscience
as they take advantage the agonzed somachs Of the
skaters by charging them the most outrageous prices OF
course man with raging appetite after few hours
cents for piece Of pie the size Of bees knee but he
will pay rather than away unsatisfed This matter
should be looked to- as II Ia OF small IMPORTANCE The
saloon keepers doubtless hold licenses from the Park
Commissioners, and they should be made to come down
In their prices else not allowed 10 carry on their bust
ness, and their places supplied by others more rea
sonable.