The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-15

The Central Park Concerts.

Ths rich musical treat offered for the elccaton Of the
pubic in tho programme which published in the
HERALD, drew concourse Of people TO tho Park yeser
day outnunbering very considerably all former gather
ings to the Peoples Concerts. II must almost like
stereoyped phrase say that yesterdays the most
successful concert yet OF tho But the fact
stands, as shown by rough estimate from the cato
keepers record According TO 1t close 40, GOO peo
po congrcgated within the Park enclosures. An
equally reliable test, but not open TO pub
lie scrutiny, could be found in the cash returns
Of the conductors Of the various railway cars
running up town. The ready statement, however, made
by some of the conductors these lines, and which they
gave while evidently nborng under plethora Of re-
ceps, places beyond all doubt the fact that yesterday
was the monster concert of the season. The weather
all thai could be desired, bracing, yet and
joyablo even to the close The time for the
ment the music has been x, half hour earlier than
heretofore until the end ot the This change Is
rendered necessary account of the earlier approac
Of the night. which considering tho excellence of tho
music and tho general Inducements of prolonged ram
be- might reasonably enough oycrtake too many Of tho
distant visitors, and thus lead from the rushing
and crowing into cars, and indeed for the wants Of
sufficient number of conveyanccs, 10 many unpleasant
results The necessity Of the change in the hour be
cornrg every week more obvious and il may be AZ we'll
to state that the Inspector Of tho Park the for
the crisis, and had the change accordingly made.
noiiccd the band took their position the Green,
large snace of green sward hitherto well preserved
now closely trimmed and smooth as velvet At the
eastern oEd OF IL copsc oil trees but sufficiently dis
ant not ~ mar the music the platform was erected for
the band, while ia the frcnt-the space unfortunately
being devoid Of shade--an mmorse crowd Of lis
tenefs moved noiaccssly about. With the In
creased attendance Of lcieslia there also
evidently large increase Of cqucsrins and carriage
people, among whonye, OF course include the free and
boys who happier than when driving their
hall starved but incomrehensbiy fast nags ahead OF the
stylish equilges and scattering tho dust in clouds in
the faces Of their arstocra; rivals the road. Msoris
Of vehicles there, and gcody motley Of various
grades Of persons from the said eqnipages stroe about
the grounds A. usual thc greatest harmony, apa.i in
this connection from tbs harmony OF tho band, prevailed
Throughout the msc concnursc, which Ia front OF the
platform almost thics as crowd at a mass
meeting by tofchii.ht. One Of the advantages de-
rived from locating the band on tlc green found
in The removal OF The cause the unccasUg and very
pleasant nose Of the tramp and tread Of many people
upon the grayel!ed mail and which dctracet very much
from OF the The great expectation,
II was really the gem OF tho evening, tho perform
Of the National Mnllcy. The programme fully
led out yet few oft the gsoand I'LL after the
performance Of the National Medley. Those who have
heard this unriyailed military steal composition, may
doubt, ike 90 hear il again; these who did not ENJOY
that pleasure yesterday, advice 10 80 To tho Central
Park concert next fine Saturday.