New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-04
THE SKATING SEASON

The ice cauiual has opened a' tie Central Park
acr many uisgivings the part of The goOdly fra.
fernify Of sLaters thai Tie Winter would be and
gone ere the parts would pc ready 10 bear Tho sry
with "uceclai heels, in waiting for the signal to
.1mmon tnem 10 frozen fields Of glory. All tnis
week, with brief intermissiors, the ponds in the
Park ard vicinity, as well as those in suburban
BROOKLYN and far-od New-Iersey, have been
tlronr,d by eager ihousands, bent on making the
mo.t Of tie brief season Of spoH which remains to
them Ienceforb the fere solitude Of he Pork, no
longer sacred % - sforked bankers and bookkeep-
err, who seek in equestrian eHercise relief for the
exhausted brain, is daily, aye and nightly, frequent
ed by the ardent lover, Of skaiing. Instead of bol-
low -ey ed consumpiye looking men, bosiriding bony
beass, and ambling dong the bride peihs, 10y way
Of PENALTY for violating the laws Of health, there are
now troops Of merry youthsand brighteyed rnaidene,
skimming over she lee, drinking IN deep dnughis OF
health and happiness, md making the frosty cir
musical wiki siyery laughter.
THE kIw-YORK SKATING PONDS.
On Aouday for tie afsi time this senson was tho
"bal up" and The welcome amusemsnt wae made
known through the city with a speed that would
shame all tho te graphs ever invented And yet, not
unite bnlf the skating nccon mods.ions OF The Park
wer, I'm order, lor only the Lower Pond was de-
clarcd e. be- ready for the crowd Tie other Ponds
Ind ne vet so resisted tie approaches Of friend Frost
o.r,t a. H. quite fale 20 the tread Of tie multitude.
But The cold weather, Rnd the Two m0drraeiy-fiill
r.rlfs Il New Years I've and & night before, have
e,mtle.ed the week 30 well tegun and now the
fllest fsr,ts Offered for the perfect enjoyment
oil tho ivoriie sport. All he Lakes pohde aud pud
dee hat ere susceptible Of lrce-aoR, are fozen, and
,lere is consequent Joy 10 the juvenile world.
We need hardly give 20 our renders iustructiono
for reaching the Central Park In tho rush for
races. every ayenue-rairoad is called into the meet
active roqnisiion from the First clear scrors to The
Ninth lager travellers Parkward must be guided n
their choice by their respective convenirnoes. Hou
NUT hopo Tor empty GER, or for ore even modsr-
ateiy fall You must retolntely make up your mind
10 face . crowd, whichever way yon turn, aud Tie
more good nature you can bing TO bear On suoh coca
sons tbe Ileasarer fof your nei6hbos, and Infinite
Is The better for younoh.
Beride tue Central Park ponds there are DlmteT
or srnalsr ones lat hayo been exclnporized by The
flowing Of unknown waters iuto the deep hollow'
bat have been le. by ntcoslary Excavations for tho
been by tho surrounding entertainments, sheltered
from tho wind, they have frozen more fold!y tia
hs deeper aud more expanded ponds OF ti'
laik proper Que Of these 10 known 40 " Beck
name" and il Of Sv,ieth street, rear the 1hir
avenue ard aay be reached by the Second or Thi-'
Avenue ca5s. Archer pond. for which we hay
heard 10 distinctive name, is f,tnaiei on One
huud,o l.,nd-s.H,h street. near Third avenue, and
,eacl ID by tie same clrs. Al along the rnifd an
secoad.ayenue Railroads, and by The sile ofsom' q
tie other railroads, arc similar email ponds who
Gay be usod By skaiers
The great trouble with these places 10 the DANCE
Of being insuiied by rowdy boys, who, while The
usy not commit acis OF such positive violence as
call for the Interference OF the PoNce, can still
M olscero ingenuity Of Language, speedily cii'
from the ice any lady and her attendants.
on course, or die Central Park ice, 40 such II
suits ers 1, 10 sncouns.red, the ParsAeepeIs boz