, 1863-02-14
THE GREAT SKATING Md7tH.

List Of Contestants and Awards Of
Prizes.
BEAUTY AND GRACE UPON ICE.
PlaIn md Fancy skatlns-spread Eagles and
Long Re:l-Se.1es and Incidents Of
the Grand Fete d'IIEer
Yesterday afternoon WAS the occasion Of the
great skating tournament at Washington
!. Park, an event novel in the annals Of the ice.
and which, as VIC had predicted, called forth
the best skating talent Of the city, and at
tracted an immense crowd Of spectators,
mostly ladies. The very announce
ncnt of this match. or MS the learned
managers termed it-.Jett Thittr, what
ever that is-threw the whole skatiug
fratcrnlty into iu,ter Of excitement, and
for week past, the Park has been crowded
with aspirants for the prizes, practising plain
skat5nr and do,nr the fancy. graceful ,vo-,,
which is the ambition Of every lover Of tbia
splendid amusement. Morning. afternoon md
evening, whenever the ice Was in condition.
the Park presented an array Of elegance and
grace which could only bc called forth by the
ice-thc greatest institution Of the winter
season. 1t recalled the days of MUSCULAR
pacaaism when tho coliseum. the omnb4.
t}cot -. ,nd the stadium ,rarc throncaa H.. A.
px+nnastic younr Romans and Athcn;aoa nroo-
-, .u...,. -, ~ PA"
tlslae 'ot ts'e Aauie4 "te''sn anu LUG upward
thumb Which should proclaim them the
yjctors. But neither Athens nor Rome in
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Aen l'a'n4'eet 0's - '>1 -'10 oeaaty cA-
cellcd the MUSCULAR Christians, at the Wash
ington Skating Park, or could boast brighter
eres rosier cl,eeks. or mort. temnt;nc ,nk1cs
49,. .haeo 1roro tta a.rs ~ va,,,,s 20 1a,,s
a'oelt 'nese "eis 1ne a''s' .. venus ano tteoe'
ana tne 1oya1, naeti'ncehs june Inc damp
and heavy 1aA oi sno" on 1hursday' and the
subsequent provoking thaW Of yesterday, ex-
cited fears that the skating would he rnfnca
thorchv nccasS;tat,po = nos+rone,nort ~ t,,a
iue'eos neeeesi.attAe "pootponelncnl VI tne
tournament, until Boreas should again con-
geal tue plain, aud fling over it the broad blue
,n;rror # ;nc Rr+ 4bt. ,r,r,rors ,f +,o por,r
''1'4o3 ~ 49, u@ 'As -a :, " Luz % o. "a
inylrinbly rises too late to get ahead Of Messrs
Hatch and Stats. the men nf the hcncvo,ent
hao,e ~ ,,..s;a, o-o- ~ ;.t,.xos.a - 49,
ooo's' "no pAes.ee o'sl eus , in'esesls VI LIZ
shatl's lsate.ni's' aao eatucr Lie etnlaren
| u'aueF tne's Wings, oa saturdays
Inc honr sci 1oF inc tournament WAS .
O'Clock and the prizes were announced as fol-
lows:
| LADIES' PRIZES.
To the best skater, pair Of sitver-mounted
skates to be selected BY the winner.
of sivcr.mounted BondIn s}atcs oHa otIsrea t, ~
volunteer prize, by Nj Rogers. Of lie firm o1
Fay e. Co., 153 Clark street.
10 NC m 5hlra PEST skatet, 'ady's season
~ +ho fn,rth ~ hast ahata, oo of s,,,,x
large size Photographs, in q spleudid gil1
frame, offered rs a volunteer prize by Wm
ena"' es4'' 1uo'og1aPner, los C1afk Street.
oEs1LKaES's Pn1zEs-
70 inc psst SKATER, par Of slVer"mountet
r. 9te secoI hest :Lo'er sae ".nu.a aaas, .;,,.o
for a laly and grutlcman to the Park nex
; winter.
10 tne inlfa pest ssater, = !aaSs eeasoi
Ia the fnnTti, hcsf st,tcr cna of sh,u,
-rs ~ tiza ig pesa eAa,of' cue VI M ",
frame offered as q volunteer pIize bT Wm
Shaw, esq, Photographer, 1S3 Clark street.
? prize to the poorest skater on nj the ice. citbc
!, IadT or gentleman, one dozen Cartes de- Yisitc
!, The rangc Of these prizes furnished an am
pie field for contestants, and had the effect t.
~ ca1, ont =. 1arre representation of tho bcs
. Talent of tho c,tv. which, considering th
y short time skating has been In vogue here q
q fashionable amusement may be farorabl
s compared with that of any other place.
Br9 o'clock full 1,5OO spectators were |,
attendance, occurring the spacious rooms
, the band stand, rcfres1mcnt room. bcnche,
, placed upon tile ice, and every "colgnc d
; yantage'' nttatnable, which should furnish AZ
I uninterrupted view Of the match. The ic<
was also covered with skaters, and the Light
/ Guard Band furnished excellent muEic until
: o'clock. The ice was in very fair condition
t considering the weather, and although sof
e and crispy along the borders WIS sufficient,
r hard and firm In the center to allow Of ampl
space for the exhibition. A patch about twE
q hundred and fifty feet by one hundred, bound
!. cd by the spectators benches, was therefor
:. reserved for the exhibition, the band stan'
t being upon the northern side and tn
| stand for the Committee of Awards anf