The New York herald., 1864-12-24
The SKATING CARNIVAL.


Great RasA Of People - the PaFk-The
p11sh Avenue Pond, sc.
The skatsrsAaA another grand day Of u yesterday.
Ths ice % the Payk ponds splendid condiiep and
Thousands of psopse pars,sy~ssA avss.~, p..&.
ofskating rhs al the railway nss crowd
ID from early u the morning uutn . late hour Of tho
night with passengers hurryisg 70 shs Park Tor sss p
psss q saoyiag - wis.sins shs SPORT enc Ill The up
town and side streets Allied With people
carrying skates In their r,nds supg their shoui
lsr and wssAhg their way 10 the great centre Of asse
tien-ths Park
The facilities Cor skating, though admirable Thurs
day. much better yesterday Tho entire surface Of
the ponds had been thoroughly swept during the night
ana scarcely rut or patch Of snow was 10 be seen,
20 completely had the smoothing and scrapse operation
perfect shes. of glass. and, q course Va: without
biemish for skntng purposss The sport therefore, was
70 ns :: On : s:'
the carnival and The number Of thcss who attended
specta.ors vss large in proportion Tho fair ss1 made
Ing and, generally speaking, showed themselves re-
marKaby expert. even in the most dculs style Of ma
The pond was kept open uasa ha past sleves o'clock
last night, being brilliantly Illuminated artcr dark by
highly picturesque and snlmatns Il would be vain 70
attempt any description OF u; bue ~ TO Be repeated
20 s best thing the s 90 . 60 aud see
bother and labor OF seeking after
POND OF rnE NEW YoRx SEATING CLUB.
skating pond for the exclusive Of the members Of
The New York Skating Club 10 being prepared the sle
IKE situated about opposite Seventy second street,
the Park, close by Fifsh avenue. On this pond some
rangemsuts have been made for several interesting
matches between noted skatsra The pond ID expected
will be ready Tor use today
FIFrH AVENUE POND.
The skating on this pond has becn excellent since
Thursday afternoon, when thrown opon the use
Of those having tickets sn.itliex them 70 admission.
terdn nrOp Mr. ma al IN
afford bis patrons better facilities for enjoying themselves
the pond having been cleaned more thoroughly than
the day preceding. Hundreds OF our most fashionable
people visited the pond and the sport kept up until
half past ten o'clock at night The Fifth Avenue Pond
paropized by the BON fon and conducted In the best
style by the proprietor large house for the letting
and sv:y q he way q III shelter supply
ana sweepers were hard At work Yesterday, and the
pond. therefore, viii bs in tip top order this morning
TIM sLEranrNa.
The lovers Of sleigh riding have bad splendid oppor.
tunlty for enjoying themselves equally AZ heartily as the
skaters during che past few dsya The snow, which
seemed ready TO melt away under the influence Of the
last overtaken by the hard frost that occurred
the evening OF the day. and fsssped 10 the ground
heavy dspcusaion OF heat the consequence that the
layer OF covering the ground although not rcmska
,h' Sy .1cs' yet very soos auraos ssa sppsy ana
otherwise might have been. Up town the slessbing
is really splcndid On the Firth avsnue; Madsos
larry. thero was 70 be seen yesterday . constant
succession Of seighs dashing upward and downward 40
companled by the pleasant music OF the jngng bells,
welcome TO the ear In the dreary months OF winter TX
cepting skating ITSELF there h perhaps moro delight.
seems to be more hssrty wsSms % our people. Every
thing the shape OF sleigh placed behind horse
Of livery Stable Keepers mus: have been Immense The
charges not high during the present as
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ever.