New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-10
THE LUNGS OF MANHATTAN
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coolly n lded bv lq,ae oaks ard elms
Fur Fer On ire trees AGAIN begin 90 throng the PAIN
ON either side and the large building OF the Jones
Wood hotel with IT'S white plazzls great stables ana
est blishmens is the neAt Object of
interest The hoel itself is very German and very
good. Lager is the main stimuiant but white ana
fbein wines and weis beer also hvorte beverages.
The hotel almost upon the rivershoie 0G Geb.' H.
and Immediately between 1t ana he bank, Is the dane
ing platform THIS is helarges OF IT'S Kind IN te city,
it 1875 feet long by 10 feet wide, portion Of u being
built uOn tIcstle work. win tho CAIN moving iNef
running and muTmurng beneath its outer sid9. Tie
music stand at end. is loy, circular and not inee-
CANT with accommodations for large numHr o. musl-
On the left or northern side Of the platform. are tie
bowling. alleys the billiard tables, The shooting gal
Ieries etc with another barrOOm, and another hand
some yerandah facing the river bat dod WITH benches
and tables and designed for dancing. On certain
occasions however, these incumbiGsces are cleared
away and this vcrandah Is devoted 70 the light
fantastic" There three billiard tables and tie
bowling alleys tive in number These are in opera
ton ON Sunday but by the rules and regulations ofhe
premises, music is hushed ana dancing forbidden on
THE SWINGS.
On the right south side OF tie woods and the
river. a large number of drinking booths, whore
wine and lager stronger stimuants, extensively
dispensed for consideration. Here also are the
swings They are twenty in number, and are of
Che most approved style being put and kept in motion
BY the persons seated in either end OF the osciatng
car. Almost all people like 10 swing-boys and girls
aud children Of older growth. There is something
free and glorious. There is a Wild abandon In the
breezy undulatiug rush OF the swaying cars, with now
She back OF head which If almost enchanting The
Germans are especially fond of this amusement To see
q party of them--say two men, three woman aud
as many cbildren--taking ride Of this kind,
Is 10 catch glimpse OF genuine enjoyment;
Ihey start slowly ont Sut WIN ugor,, anna
creased, until at length the extremity Of speed Is at
tanned The children struggle squeal and get scared
The men shout, aud laugn Justify. The women
fall into their for protection. They give little
shrieks. "ahs Z" and "ohsl' Their mautii as become
disarranged their petticoats blow up, they display
mol a
Hurried and fightened bonnets become loosened hats
blow off the swing threatens 10 make clean somer
sault through tie branches above and spill is preciols
burden But Dietrich. swing'mopr9tor makes
dive and grabs end of The rushing car, Hans, an
other swing pIopleof, makes anotler dive ana graOS
the other end. They run with II, ale dragged and
pushed by it, but they dig their heels aud toes IN the
ground and cling ike grim death, and presently the
great pendulum is brou hit to stand still and the men
and title descend, assisting down after them the
painting Deena and Katrina and Wlelmna WHO /
blushngy arrange their skirts feeling pretty cool be-
meath them, with plenty experience for the subject |
matter Of long letter 10 the FfdtrlaIO.
TIL HOBBY HORSES.
The Hobby Horses also an institution. They
consist Of a number OF wooden ngufes which by tle
aspect OF their tails evidently intended 10 represent
horses placed in a circle around large hole in the
center and. upon being set IA motion by a species Of
simple machinery they slowly begin 10 move after the
manner Of circus steeds Beforehand they gene.
rally mounted mostly by girls ard women, and a. they
Increase in speed the borders upon the hilarious.
Faster aud faster whirl the wooden steeds The young
Iders begin 10 lose their confidence. They clutch the
with their feet neiyOuSy gripping the TANKS with their
knees, and, il Dutch and under FIVE years old usually
squa for mercy 10 the extent u their lungs But the
older parties IKE the iun. The girls Of sixteen boldly
cit their saddles regardless Of alpelIauccs. Their
broad brimmed hats blow off but they take the ribbons
In their teeth and let them blow they lose their water
falls, bat appear oblivous; perchaGce beneath the
waterfall the big bs Of hair, which resembles egg
plant also becomes dsa7ranged-the interior solidty
departs II colases, and the natural hair streams out
alone but they let it stream: Taeir crinoines take
the wind and make great d" chceses" high above the
ground but the weather Is hot and he winds grateful
and there let them cheese. The elderly women take
the exercise little more lesuIcly They Tie on their
boHnets with their hanekerchies lean forward IN their
beats and receive the wind On the oud Of their skirts
Presently at the hight of their merriment. signal is
given the irs pony comes to walk with nnunerabie
Jerks the others bring gradually there a cracking
Of strainne cTank and the riders reach their dcsna
fion, having ridden nile or two without stirring
thirty feet from the place whence they started.
There many OF these hobby horse ciFcuses at |
JOnes's Wood The exercise is not quite so violent as
that Of the swing. is swift in motion with scarcely
effort on the part OF the participants, and IL is
fayorite amusement with the pleasure-seekers.
Almost Immediately adjoining the hobby horses are
number Of those
PoP-GUN GALLERIES
which much in vogue at present. Sometimes
the largest target consists OF the usual circle Of many
lines of alternate black and white; sometimes II is
CLAY pine In the mouth Of unCOuih ebgg represent
ing the hero of Dounybrook Fair Ethiopian Jig
dancer As the ra nge il not very great-sareY ex.
Ceeding 30 feet-eonsderable dexteity in marksman-
ship is acquired by the tyro in short time. Pop
goes the spring gun, ana the lilt pewter hlur,
tued with red cotton quiyers IN the first or second
ring Of the target, o.; fortunately in the bulls eve,
ringing little bell and letting you of for the price OF
your four shOtsO cents. With the pipe for the tar
get the novice is az first wide Of the marx. One shot
after another pDks the image in various pats of the
bOdy-the shoe the calf OF the Lex the stomach the
third rib and then in the handle to its face the mouth
the cheek-all around the coveted pipe with tantaiz-
Ing proximity until at length snap the pipe into
hundred pieces and If not the winner Of Derby, Won
have tie satisfaction of having hit pretty large mark
with p0p-gnn at ten PAGES Some Of the drawbacks
20 this otherwise innocent amusement are the little
BOYS who up pry ont your missiles ast they
driven into The panks and then stand only two or
three inches avav from the line Of your shot put
ting you in constant dread Of knocking their eyes or
teeth out with the next shot, g
TWO MOSsTROgITIKS I
Not the least attractions OF the Wood AT the present
time singular specimens of the freaks uf nature
exhibition In small inclosurc, at ten sight. r
One Of these a with FIVE legs. The legs are il
all there, but particularly well formed Tie COW 4
has gWeed head and does Mt 70 Ike 10 much. '
The intelligent keeper confidently assured the specta
Tors the COW with calf which would be shortly
forthcoming with ~, legs perfectly formed. lie was d
evidently in tho habit Of ylowlus "e Ae" MON ana Inc
gospel truth over his loit shoulder
Ibe other hcus haiue is triple headed beast
representing respectively the cow bull and tho calf
This chez ful animal Is covered with sores enfs hsvI
with one mouth, corn and grass with another and
drinks lage. beer with the third all at the same time ei
an1 "ltlc1l noonsenene According to the III
nso,or its digestive organs are constantly in perfect
order 10
QUIETER AMUsEAENTs. III
The old reouener Of the Wood, however. tHe stohJ
t;erman Of family and reputation seldom svVs binsf
~ the exciting pastmes derived from the swing the
bowling ailey the biardtape tne aoDb9 horse Or the
ta6es on the riverward side OF the dacins platform.
aud there smoke lis pipe aud get outside If his lager
With only dreamy consciousness II bis own import