The New York herald., 1865-02-26
The Park.

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TERMINATION or THE WINTER SPORTS-FURTHRB
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4he sunny weather Of tho last few days has well nigh
pus end the skang and other winter amseiaents
N the Park. 80 much night skating has mot been known
FOR years. the Central ake has bsen c0nsah1y crowded
and tho skating clubs tho Conservatory pond and the
sco.cA curriers' on ths lower pond, have had .
sur.eit OF their fayorite amusement lin truth,
after fifty days OF uninterrupted frost, ths most
inyeterate skater may well tires Tho sunshine
which dispersed tho zoe and has begun 70 bring OFT
the spring beauties Of the Park Patches Of green
love the russet brown Of tho herbage tho Ramble II
Stunning hs woaed aspect and carriages replacs seighs
on the public drives. sa.4 j U..aeI = PHI ssf "ts.
UAeQualled in its location, the ark Of New York has
advantages every other similar place Of public re
Partly those advantages due nature, partly
70 art rather the skifu way IN which art has been
ade Tbscvien 70 mature In preserving and improving
the natural beauties Of the landscape Vast have
been avshed the Bcis de Boulogne OF Paris and on
bright summers day Europe presents more brilliant
But the effect after the FIRST few hours Is feel
ing OF monotony There the trees the costly equi
pages the gay dressed throng the Seats the chaAteng
b,es and ever present soldcry and the long, unbrokon
stretch Of green sward i + the same thing dear to
no change, no variety The Prnter q "A even more com
each Gcrman heart but ;s;s do Boulopnc Nor do any
parks possess greater mobility Of feature.
Like the pare res in Timon's garden, each an
tive OF all the rest. Our Park far exceeds
each Of them in extent and surpasses all Of them col
lecvey In picturesque variety OF surface In its rocky
knobs and pl sweeps of hill and dale In
sect only does the Park compare unavOraby with its
European c0mpce and that Is in the absence Of shade
trees Time alone supply this want unless il should
be found able in tho OF the Bois de Bou
logne, 10 transplant trees OF mature growth. The
lghtened energy and enterprise which in years
have converted swamp, pcoped only by squatters, and
aDoundng In unwholesome ague pits, into the largest
and most beautiful public park in the world will not
long this unslDDlied
Among the improvements now in ppoeross tho new
drvc-a continuation Of East Drive to Six and Seventh
svenues-s being pushed on and IL is expected will be
completed about June. BY this drive another bridge
ing statuary Is being fitted up the Arsenal TO
receive the noble gin Of statuary sented by MIS- Craw
ford rustic house also being constructed Tor the
fhe collection a American ayles-br0wn, big black, bald
beaded and Mount Vernop-nsw located outside the
Armory Several important addt ons have been made to
the geological collection The pcian and the op0ssum
have each bcen ntted with . mate. young black
American bear has been added together with pair Of
broad tailed sheep from the Cape OF Good H0pe ne
female hnfalo, and equally fine elk. The Collection
low ODmprsss three rngd0ves, . raCco0n . paAr of
op0sssms, ktnkajos three ant bears pair Of peli.
cana hve whhsling dhoks two wild dusks from Porto
RICO, nueriA three monkeys an anassnda, tive biAck
Amersan beass two broad tailed sheep, buffalo,
elk, foor tvtles naningo i've prairie Wolves, four
teen American eaehs . silver gray fox, with swans,
geese Ac the lakes Guinea hens and peaceckS
in the RmnbSe and fom enc hundred and nay 70 two
hundred pigeons IN tho dovscote. II IN contemplation
TO erect suitable quarters for this collection IN
hanlnltan sQnare.