The New York herald., 1865-01-05
tine SlEloMlMo CARNIVAL.
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SPLENDID TURNOUT YESTERDAY.
HOW TO ENJOY the SPORT BESJ.
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The Way They Do It In
Russia.
THE oa<ATIN0 CARNIVAL.
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People who ~ No. q the doffghtful assessment =
seighns have hs9 n>t,s TO complain y tAs aoos
nodations and Opportunities which have sssn s9Hsa
them duriag this season fer the esjsy.s.s n thsn
favests sport December hes but Just passsa saA sn
. have had several days ~ NE very assss dsssspss
ssishins that has beea fsnshed ~ years. sad psspss
have nos failed - av themselves q ihs spssnAsd ep
tunities for tho grsainoason os tAsx dssss& Asesv
every 6new fsaof sufhcisns depth the t1Hsus ~ sn
or evsry description has been unnsualy hygp aA1 -
New Yesrsday IN pArsioular the disDastcs ssagtAee
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than on any day during The season The turnoss wD
so e Ss az &. spO W. nos 70 ssn:s
owing V tho travel Of pedestrians s1d vehcse
Nth warn vs's ss sos. Z.
ffsqusuted strssts However, there was quite sdisly
Or seighs oven down town. and few Of Ne stagsoo0.
sicds and keep home their wheeled onlbssss acas0s
which hailed with delight b. the niddling; caaea
Who aaosd e sss uss r
stage sieighs cf tho Fulton Forty and 6evensh Avenos
limo crowded a. every "Trip all along their o.se -
must have turned In handsome days eArntngs 70 theW
town. in ne Park In y: yica.sy M 49, =:
and ana perssc.ion. fhe roads were in admirable CEN
sna he dsd Or rather
thcr happy occupants without encounteng the shgns
sass hs IN 81 ss
attempted 70 DO scaled when - not unfrequen1
happened, over went the sleghs and down we.s
--vsrL AcsxN n~{0R avotA
snow, sometimes getting severely bruised %
generally moro frightened than hurt SlSlga1H
IL the columns Of the HExALD that ke repse
ing very old story to attempt It's description. "a. anew
shs Old tune q nsns bells Suo roDss ias.
ine 20 There s nothing new all this except 70 those
who have read Of enjoyed It before Cons'oss
Who have not performed the part Of the proposie
and the rest all that can be said 70 them " snss
tssn reading I'c Of IL Lss them hire their slsghsdons
nind the price-get up town while me ground IN S
and hsp g e; IN IN ses ss
ever could be afforded in side Of newspaper a..
In order 70 go sleghingf all that necessary Tor y.
Gun enjoyment Is to obey the following very h00es'
Firstly apus money In thy purse, which. though =
fetched and inappropriate nevertheless conveys VIZ
essential truth and prerequisite for ssagnng I'm ~ ~
oS else By pdns lis
tho amount but those days arc past Cash IN AdvsnCS
h now the nv.rsbo rule and a come asrss "a
proprietors have not always sufncient number q
sieighs TO accommodate ali their customers;
livery sse a. an ssry hodr 10 morning and hire :ss
best article see Or t4e one that = mos. ~.
70 yoy yCun % '1sss sss nohOS some style Of sleigh =
which you would mot like 70 exhibit yourself osr0~ -
Hce Therefore 60 bright and early ~. ., ,uee.bs,rS
AZ the case may be- Make her bundle on ner w.t.
dud. % ths same and particularly .s 09s 9ess os
Fourthy. Blaze away Tho last term 70 quite g.
roads with everything else sisds thss comes your
II signifies stopping at every hotel on sne roose ~
and dnf q vo. nSss vRo s SusdsS s
up 70 you N loving proximity u mems 0.s., -
oonsiusio. sopsmens Ard ne.rmc.y o - ~, 49, 80
Or elsewhere among sAs fsshionaDies Who go nss -
n nasss sss % . q Ssss .s.g
there may b unpleasant about w., o so.s
Of tho naoss hessHfui and delshsfsl pssiss :sn,s
can be enoyaL II 10 fresh air and fooa " - - =
os Ss :ss
Thers : .. ,hsr feature Of the ssghins ha. should =
America n vet out Of It's teens always mAkss Big az
plav whsn hcre IL chance for seighing me nnmps
enjoy t siiding ser the fsvors mannsr Of The n,s'
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walkss frghten adults By their pranks 70 say nosh!.e
of the n ocks in the shns which Their rspsd rusrlRe
sI .nas nGs shs yH words sbou. hs
norhs manner OF sleghing ought not 70 be unnsree
Tag this connsc,iCp They 40 nes sss sossss .'s ~
sss~ ls and sscents Of Ice bills uPon which quadnpse
nnd peds could have no chance Of figuring An eusse
-. wooden s~ss ssS y sss SsS =.
ssss ed nearly opposite TO- ut a. dstancs of severe
- IS At The back Of each leads 70 the summit mo.
VI lch inclined plano at tho shortest possible snGa
M med Of Immense blocks Of loo c.%essS A. 1csss:r :,. 3
ia ics, protected Al the sids. with li,sis ..
PARTIES thus descend ons hl and By the inpS.s. =
qnred rapidly At the end Of the rum where eheJ
for .bs % The op os the other tower whes I
again launch off, To the uninitiaed this s rather hazAre
sport and Sss.,&:I & has % ss
from the true line particularly In descending The slope
when the speed is terrific sends the scdge and s ocos
heipsssnoss The maaAgement Of the sedse s howeves
| 90 simple that few turns are simcicnt
.sss .,Uu. oas ss sh and Ess ons
cushion the top for the seat The rider psccs hmsea
a. the extremity with his legs advanced before HIM, ant
Be" x Sena S s a.
rudder for the slightest touch Is suoent 10 regulate "
aasSs "is: charge cha o LADY who 81. Sss~ssn his
and away they dash Bus have scen some lsdls
the gentlemen and perform the desoont without IN
slighest risk although the speed cannot be loss thai
thirty miles an hour TO the ladies this s most agree
able and healthy resort and the exercise almost MOSS
sary for the intense cold would render the ordinal1
recreation Of walking hardly cndurable TO maxi
stops being nfy for each tower which Of Itself goo<
days work The exciting sensation occasioncd by ~
speed and the uncontrolled hcadlong impetus OF N
siedge will not admit OF description. M howcvcr
that pleasurable nature that the snxtety 70 enjoy
| over on the increase, Among Other amussmcnt
| OF the season, the English resdents@ hav
started an ice boat In which they nah
excursions 70 Cronstadt and other 1ots IN The Gulf
Finland In fact tho Ice s raverwSd In al directions
these places by scdgcs but extraordinary lookout
kept and little huts for the ousttm houss oaosn ~
| thickly planted about 70 prevent Smuggling
| From this description We leavp our readers 70 IN
| whether the Russian or American plan II the mo-
agreeable For part ws prefer The American
being more natural aad noss sAs though psrhApA ~
| exciting