The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-23
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spIc ndid sport sterdny-Carnival Inst
Ev cning on sylvan Lake, and this
Da, on Firth Avenue Pond.

splc ndid Sport Yesterdny-Cnrnival Last
Ev cning on sylvan Lake, and this
Da, on Firth Avenue Pond.
Ycstc day decidedly the most enjoyable day had
this sea- by the skating fraternity and certainly
was made the most Of The atmosphere was not what
would be styled warm, but the mild applied to il
would not be inappropriate. The ice in excellent
condition on all the lakes and certainly not less than
seventy-nvc thousand persons upon the surface
OF tho various ponds.
THE PARK LAKES
From mornin & Till late in the evening the surface
OF the Park lake covered with skaters Skaters OF
sizes dcscrp tons and patterns juyenle and sen 10
skaters, handsom and paip-oobng graceful and awk
ward, al H. ere monitors others on fiat
bottoms, = grooved skates aud others on
'rockers, but all npying themselves Towaris even M
not square foot or ice was unoccuped and II was AZ
most dangerous for nv not well practisod venture
among the crowd TlVre they were hurrying s-srrynr
busting and hustling, skmming along the surface
pushing the crowd on either side carefully picking
siepsa laughing, Imp crowd blessing Jack Frost the
weather clerk and the commissioners Then tSe re-
freshment department, hot coe and cakes pie dough
nuts crullers aud oyster sws vanished with lghiang
rapidity down the threats OF the hungry skaters
stamps rushed into the Golfers u tho propr yvsh
equal speed. II big day the Park and we hoyc
there will DO many like IT,
THH FIFTH AVENUE POND
Yesterday, usual. there large crowd Of
Is kept In splendid condition, and the name Of the
Majors patrons Is "Lesion" This day oycry person
casion OF the grand annual carnival celebrated for the
mann OF It's getting up Tho gates will he opened
O'Clock TO the public. and from that ill midnight
the deorkeepcrs viii receive little rcs Two fun bands
will discourse during tho afternoon and the evening
tho attractions u the pond win be enhancedby mag
nicent display OF illuminated llntefns, fireworks
colored fires 81. Tho signal for che commencement of
the days sport all, be rapid discharge OF rockets
simultaneous with which tar barrels VIII blaze upon the
night air. countless nambcaux will be lighted. and the
band will play "ifai Columbia ~ IL the evening be
favorable there will doubtless be ane sport.
CARNIVAL Os SYLVAN LAKE,
The carnival, which well attended last week.
repeated with great Yesterday evening The
festivities commenced at seven oclock and was long
past eicvrn when the Immense crowd had separated.
Tho Hotoken beauties fairly revealed In atmosphere
OF brlancy. partly owing to the extensive illumination
Of the pond and partly TO the brightness of tair own
eyes. They rtcd aud coqucttcd as they only And
perhaps cf all rs she skates the most dangerous
She bcwtches you, and then, by swift movement on
her toe by "twstinher heel around she Is on, and
you alone Tho carnival hast evening fully equal
in numbers and magnfccncc to the prcvioss one, and
every anxious that Mr. Iinford should repeat IT,
II was hardly believed there much beauty In Ho-
bokcn I'LL the skating commenced aud Mr. lin
ford deserves great credit for bringing before tue pub
lie on Sylvan lake.