The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-23
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splc ndid sport Yesterday-Cnrnival Last
Ev ening on Sylvan Lake, and this
Da1 on Firth Avenue Pond.

splc ndid sport Yesterday-Cnrnival Last
Ev ening on Sylvan Lake, and this
Da, ON Firth Avenue Pond.
Yestci day decidedly the most enjoyable day had
this sea- by the skating fraternity, and certainly
was made the most or The atmosphere was not what
would be styled warm, but the term mild applied to Il
would not be Inappropriate. The ice was in excellent
condition on all the lakes and certainly not than
scventy-nvo thousand persons upon the surface
OF tho various ponds.
THE PARK LAKES.
From mornin & Till late in the evening tho surface
OF the Park lake was covered with skaters Skaters OF
all Sizes dcscrp lions patterns jurena and seno
skaters, handsom and paiDooking graceful and awk
ward MI IT, ere; some monitors others on nat
bottoms some o y grooved ekstcs aud others on
rockers but all pDyng themselves Towars even ny
not square foot OF Ice unoccupicd ana was al
most dangerous for nv one not well practiscd G,
among the crowd TVrc they were hurrying s-arryinr
busting and hnstng .,kimmng along over The snrarc
scpsa laughing hap ny crowd blessing Jack Frost the
weather clerk and tho commissioners Then in tfc re-
treatment department, Inn, coTe and cakes pie dough
nuts crullers and oyster Slows vanished with lightning
rapdity down the throas Of the hungry skaters and
stamps rushed into the Golfers Of The propr eors wsh
equal sped II big day ON the Park and he ~
there will no many like II.
THy FIFTH AVENUE POND.
Yesterday, as usual. there large crowd o.
Is kept In splendid condition, and the Dsme Of the
Majors patrons Ii Legion" This day every person,
with his wife and family, VIII bc there, u being the
casion Of the grand annual carnival celebrated for
mannqr OF It's getting up. Tho gates win be opened
ono O'Clock to the public and FROM that ill midnight
the deorkeepers viii receive little resi Two full bands
will discourse during the afternoon. and nthe evening
tho attractions oi the pond viii be enhanccdby mag
niGccnt display OF illuminated llntcins, fireworks,
colored fires a. Tho signal for the commencement of
the days sport si be a rapid discharge OF rockets,
simultaneous with which tar barrels VIII blaze upon the
night air, countless 1ambcaux will be lighted and the
band will play "ifail Columbia II the evening be
favorable there will doubtless DO nne sport
GRAND CARNIVAL on SYLVAN LAKE,.
The carnival, which well attended last week,
repeated with great Yesterday evening The
festivities commenced az o'clock. aud II long
past slcvrn when the immense crowd had separated
The Hoboken beauties fairly revelled In atmosphere
OF brliancy partly owing TO the extensive illumination
Of the pond and partly 10 tho brightness of h air
eyes. They rtcd aud coquctcd as they only And
perhaps cf all rts she skates Is the most dangerous
Slc bcwiches you. and then, by swift movement on
her toe by 'wis,ingher heel around she Ia on and
you alone The carnival last evening was fully equal
In numbers and magnihecncc TO the prcvioss one and
every Is anxious that Mr. Iinford should repeat IT,
II hardly believed there much beauty In Ho
bokcn TIL the skating season commenced aud Mr. Lin
ford deserves great credit for bringing II before tue pub
lie on Sylvan lake.