The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-30
THE SKATING SEASON.
Great Doings ON the leo Everywhere
Two Skating Masches-Pork ON Ice, sc.

Great Doings on the leo Everywhere-
Two Skating Matches-Pork ON Ice, dc.
Yesterday morning tho threatened TO fall, but,
thinking better Of it-ddnt Had carried It's FIRST
intention decidedly good days sport would have been
married One would think that cvery man, woman and
child on Manhattan Island well residing In
Brooklyn and Hoboken, sksted, to judge from the
crowded condition OF all the ponds The crowd on tho
Park interfere with the gathering tho fifth
pond, do the immense numbers any OF the
Brooklyn ponds lessen the enthusiasm on the others.
All well attended and The proprietor Of each reap
ing fine harvest from the Wy crop sown by Jack Frost
THE PARK LAKES.
or these lakcs crowdcd-they always are.
Yesterday the gatekcepcrs finding the attempt count
the number Of visitors futile gave up in sheer disgust,
and indeed this Is be wondered While there
are occasional carnvas other ponds there Is
tnuai here one fact noted by observer OF the
lakes Is that there are any upon
Those wlro skate have discovered that 10 be
pushed over pond In chair h not al all con-
ducve to the prosehee Of caorc and the skaters bless
them for the discovery thus made. They we're always
nuisance and their on the pond Is tho best for
some time Mcssrs. Radford stctson continue 10 do a
thriving business In their comfortable rcfrcshment de
partment while the Park police prove themselves very
efficient 10 maintaining order.
FIFTH AyESUE POND.
The gala day OF Saturday, however brilliant, com
pleey ecpsed by that Of yesterday on the Fh avenue
pond Crowded TO H. utmost extent aud surrounded
with carriages the attractive In the exrene
To be thoroughly posted the latest fashions requires
onyto yis, this pond ON every SIDE tollei,es Of
the most magnificent description vie with each other for
excellence While the forms and faces they adorn are b.,
wlldering The blonde, with fair hair and eyes Of ce-
ruean hre and the bewtehing brunette With the raven
trcs.es and lustrous orbs-to the most approved
words 80, forth by modern nove.tts-every
description Of beauty Is represented here, and the
snectator ere he finishes HIS observations, be-
comes moon-sruck or his heart and head are harder
than those OF The generality Of hts OK Il 4
dangerous pare for young man to vsit unless u" De
poet caliy Inclined which case he will have material
FOR the scnnets Of lifetime Should there not be snow
4 So Af1nn nuNH
as major Oaiman intends giving h. patrons two bands
and an illumination every day aud evening
| SKATING MATCH OK SYLVAN LsSk HoBOSEN.
An exceeding large number Of perons were present ga
this pond yesterdsy 10 witness the skating match
noubced 10 come o. AZ three O'Clock the contest com
roenced in which several Of the moe, s
prizes two pairs Of skates, INC n't pro
curabe. The hrsi match was f9r swinn"-. The
| second for fancy skaing In tho fsrmef
the course wa thre times round tho lake OF over hall
mile Five started bet u seen from the hsi that
lnainnr Both gentlemen skate with speed,
bat with great effort Haning In e''..i, 'uden
| being hat a short distance behind Ia the fancy
skating Mr. Blshvp carried the prize fron siK com
| peiofs ali OF whom displayed mere % lss ability an
| of Hasokeu and Mss-r- Carroh aud iissee, Of New
| York General Haincld acting D. rcfefre The laats
match of on Thnrsday Afternoon. A. three O'Clock
| Splendid sport may be anticipated, A. esfh ier on
| .soms determined TO carry OF prize and rhai 40
man sets herself 10 DO she docf.
SKATING ~ BgooXLYs.
|
| Al the Cafitol.ne Lake yesterday there was YER
large crowd of skaters which however, ~ mot an IN
usual thing here The pond v hnely shnaie' M,t .,
few moments walk o. the Fulton avenue carr, and ~
Ice as well the other accommodations, viii comf-r
favorsbly with any either IN Brookyn or e.e..ers
the most commodious Of any pond We have .isie1.
four o'clock yesterday ladies' skating mattel iesk pnc
for valuable and exceedingly handsome pair 81 skate
which excited considerable interest The oomurlhoi
were the Misses Bailey, Boyd, Iepper M.Doeah War
vandyne Conklin, Rowel and Jaek5on, hts Foster an
Mrs Miller the latter Of New York Tho skatins ~
cnses was remarkably for ~ cxceeuce that ot MI
Ward and Miss Jackson graceful IA the eSlrein'
while Miss Nc Donald aud Mrs Miller displayed mlrke
exceienee as skaters After ps1raoeS o1', ~, "a
| perior 20 any have ever seen match Tor geutF
= men will come on Thursday next Tor valuable IL
iaagss on this occasion were Messr. toLn ana Cons
!. eard OF Brooklyn, and ~ Zoos 81 lob ''"'
, -. - Us1Js roNp. :,
4 ms M'efnoon and evening there l. 10 be grand a
nNn On .ie Union y nd Manager tammeyer u
sps,co no pains expense making this the grsnda
! Affair OF the season. The we'll known reputation Of ~
r wy EFFORT, on the Union is an assurance that Y
'slr - hight will AFFORD Amusement 10 tho y0iai
II re evening ,bets y b. mAsqBeraas' illuminate
a aud grand display ~ ntsvo-tr n - '''ss
discourse music on o. ocras1n
Asrand skating isStr tf7 so ice or q sv....-
= ton pond Wednesday afternoon, rd 2 nc 80 a
. one % the most brilliant sfritas ou 20 = he 'elae
" will be given.
' Al Chichester pond yesterday there vn m.
crowd 10 witness the ludicrous % pa chase
" four o'ciock the anlmule' let loose amid
. cheers q tho-e present nne Yong porksf pc va
n Creased from head 70 tail, the latter particularly
be slipped through The fingers of his would b. csytcr
q After much smrssmsni % Which We NJ. :. sSs
. rurous youth, who bore him home In triumph, bat q
: without much dineulsy In the evening The snor.
another porker 10 nave his bacon" wers pfoaaeu's